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Protect your prostate health. Know your risks. Early detection of prostate cancer makes all the difference.
Should you get screened? If you are a man 50+ years old, or are 45+ years and at increased risk, our physicians at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute recommend regular screenings. All it takes is a simple blood test. Your primary care physician or a urologist can perform it right in their office.
You may be at increased risk if you: • Have a close relative, such as a father or brother, who has had prostate cancer.
the most common risk factor for sleep-related deaths in infants is rolling into crib bumpers in their sleep area. In addition, crib bumper pads increase the likelihood of suffocation or entrapment. The CPSC has also recalled the Fisher-Price Rock’ n Play, Kids II Rocking Sleeper, 4-in-1 Rock’ n Glide Soother and the 2-in-1 Soothe’ n Play Glider. Last year, the CPSC approved a new federal rule that will require products marketed or intended for infant sleep to meet a federal safety standard limiting the incline of sleepers to 10 degrees or lower. California Congressman Tony Cárdenas, who co-introduced the legislation, applauded President Biden’s actions to ban such products. “Parents and caregivers can breathe a sigh of relief now that President Biden has signed our Safe Sleep for Babies Act into law,” Cárdenas said. “Families will finally get the peace of mind that comes with knowing the sleep products they purchase for their newborns are safe. This new
law will save lives and protect our kids by banning life-threatening crib bumper pads and inclined sleep products from store shelves.” Child safety experts like the American Pediatrics Association and groups like Kids In Danger say babies sleep safest flat on their backs in a crib, bassinet, or play yard with nothing in the sleep space. “As this law now goes into effect, we remember babies like Preston, who suffocated at just eight weeks old when he rolled off of a sleep positioner and against the bumper of his crib in 2011, and Alex who died in an inclined sleep product, the now-recalled Fisher-Price Rock’ n Play, in 2011,” Nancy Cowles, executive director of the group Kids In Danger said. “After years of perseverance and many tears, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act has finally been signed into law,” said Alex’s mother, Sara Thompson. “Hopefully, this will help lower the number of preventable infant deaths. For all of our angels and all of the grieving parents, this is a victory in their memory. I urge parents now to take the danger seriously and listen to the science,” she said. WI
• Are African American. Black men have a 1 in 6 chance of getting prostate cancer, compared to 1 in 8 men overall. • Have the BRCA gene mutation. • Are a smoker. • Are obese.
Talk to your doctor or schedule an appointment today. Call 888-822-5098, or visit MedStarHealth.org/PSAScreening.
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