Men's Health: Which Medical Tests Should You Get Done and How Often?

Has your wife or mother been nagging you to get a health checkup done? Guess what, women are right (as it often happens)! Prevention is better than cure. Here are 4 important reasons why every man needs to go for regular health screening: -  Discover any current medical problems
 -  Determine the risk of developing medical issues in the future
 -  Find out areas you need to work on
 -  Get to know if you need to catch up on any vaccinationsDr. Peeyush Jain, Director & Head of Department, Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiology, Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute says, "Performing the same screening tests on all people and performing them frequently, may not be the most effective approach to disease prevention. Rather, both the frequency and the content of periodic health examination should be based on the unique health risk of an individual."
 
Frequency of Health ChecksDr Peeyush Jain suggests, "American Heart Association lays down certain norms for evaluation of the heart health for healthy adults. According to these, the apparently healthy adults should have a comprehensive health checkup at least once in 5 years between the age 20 and 60 years, beginning at 20. After 60 years, a thorough evaluation is advisable every two and a half years. And an annual checkup is recommended after 75 years of age. Brief assessment of health status should be performed between two comprehensive evaluations."
 
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