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USA TODAY, June, 2008 by Al Neuharth
Usually, when I get the report after my annual physical at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, I carefully check my cholesterol and PSA and then just glance at the rest. For some reason, last week when I got the latest account from my lead Mayo physician, Dr. Francois Lette, I read the whole thing, including the fine print. Headlines:
*My PSA is OK and my cholesterol in the proper range.
*But under "Social History," I was listed as a "nondrinker."
Shocked, I fired off a letter to Dr. Lette that included the following:
"I have no idea where this 'nondrinker' information came from, but it is false and potentially defaming if it were to become public. My love for a martini (vodka) is well known among my friends.
"Since many of them are nosey news people, if your report listing me as a 'nondrinker' were to leak out, they would ...