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PrimeTime HealtH Proactive Health Be sure to follow these screening recommendations to stay at your best S creening tests are an important part of preventive healthcare for seniors. They can detect certain illnesses in their earliest and most curable stages, even before symptoms become noticeable. With information from screening tests, healthcare professionals can work with patients to take actions that can improve health and even extend “healthy years.” For example, a routine cholesterol test could reveal a risk for developing heart disease, allowing a person to take preventive measures— such as lifestyle changes—before developing a serious condition. The chart below outlines some screening tests suggested for adults age 50 and older. When making call For more information about discounts and classes available through PrimeTime Health, visit gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/ primetime or call 678-312-2676. Sign Up Today for Great Savings decisions about testing for an individual, it is important to discuss that person’s personal health situation and risk factors with a healthcare professional. Some other screenings your physician might request, depending on your sex, age and medical history, include tests for glaucoma, dementia, hearing loss and depression. SERVICES VACCINATIONS Influenza Pneumococcal RECOMMENDATIONS Annual influenza vaccination for everyone age 6 months and older. Everyone age 65 and older, including previously unvaccinated people and those who have not received a vaccine within five years (and were younger than 65 at the time of vaccination). SCREENINGS Breast cancer Prostate cancer Colorectal cancer Biennial screening mammography for women ages 50 to 74 years. Discussion at age 50 (or 45 if at high risk) for men with at least a 10-year life expectancy, and then periodically. Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy for adults beginning at age 50 and continuing until age 75. The risks and benefits of these screening methods vary (discuss which is best for you with your physician). Adults without symptoms and with blood pressure (either treated or untreated) greater than 135/80 mm Hg. Men: age 35 and older. Women: age 45 and older if they are at increased risk for coronary heart disease. Women age 65 and older, and routine screening beginning at age 60 for women at increased risk for osteoporotic fractures. Vim & Vigor • Wi nTer 2012 Diabetes Lipid disorder Osteoporosis 49 http://www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/primetime http://www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/primetime

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2012 - Gwinnett Medical Center
Contents
Phil’s Feature
All in the Family
Good Sport
Because I Said So!
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
The Future Is Now
Everyday Hero
What Does 200 Calories Look Like?
JOHNNY BE GOOD
In the Driver’s Seat
We’ve Got Your Back
Bank on Your Health
Virtual Health
PrimeTime Health
Back on His Feet
Meet the Raineys
Out of the White
Transforming Healthcare

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