Get Up And Do Something: Routine check-ups provide no health benefits, study finds

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Routine check-ups provide no health benefits, study finds Oct 21st 2012, 11:46 We've heard it all before when it comes to our health: Getting a routine check-up is the best way to stay healthy and ahead of disease. A new study from researchers at the Cochrane Library finds these physicals won't benefit patients' health or reduce their risk for chronic disease or dying. So much for prevention being the best medicine? "From the evidence we've seen, inviting patients to general health checks is unlikely to be beneficial," study author Lasse Krogsboll, a researcher at the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, said in a press release. "One reason for this might be that doctors identify additional problems and take action when they see patients for other reasons."

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