Health
Published on May 3, 2024 - Page 15
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have neuropathy in my left foot. It feels very hot on the bottom. My neurologist thinks it is from my sugar level. But I got my...
Published on May 2, 2024 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 72 years old and otherwise fairly healthy, but I am writing to you in desperation. I have talked with every doctor I have had...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 7
There was a time not long ago patients were completely excluded from medical information. Medical libraries were sacrosanct. Only health care...
Published on May 1, 2024 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) by my gastroenterologist more than three years ago. I was tested...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 7
Q: A few years ago, my doctor prescribed atorvastatin for high LDL cholesterol. It lowered my LDL to normal levels promptly.
Before long, I noticed...
Published on April 30, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the main cause for insulin resistance? I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about five years ago. I've maintained a...
Published on April 29, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR ROACH: I'm writing in to warn readers of a possible side effect of an antibiotic known as levofloxacin. I was recently treated with this...
Published on April 29, 2024 - Page 14
Q: I’m almost 60 and an avid pickleball player. In recent years, I find that when I play for more than a couple of hours and get dehydrated, I suffer...
Published on April 27, 2024 - Page 7
Q: All my adult life, I had problems with foul-smelling gas. This was embarrassing.
I also hated it bothered my wife.
Then, I was diagnosed with...
Published on April 26, 2024 - Page 4
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old female in reasonably good health. When I was young, I donated blood several times and would have continued to do...
Published on April 25, 2024 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 67-year-old female being treated with Eylea for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). I have just had my second...
Published on April 24, 2024 - Page 7
Fifty years ago, Joe Graedon wrote this in the book, "The People's Pharmacy:" "Drug interactions are the Achilles heel of the medical profession. The...
Published on April 24, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old male, and my A1C level has been averaging around 7.4% for a number of years. I was diagnosed diabetic at 54. My...
Published on April 23, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: After reading your recent column on difficulty swallowing, I wanted to write.
An endoscopy with dilation and biopsies confirmed I...
Published on April 23, 2024 - Page 7
Q: Why do I get constipated when I take a new multivitamin? My most recent attempt resulted in four days of constipation. I had to take Ex-Lax to...
Published on April 22, 2024 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). I have been diagnosed with this debilitating disease. I went to a hospital...
Published on April 19, 2024 - Page 7
People who have trouble getting a good night's sleep have been told their wakefulness is undermining their health. They may worry sleep deprivation...
Published on April 19, 2024 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 23-year-old woman.
Recently, my friend experienced a problem with high blood pressure, and for about five days, I followed...
Published on April 19, 2024 - Page 9
Q: I know many people take the antihistamine diphenhydramine to help them sleep. I feel agitated, not drowsy, when I take it. This drug often gives...
Published on April 18, 2024 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a 3 mm piece of shrapnel lodged in my skull bone. This is a result of military action in 1967. A recent X-ray continues to...
Published on April 17, 2024 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm an 83-year-old healthy woman. In 2019, I became aware of a little bulge in my groin and suspected an inguinal hernia. It was...
Published on April 16, 2024 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am wondering if there is any link between low iron and depression/anxiety.
I am a 37-year-old woman, and started taking Lexapro a...
Published on April 15, 2024 - Page 16
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have lymphedema in both legs. I'm undergoing drainage every day for two hours for the next two weeks. They wrap my legs with four...
Published on April 14, 2024 - Page 7
Q: When my daughter was 7, she had warts on her hands and feet. We went to a foot doctor who prescribed Tagamet. He told us the warts would grow...
Published on April 13, 2024 - Page 5
Q: The news had a segment about niacin supplements causing heart disease in mice. I have taken B complex supplements for years to get vitamin B6 to...
Published on April 12, 2024 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you recommend the most reliable literature source(s) for vitamin and supplement information and interactions? For instance,...
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: My second inguinal hernia operation resulted in pain and a lot of blood in my groin area. I can understand why I was prescribed...
Published on April 11, 2024 - Page 18
Are you fed up with viruses? Most Americans are sick and tired of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. They are also ready to move on from...
Published on April 10, 2024 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 71-year-old male in excellent health, and I don't take any medications. Recently, after experiencing mild headaches, mild...
Published on April 9, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend has been diagnosed with "stiff heart" and has kind of given up because there is no treatment. With all the advances in...