It's How Medicine Should Be®   French German Italian Portuguese
Russian  When to Test and When to Treat  Sometimes less is more
when it comes to health care  Having an MRI  Modern medicine has
given us many marvels. Robots that help perform minimally
invasive surgeries, limb transplants, laser treatments — and the
list goes on.  Advances in health care have also led to
thousands of tests that can detect many diseases and conditions,
as well as effective treatments to fight a wide range of
illnesses. But while it seems like more testing and more
treatment would be better for our health, that is not always the
case.  "Sometimes less testing and less treatment can actually
result in better health care," says Steven Rothschild, MD, a
family medicine practitioner at Rush University Medical Center.
Rothschild answers some questions about common tests and
treatments — and to explain how taking a more conservative
approach to health care can, at times, be the best approach.  Q:
What is the downside to having so many