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Do Healthy Adults Need an Annual Physical Exam?
Posted Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 1:56 pm PDT
Healthy people of all ages truly need reminders to follow preventive measures like getting the flu vaccine, stopping smoking, controlling weight, and…
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Genetic Testing Do's and Don'ts
Posted Tue, Jun 24, 2008, 6:42 pm PDT
Up until now, many people have been afraid to submit to genetic testing for fear that abnormal results might adversely affect their health insurance…
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Getting a Doctor's Appointment May Get Harder
Posted Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 4:41 pm PDT
You may have had the same experience as my daughter. Her long-time physician retired, and she's had a hard time finding another one to take his place.…
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Feeling Cold? Could Be Your Thyroid
Posted Thu, Jun 12, 2008, 11:32 am PDT
For many years, my wife has had to put on sweaters when I was perfectly comfortable in the house. This winter, however, I was the one who kept turning…
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Medical Articles - Written by Scientists or Ghostwriters?
Posted Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 2:28 am PDT
Even if the drug company has not massaged the data, an "author" who's uninvolved in the trial will have no way of knowing whether the written report…
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Prostate Cancer: Genetic Predisposition
Posted Wed, Apr 02, 2008, 11:19 am PDT
The risk for prostate cancer is about doubled in men who have a brother or father with prostate cancer compared with those with no such close relative…
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What's the Best Treatment for Prostate Cancer?
Posted Sat, Mar 01, 2008, 5:57 am PST
Watchful waiting is not a good choice for older men with higher grade, early-stage prostate cancer, even if they have a relatively short life…
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Tattoo Method Shows Promise as Vaccine Delivery System
Posted Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 11:17 am PST
The use of tattoo injections, coupled with the ability to rapidly produce large quantities of a vaccine, might prove extraordinarily valuable in a…
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Men, Breast Cancer, and the BRCA Gene Mutation
Posted Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 11:26 pm PST
If a man carries a certain gene mutation, he has a much greater lifetime risk (about 7 percent) of developing breast cancer.
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The Risks of Low Testosterone in Men
Posted Thu, Dec 20, 2007, 5:30 pm PST
Caution is in order regarding testosterone replacement in healthy men with lower testosterone levels.
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Behind the Headlines Men's Health Archive

Do Healthy Adults Need an Annual Physical Exam?

Genetic Testing Do's and Don'ts

Getting a Doctor's Appointment May Get Harder

Feeling Cold? Could Be Your Thyroid

Medical Articles - Written by Scientists or Ghostwriters?

Prostate Cancer: Genetic Predisposition

What's the Best Treatment for Prostate Cancer?

Tattoo Method Shows Promise as Vaccine Delivery System

Men, Breast Cancer, and the BRCA Gene Mutation

The Risks of Low Testosterone in Men

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