How much medical testing is too much?

Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

Recommendations for tests abound, but not all are necessary. Put some thought into what you subject yourself to and why.Midlife brings with it a host of health concerns — the risk of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis, to name a few. So as people reach middle age, they're bombarded with an overwhelming number of recommendations for screenings, tests and to-be-on-the-safe-side preventive measures.

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