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Screening For Your Health

Posted by maureen

May 11, 2007 |

When it comes to your health it just makes good sense to get routine health screenings. Screenings done on a regular basis can not only help you avoid some of the most common medical problems but also detect them early when they are most easily treated. Routine screening allows you to build a personal history and baseline from which to refer to.

screening.jpgThis chart (click to enlarge) lists recommended screenings for people of average risk for most diseases . These are guidelines only ; your health care provider will personalize the timing of each test.

The information source was the National Women’s Health Information Center which is well worth a look. It gives information on a large variety of subjects including BMI calculators, food and diet tools, quit smoking, symptoms and tests and many more.

The Mayo Clinic also has a very useful website which offers screening guidelines that you customize by plugging in your sex and age. It gives you a choice of conditions (blood pressure, breast cancer, cholesterol ect) to click on. It will then give you a description of the condition with details of what the screening involves and why the screening is done. There is a lot more information here and worth a visit.

Local hospitals and medical facilities offer a complete calendar of free or low-cost screenings . Don’t make excuses; remember prevention is better than cure!


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