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By now, we know that online bullying can leave a trail of destruction in its wake. It occurs fast and can have long-lasting repercussions. But what about a bully who doesn’t just try to tear your child down by posting on their Facebook wall, but who also attacks them directly via their cell phone?

When friends have a falling out, former besties can turn into bullies. Many times those who feel the most comfortable with their victim, such as ex-friends or boyfriends and girlfriends, turn to text bullying to hurt, embarrass, and intimidate their target.

A virtual firestorm erupted in 2011 with the publication of the US Preventive Services Task Force’s draft recommendation that healthy men should no longer receive a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test to screen for prostate cancer because "the test does not save lives overall and often leads to more tests and treatments that needlessly cause pain, impotence, and incontinence," as reported in the New York Times. The final version of the USPSTF recommendation was released in May 2012. The American Urologic Association recommends that men ages 55 to 69 talk with their doctors about having a PSA test. Men who are African American or have a familial history of prostate cancer should consider being tested starting at age 40.