design luxury house: Annual Physical Exam

Jumat, 23 November 2012

Annual Physical Exam

A new report may have doctors and patients re-evaluating the traditional concept of the annual physical exam. A European study finds that contrary to what most people think, it's not the best way to stay on top of one's health.

A Danish study is generating some controversy. It finds that a yearly general checkup is unlikely to catch a condition needing treatment, and that it may even cause undue stress.

The far-reaching study suggests doctors should stop offering annual physicals because they don't appear to reduce deaths from cancer or heart disease.

"We try not to encourage patients to just come in just to listen for the heart and lungs because we found out that just listening to heart and lungs really doesn't tell us a lot of information about the patient," said internist Dr. Khine Khine Win.