deCODEme Discusses Genetic Risk Testing on the Martha Stewart Show

deCODEme on The Martha Stewart Show

On February 5, 2009, deCODEme was featured on the Martha Stewart show to discuss how deCODEme provides genetic risk testing for disease prevention. Topics included how deCODEme uses genetic risk scans and genetic risk testing to help you calculate your risk for common diseases like heart attacks, cancer and diabetes. In addition, to these services, deCODEme DNA testing allows you to explore your ancestry with a simple DNA test.

Martha Stewart and her team find out what lies within their DNA

The CEO of deCODEme, Dr. Kari Stefansson MD, Ph.D. sat down with Martha Stewart to discuss the deCODEme scans, genetic risk of disease and what your DNA can tell you about your ancestry. Staff members on the Martha Stewart show got their genetic scan results and Dr. Kari Stefansson took them through their results which included Breast Cancer, Age Related Macular Degeneration and Lactose Intolerance. The deCODE genetic health scans cover an ever growing range of conditions. deCODEme can help you calculate genetic risk through one of three DNA scans: deCODEme Complete Scan, deCODEme Cancer Scan, deCODEme Cardio Scan

Heart Awareness month

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The month of February is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease and increasing knowledge about prevention. See the American Heart Association – Go Red For Women website http://www.goredforwomen.org/.

deCODEme Cardio Scan for $100 during American Heart Month

To mark American Heart Month during the month of February we will offer our deCODEme Cardio Scan, the unique new tool that enables individuals to better understand their inherited risk of heart attack, stroke and atrial fibrillation, intracranial and abdominal aortic aneurysm, and venous thromboembolism, for the special promotional price of $100. See our deCODEme Cardio Scan page for details.

“As the people who discovered the highest impact genetic risk factors for heart attack and stroke, this is our way of encouraging people to gain a better understanding of their cardiovascular risk. Because these diseases occur at the interface between genes and the environment, this is empowering information that may help people to take action to effectively reduce the likelihood of developing these diseases. We are also pleased to have the opportunity to talk about our scans with Martha Stewart in this month devoted to increasing the awareness of heart disease. Heart disease remains the leading killer of women as well as men, but there is a lot we can all do, working on our own and with our doctors, to reduce our risk and to stay healthier longer,” said Kari Stefansson, CEO of deCODE.

deCODEme helps you assess your genetic risk

Learn more about how our genetic health scans cover an ever growing range of conditions. deCODEme can help you calculate genetic risk through one of our three DNA scans: deCODEme Complete Scan, deCODEme Cancer Scan, deCODEme Cardio Scan

Interested in a Complete Scan for genetic risk? Discover your genetic risk for 36 diseases and traits or explore your ancestry with deCODEme Complete Scan,

For more information about calculating genetic risk to empower disease prevention, continue to browse our site or check out our blog at http://decodeyou.com/.