NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » physicals http://kool1017.com Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Yearly Physicals Make Sense, Or Do They? http://kool1017.com/yearly-physicals-make-sense-or-do-they/ http://kool1017.com/yearly-physicals-make-sense-or-do-they/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:03:13 +0000 Rayman http://kool1017.com/?p=94380 Routine checkups can pick up early signs of disease and get you on treatment that could save your life. Or can they?

According to Time.com, the latest review, published in the Cochrane Library from the The Cochrane Collaboration, shows that such vigilance does not reduce the risk of dying from from serious illnesses like cancer and heart disease, and may cause unnecessary harm instead.

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