Saturday 13 November 2010

Time for some more health talk

Appreciative thanks to our latest sponsors:
Amy Haight
Nadia Roumeliotis
Ross Petty
Tina Meones
Greg / Margaret Landry
Luisa Magalhaes

We are less then $300 away from $2,000.00 - but still way short of where we would like to be. Please tell your friends about Movember and give them the link to this blog. Any amount, however small, is appreciated. It all adds up.



PSA testing
The more you search on the web the more debate you find around the  relative value of PSA testing and the pros and cons of PSA testing. PSA stands for prostate specific antigen: a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.
(wordnetweb,  Princeton University)


In 2009 the American Urological Association (AUA) made a statement recommending that physicians start offering the test to men at age 40. After a baseline measurement, subsequent PSA testing should be individualized to a man's risk profile.
(AUA: Urologists Support Baseline PSA Test at Age 40)

The bottom line is, if you are a man aged 40 or older and have never had a PSA test, now is the time to speak to your GP about the value of having a baseline PSA test.

Mo Bros Growing Mo's

Wayne Hudson - trucker mo is back

Jonathan Sam - Chinese Mexican?

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