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Originally Posted by Villages PL
A Denmark study of 182,880 elders were followed for an average of 9 years.
This study was published in the prestigious Cochrane Library.
Researchers found that annual physicals prevented nothing. There was no difference in death rates between one group getting an annual physical and another group not getting an annual physical. Also, there was no difference in life expectancy or quality of life.
Researchers suggested that the yearly physical may do more harm than good. That's because needless tests often lead to unneeded biopsies and surgery. There may be some gains and losses but no net gain overall.
What does this have to do with drugs? If one does not go for a yearly exam, it's unlikely that any condition will be caught early, whereby drugs might be prescribed as a potential life-saving measure.
Another study (unnamed in this article) showed that when drugs were taken for high blood pressure, health outcomes were not affected in any way.
The above information comes from a May 13, 2014, Daily Sun column by Dr. Lipschitz. The heading: "Annual physical may be of little value."
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Was that the study's finding or your own extrapolation? the study said a yearly exam didn't cause people to live longer, and therefore you are taking that to mean that if you didn't go for a yearly physical, you wouldn't be prescribed any drugs?
Where is a link to the study? What was the name of the study?