Saving time and money at your next doctor visit

CREATED Apr. 4, 2012

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The last routine procedure you had at the doctor's office may have been a waste of time and money.

A new report show patients request and expect tests that are not always needed.

Here are a couple of things to look out for:

The majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses, so antibiotics won't work.

And starting at age 50 a repeat colorectal scanning is only needed once every ten years as long as results are normal.

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