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It has been Dr. Elmer Huerta's dream to have a clinic bearing a sign that says: "Only for people without symptoms." As the director of the Cancer Preventorium at the Washington Hospital Center's Washington Cancer Institute, he encourages people to go for a checkup before they become sick. When he worked as an oncologist, he became frustrated when he realized how many of his patients' conditions could have been prevented. "If you intervene early and find conditions earlier, then you provide better quality of life," Dr. Huerta says. "You give more years to people, and you save a lot of...

President Bush has purposely lost eight pounds since his last medical checkup, in December, and his doctors said after his annual physical examination yesterday that he was in "excellent health." Mr. Bush, 59, remains in the "superior" fitness category for a man his age, the doctors said. They also said Mr. Bush, who exercises six times a week, was "fit for duty" and expected to remain so for the rest of his term. No significant new health problem was detected, and findings from the physical examination and the standard laboratory tests were within the normal range, according to a statement...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush had his annual physical checkup today at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethseda, Maryland. He also took time to meet wounded sailors and Marines recovering at the hospital. The President was found to be in what he described as "pretty good" health following his regular physical exam on Saturday and doctors pronounced him "fit for duty." Here are the facts and figures released about the President's health: He's 59, born July 6, 1946 Height: 5 feet, 11 3/4 inches Weight: 191.6 pounds Blood pressure: resting, seated 110/64 (below 120/80 is healthy) Pulse: resting,...