One of two UK soldiers killed when explosion hit an armoured Snatch Land Rover patrol on a routine task.

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Another tactic: Build time for mind wandering into daily routines, breaking away from tasks requiring concentration to take a walk or run, look out a window or do some relaxing, routine physical task.

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Part of the task is assiduous routine fact-finding.

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Last month the task force advised against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer.

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In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine PSA screening (Prostate-Specific Antigen test to screen Prostate cancer) before being diagnosed as it did not benefit patients.

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The task force recommended that routine biannual mammography start at age 50 and that women in their 40s who are concerned about breast cancer should have a conversation with their physician and possibly start mammography in their 40s.

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