Ashkenazic? Chances high you carry altered gene
Statistics suggest that of the 63 people at a free program about genetic diseases more common among Ashkenazi (eastern European) Jews, 15 are carriers of at least one of those Jewish genetic diseases. read more »
FIRST PERSON: After swine flu: Finding camp at home
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Every parent who has a child at sleepaway camp dreads the call. This summer the call came in the evening—not because my teenage son Micah was injured or had broken one of the camp’s rules.
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JFCS plans free illness/disability fair May 16; presenters sought
On Sunday, May 16, Jewish Family and Child Service will host a free community-wide educational program/resource fair called “A Day of Empowerment: Solutions and Support for Individuals with Acute or Chronic Illness or Disability and their Friends and Families.”
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Rosenzweig opens private practice
Susan G. Rosenzweig, Psy.D. announced the opening of her new psychology practice in Northwest Portland. The Center for Psychology and Health will offer psychological treatment to adults and teens, especially those dealing with medical illnesses themselves or in family members. read more »
Israeli whiz kid behind Google's new searches
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA)—Pressed to find a name for his new technology enabling a more accurate Internet search, Israel native Ori Allon looked to Greek mythology—and perhaps his own name.
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Technology transforming genealogy research
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—In genealogy research, crumbling documents and high-speed Internet connections often go hand in hand. So it goes for Schelly Talalay Dardashti.
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Aki Fleshler adds poster boy to resume
Aki Fleshler never thought he’d be a poster boy.
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Bone marrow donor ID drive set
Eighteen months ago, Paul Richard Solomon had a head full of reddish brown hair and few worries. Today, his hair is gray and after failing to respond to the three chemotherapy treatments approved for myelogenous leukemia, his main hope rests in finding a bone marrow donor. read more »
Teal Lunch II raises $20,000 for ovarian cancer research
In 2005 Sherie Hildreth turned her diagnosis of ovarian cancer into a mandate to create funding for research of the disease. read more »
High-risk women left out of mammogram debate
Ashkenazi Jewish women, have a higher chance of having a high risk for breast cancer. read more »
Brown educates Jewish women about breast, ovarian cancer
When Laurie Brown’s mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2000, 10 years after having breast cancer, Brown wondered if the two cancers were related.
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How to retire, happily
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (JTA)—Although most working stiffs imagine retired life to be heaven, "A life of incessant recreation and indolence is enough to drive any business entity like you or me mad after 3.5 years. And after you go mad you get old. read more »
Ex-Portlander’s surrogacy book draws on Israel study
While a Portland native’s new book on surrogacy focuses on a study in Israel, the country with the world’s first and most extensive surrogacy regulations read more »
Daughter joins fight against Parkinson’s; fundraiser May 21
Now 25, Jennifer Morse decided it was time to deal with her father’s deteriorating condition resulting from living with Parkinson’s disease for 23 years. read more »
