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Blood Simple When the annual health checkup just isn't enough. |
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The Ultimate Blood Test A pricey way to determine health risks: the Biophysical 250 assessment, a series of 250 blood tests done at one time. |
AskMen.com November 23, 2003 Martin Selby |
Medical Checkups: What To Examine Although many men tend to avoid doctors like the plague, here are some health issues you might want a doctor to check out. |
Wired Thomas Goetz |
Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer By getting regular blood tests, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer early, giving the patient a 90 percent chance of survival. |
AskMen.com March 17, 2001 Joshua Levine |
The Importance Of Regular Check-Ups For Men Men are much less likely than women to seek the routine medical care that they should. This article describes some of the risks. |
American Family Physician February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Men's Health Screening Guide Use this men's health screening schedule to stay in top health. |
Chemistry World January 21, 2011 Jennifer Newton |
Early lung cancer diagnosis Patients with lung cancer have elevated levels of a specific protein in their blood that could be used as a biomarker for the disease, say scientists from South Korea. |
Health April 2007 Lambeth Hochwald |
Making Sense of Medical Tests Our whole-body guide tells you just what you need and when. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2010 Neil Savage |
Medical Imagers Lower the Dose Radiation-lowering techniques were in the works even before studies showed a danger from CT scans and exposure to ionizing radiation. |
AskMen.com Jen Woodward |
Health Exams 101 A list of the most important medical exams men should be undergoing on a regular basis. |
Wired August 2003 Jennifer Kahn |
The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine. |
AskMen.com Stephane Leung |
Heart Health Q&A Questions on common concerns about heart disease. |
American Family Physician November 1, 2006 |
Testicular Cancer: What to Look For A patient guide: What is testicular cancer?... Who gets testicular cancer?... What are signs of testicular cancer?... etc. |
Scientific American May 2009 Christine Soares |
Cancer Clues from Embryonic Development Rethinking cancer by seeing tumors as a cellular pregnancy. |
Nursing Management July 2010 Lois Welden |
Transfusion confusion Over the past decade, literature has indicated that liberal use of blood transfusions results in poor clinical outcomes in the majority of critically ill patients. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2005 |
Microscopic Hematuria A patient hand-out on common causes of red blood cells in the urine and what to expect from your doctor. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2006 Robert N. Charette |
Dying for Data A comprehensive system of electronic medical records promises to save lives and cut health care costs -- but how do you build one? The many technical, social, and political issues are also formidable. |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
How To: Check Your Balls Checking your balls -- or as it's medically known, testicular self-examination -- is a useful technique for catching testicular cancer. |
American Family Physician February 1, 2004 |
Testicular Cancer What is cancer?... Who gets testicular cancer?... What are some signs of testicular cancer?... How do I do a testicular self-exam? |
Scientific American March 2009 Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
AskMen.com Robert Morris |
How To Maximize Your Doctor Visit Here's how to get the most bang for your buck before, during and after your visit to the doctor. |
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Is This Disease For Real? Metabolic syndrome may put you at higher risk for heart disease and diabetes, but many doctors question the diagnosis. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2011 Joseph M. Smith |
Wireless Health Care Wireless technologies are about to transform health care, and not a moment too soon |
Chemistry World July 2010 Hayley Birch |
Special Report: Health breakthroughs of the decade New discoveries have been made with cancer vaccines, genomics, statin drugs, allosteric modulators, and RNA interference during the last decade. |
American Family Physician December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
AskMen.com Chris Riddell |
Heart Healthy Foods & Exercises I did a little digging and compiled a list of the top heart-healthy foods and exercises for you to add to your daily routine. |
Chemistry World September 11, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Call to overhaul liver toxicity testing Outdated assays for monitoring liver health could have caused dozens of drug candidates to be wrongly scrapped during development, according to new research. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 |
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Causes of high blood pressure during pregnancy and possible problems and treatments. |
American Family Physician June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Testicular Cancer Myths While sometimes deciphering the truth is not simple, we dispel five of the most common myths surrounding testicular cancer. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2002 |
High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc. |
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 |
Diabetes and Heart Disease I have diabetes -- why should I worry about heart disease?... What are the ABCs of diabetes?... Where can I learn more about diabetes and heart disease?... What can I do to reduce my risk for heart disease? |
Fast Company April 2006 Chuck Salter |
A Prescription for Innovation The Mayo Clinic's new SPARC lab is driving experimentation at the frontier of health care. How? By getting physicians to think more like designers. |
InternetNews August 5, 2004 Clint Boulton |
Mayo Clinic to Use IBM's Blue Gene The clinic will use IBM's supercomputer to map current and historical patient records and link them to new types of medical information. |
Seasoned Cooking July 2004 Michael Fick |
Women's Heart Health: Part Two Ladies, heart attacks are your primary killer, yet 82% of your heart disease is self-induced by bad habits, and thus avoidable. |
AskMen.com Joshua Levine |
Life-Threatening Illnesses A list of what I think are the most significant diseases you should watch out for. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2012 Jennifer Newton |
Butter substitute reduces blood pressure and cholesterol Scientists from Finland have shown that a spread containing milk peptides and plant sterols could lower systolic blood pressure and LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels. |
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Hadley |
Family History: The Three-Generation Pedigree The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily. |
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Jeff Drayer |
Bedside terror This summer thousands of med school graduates will be unleashed on unsuspecting patients, and I know why the public should be scared. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 |
You Have Diabetes--But You Don't Have to Get Heart Disease Too People with diabetes are more likely to get heart disease because diabetes can have a bad effect on your blood vessels. Some of your lifestyle habits may also raise this risk. Here are some things you can do about your lifestyle habits... |
AskMen.com Charles Capuano |
Can Blood Clots Kill You? As if cholesterol wasn't enough of a headache for men over 40, another silent killer lurks inside the veins -- blood clots. Be aware of their dangers and protect yourself. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 |
Type 1 Diabetes: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is type 1 diabetes?... What should I do if I have type 1 diabetes?... How do I control my blood sugar level?... What if my blood sugar level gets too low or too high?... etc. |
Managed Care February 2004 Thomas Morrow |
Despite Challenges, New Treatments Abound for AAT Deficiency With two new treatments available, earlier diagnosis of alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency won't leave patients breathless for too long. |
Managed Care March 2007 Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Future Cures Almost every disease known to man is under constant research and we can hardly go a day without hearing about some advancement or another. Here are a few diseases for which future cures could be looming on the horizon. |
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 |
Why Am I Short of Breath? Shortness of breath can be caused by many things, from a simply cold to heart failure. While these tips should help ease the anxiety, they shouldn't replace a visit to your doctor. |