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Health Check list for men over 50

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a checklist for men over 50 to help them talk to their health care provider about staying healthy.
The items on the first part of the list seem like “no brainers”.
They are behaviors like

1) Don’t use tobacco
2) Be physically active
3) Eat a healthy diet
4) [...]

21Aug2008 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Choosing a Doctor-talking about him

Over on Yahoo Health, Dr. Simeon Margolis M.D./Ph.D. wrote about choosing a doctor. Dr. Margolis quoted an article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine about physician mistakes. His take on the article was that a physician could have a big impact positive or negative on your life.

26Nov2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Cholesterol-How to talk to your Doctor

Cholesterol is a natural product of your metabolism.  You produce it because you need it.  Elevated cholesterol levels, especially of a part of cholesterol called low density lipoprotein (LDL) are associated with plaque in the arteries that can lead to heart disease and stroke.There are many areas to learn about cholesterol.  One from Health Scout [...]

10Aug2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued
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Advice on talking to your Doctor.

Your Doctor probably sees 20-30 people per day with acute problems.  By acute I mean new, generally one day to one month in duration.  The doctor needs to hear their patients complaint , then to systematically ask questions so they can form an opinion.  In science an opinion would be called a hypothesis.  In medicine [...]

12Feb2006 | Bruce Bair | 0 comments | Continued