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Article: Staying healthy at any age: what to check at checkups.(Advertising Supplement)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- January 31, 2005
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What can you do to stay healthy and prevent disease? You can get certain screening tests, take preventive medicine if you need it and practice healthy behaviors.
Top health experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest that when you go for your next checkup, talk to your doctor or nurse about how you can stay healthy no matter what your age.
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