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...each history, however, the section labeled FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY gave me pause. Few diseases are purely genetic, but plenty have genetic components. If my father suffered from elevated LDL, or bad cholesterol, my doctor should know that, because I'm probably at higher risk. If my mother had breast cancer, my sister (if I had one) would want her physician to be especially vigilant...
Stomach stapling and gastric bypass surgery clearly help people shed pounds, but according to a new report, the benefits go well beyond weight loss. A review of 130 studies involving 22,000 patients showed that for most there were also dramatic improvements with respect to diabetes, hypertension and blood cholesterol levels. As with any surgery, however, there are risks, including a new one reported last week. One in six patients, a separate study found, developed nerve damage ranging from minor tingling in the feet to incapacitating pain and weakness. Malnutrition owing to rapid weight loss and vomiting is believed...
Annual blood tests? Urinalysis? Don't bother. Federal guidelines for healthy people now dismiss urine tests as unnecessary and say the only blood test worth bleeding for is an occasional cholesterol check...
What should you do? The best way to lower your risk is to talk to your doctor regularly. If you're over 50, have your blood pressure and cholesterol checked every year. You should also get a flu shot and speak with your doctor about a screening for colorectal cancer. If you're a woman 50 or older, you should be tested periodically for cervical and breast cancer. In general, the lower your risk factors for a disease, the less frequently you ought to be tested...
...probably saved my life," Bill Clinton told Larry King, speaking not about the bypass operation he had last week but about the test--an angiogram--that first showed that the arteries feeding blood to his heart were dangerously blocked. "If people have a family history there, and high cholesterol and high blood pressure," Clinton said, "they ought to consider the angiogram...