Preventive medicine Tips for people around,or over 50. Have your BP checked regularly,on both arms,preferrably by a doctor. Have a full cholesterol screening after a 14 hours fasting. Have a mammogram done for breast cancer. Have a colon cancer screening done for , the stool examination can indicate early,if occult blood is present. Get a Pap smear test for cervical cancer. Have a check for bone stability, BMD bone mass density is the test performed. Males particularly,and smokers especially should have an Echo done for Abdominal Aortic Aneuyerism,which if ruptures,can cause sudden death. We are having a diabetes epidemic around,because of stressed life,sedentery life style,unhealthy eating,rule out diabetes frequently,particularly if you are overweight,and idle. All govt.hospitals are supposed to carry out these tests,report to authorities ,if they dont perform them,or misdirect to private concerns. We are all tax-payers,and we have an inherent right over state facilities,which presumably are free or lesser costly. P-dopp Doctors for Prevention of Diseases and Avoidance of unnecessary early deaths. Dr.Farrukh Gulzar Join us at our daily health sms series upon Peoples Medicine.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 06:02:31 +0000
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