Hands up all readers who can remember when you had yourlast annual health exam?

If the calendar is turning on more than one year for thoseover age 50, time to pick up the phone, said Dr. A. Bebawy ofQueens Medical Clinic.

The family physician said it’s important to keep up to date onsuch physical check ups as a prevention measure. Blood tests tokeep an eye on cholesterol levels and mammograms andcolonoscopies for cancer as well as bone density and diabetestests are some of the recommended early detection tools.

Those under the age of 50 in overall good health and with-out any concerning personal or family history should get a med-ical screening every two years.

But with all too packed to-do lists in the fast-paced world,recalling the last date is a tall order. But unlike the reminder callfrom the dentist or eye doctor’s office, the responsibility to keeptrack of the last physical is up to each patient.

Dr. Bebawy advises people to pick amemorable date such as a birthday or, justcall the office and ask whether another

exam is due.Her two-year-old practice at 1289 Marlborough Court (unit

5A), across from Sheridan College on Trafalgar Road, is a busyone already with a mix of young, mature and more mature peo-ple, but Dr. Bebawy‘s fellow physicians in the Queens MedicalClinic are accepting new patients.

Walk-in visits are also welcome six days a week.

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