Health
Published on December 8, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 68 and in good shape; I work out daily.
I had a few episodes of angina two to three years ago and started going to a...
Published on December 7, 2023 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been using "lite salt," which has 50% less sodium than regular table salt. Do you agree this is OK?
-- C.D.
A NSWER: Lower-...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old male in good health with an enlarged prostate. I can't stand going to the bathroom six times a night anymore. I...
Published on December 6, 2023 - Page 14
Q: I've been in a couple of relationships, and in both, I've been the one with a higher sex drive. I think about sex every day. To make matters worse...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 8
: Not long ago, there was a letter from a woman whose husband had stinky feet.
When we first married, my husband had a problem with itchy, flaky,...
Published on December 5, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 81 and had a thyroidectomy in 2017. My whole thyroid gland was removed. I also had a little bit of cancer. I get hot flashes...
Published on December 4, 2023 - Page 6
Q: I started taking statins 30 years ago. After several years, I developed terrible muscle pain. Eventually we figured out why and I switched to...
Published on December 4, 2023 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: We just learned a 30-year-old woman who was six weeks pregnant with twins had a heart attack during a spin class and is lying in a...
Published on December 1, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia decades ago. I suffered before my diagnosis and have suffered since...
Published on November 30, 2023 - Page 15
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm concerned about my blood pressure. I take readings twice a day, in the a.m. and p.m. I find when I first take my blood pressure,...
Published on November 29, 2023 - Page 6
It's flu season again. Influenza viruses start circulating just before the holidays.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports cases...
Published on November 29, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 77 and have an enlarged prostate. My PSA score has been between 5.2 and 5.9 ng/mL for years. Recently, my internist had me take...
Published on November 28, 2023 - Page 6
: A dentist I worked for instructed patients after extractions to bite on a wet tea bag if bleeding continued. He told them to use a plain Lipton tea...
Published on November 28, 2023 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I was rejected from donating plasma (not blood), since my iron was 57 mcmol/L and the maximum allowable was 54 mcmol/L. I...
Published on November 27, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old man. I exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and have not eaten beef or pork in over 40 years. In spite of all of...
Published on November 25, 2023 - Page 6
: I think the electronic system requiring doctors to send prescriptions directly to the pharmacy makes it hard to control drug costs. I now insist my...
Published on November 24, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 58 and was diagnosed with high blood pressure back in 2021.
Since then, I've been prescribed atenolol, which slows down my...
Published on November 23, 2023 - Page 9
Q: You had a recent column on stinky feet. At the end, you suggested a possible solution would be to take zinc, but you warned us not to take it for...
Published on November 23, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 79-year-old healthy female.
My doctor advised me to have a CT scan due to the bump above my head and the fact I might have a...
Published on November 22, 2023 - Page 17
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 80 and a survivor of liver cancer after four years of immunotherapy. On a recent follow-up visit to his oncologist,...
Published on November 21, 2023 - Page 8
: I am managing the onset of osteoarthritis, so I have tried many over-the-counter treatments. I read you should take ibuprofen for only 14 days.
My...
Published on November 21, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old male who recently had a colonoscopy and had several polyps removed. There was also a "flat polyp" that couldn't...
Published on November 20, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman who has been using Estrace vaginal cream weekly for several years. I am in excellent health, work out daily...
Published on November 18, 2023 - Page 6
It's that time of year! Cold and flu season has arrived. Most people have stopped worrying about exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. They are shopping...
Published on November 17, 2023 - Page 6
Before people used aspirin or acetaminophen to lower a fever, healers around the world believed raising body temperature would speed recovery from...
Published on November 17, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old woman who still works full-time as a teacher.
I have osteoporosis and have had two bone scans.
My latest scan...
Published on November 16, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Are cancers and COVID considered to be autoimmune diseases? Someone said this to me recently.
-- M.C.
A NSWER: No, cancers and...
Published on November 15, 2023 - Page 6
Americans love to play doctor. By that, we mean they take huge quantities of nonprescription medications, from laxatives and pain relievers to cough...
Published on November 15, 2023 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking Plavix (clopidogrel) for 15 years because of a mild heart attack that resulted in three stents.
Next month, I am...
Published on November 14, 2023 - Page 7
: Please warn your readers about Ozempic and anesthesia. Apparently, there can be an adverse reaction during surgery. Anesthesiologists know this,...