Here are five things to avoid before a physical to ensure accurate exam and blood test results and an overall optimal visit with your doctor.

Print out the test chart and bring it with you to your next appointment. July 7, 2010— -- Once you've found the right doctor, it may be time to consider getting an annual checkup. On today's ...

If you are one of the 45 million Americans expected to get routine a physical this year, you may want to reconsider. A recent New York Times op-ed written by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, one of the experts ...

A routine physical examination ensures that you stay in good health. A physical can also be a preventive step. It allows you to catch up on vaccinations or detect a serious condition, like cancer or ...

For centuries, doctors diagnosed illness using their own senses, by poking, prodding, looking, listening. From these observations, a skilled doctor can make amazingly accurate inferences about what ...