Reseach-based tips in your pocket

A research-based "Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults" -- with tips on good health habits, worthwhile tests and immunizations -- is available on the Web in English and in Spanish.

Copies are also available by calling (800) 358-9295 or sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov.

The guide is written in plain language. Here’s an example: "Tests such as a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test or a digital rectal exam can help detect prostate cancer, but these tests also have risks. They sometimes have false positive results, which may lead to avoidable anxiety and unnecessary biopsies and treatment. It is not yet clear whether these tests save lives."