Our subject this week is an area of study that interests millions of people -- genealogy,researching family history.

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These include the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the Family History Library of the Mormon Church.

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Dr. Rothenberg told VOA that some people who develop fibromyalgia have a family history of the disease.

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Ms.Potter says the fair gets more visitors every year, which shows the increasing interest in family history.

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Type two diabetes is common in people who eat too much and exercise too little and those with a family history of it.

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The National Institutes of Health in the United States says about fifteen percent of people with Parkinson's have a family history of the disease.

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The church also has a website to help people look for information about their family history.

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But the Mormon Church has established more than four thousand Family History Centers around the world.

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This is a free event. Many experts offer advice to Americans researching their family history.

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PROMO: "This season on 'Who Do You Think You Are?' seven of the world's most beloved celebrities will embark on life-altering journeys into their family history."

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The researchers also collected information about family history of the disease and head injuries.

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The Family History Library in Salt Lake City,Utah, has thousands of visitors each day.

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These immigrants who tried to prove their family history to American officials this way were called paper sons. Immigration was not completely reopened until the Immigration Act of nineteen sixty-five.

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But most cases involve people with no such family history.

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Ms.Smolenyak hopes the show will increase interest in family history.

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So does a family history of skin cancer.

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Family history has become popular on television again.

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"Figure out your own health situation with your doctor,your family history.

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Shin is one of a lucky few winners of a selection process for these reunions that involves both a random lottery and a screening based on age and family history.

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Arthur Ashe,Senior taught his son the importance of his friends, his family and his history.

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John Brown's lawyers tried to show that his family had a history of madness.

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It also gives people a better understanding of their family's place in history.

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And I'm Steve Ember. Have you ever done research on your family's history?

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Rebecca Skloot says she hopes that scientific companies that have gained from HeLa cells will give back to the family whose ancestor changed the history of medicine.

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