Doing your homework important when delving into murky family secrets

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Doing your homework important when delving into murky family secrets

12 September 2018

Wednesday 12 September 2018, 03:00 AM

DNA testing can unlock some inconvenient truths about family history

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Genealogy is reportedly the second most popular hobby in the US, after gardening. In New Zealand, there is also growing interest in tracing our ancestry. But uncovering family secrets from the past can be problematic and people need to tread carefully, says senior communications adviser in the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Charles Mabbett

Genealogy has become a much discussed topic in online forums and the news media. Some of this boom has been driven by the ease with which people can s

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Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality

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