Posts Tagged ‘American Adults’

Doctors Don’t Adequately Discuss Prostate Tests with Patients

29th September 2009 by admin No Comments

Half of men who received a PSA test for prostate cancer were not asked if they wanted it, despite national guidelines recommending that physicians thoroughly discuss the issue with their patients, according to a new telephone survey. More than two-thirds of the men’s doctors, moreover, did not discuss potential adverse effects of the tests, according [...]

Many Kids Outgrow Chronic Headaches

19th July 2009 by admin No Comments

For most children who suffer from chronic daily headaches in their early teens, a new study has good news — about 88 percent will outgrow them before their early 20s.
For the remaining 12 percent, however, those headaches may persist into adulthood. And, the study, published in the July 15 online issue of Neurology, found that [...]