Health
Published on July 16, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 61-year-old male in excellent health. I do not drink alcohol. About four months ago, I noticed a dramatic change in my facial...
Published on July 15, 2025 - Page 6
Q: My mother was prescribed HCTZ for high blood pressure. Her potassium and sodium levels had not been tested in three years, although she saw her...
Published on July 15, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn't prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight...
Published on July 14, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago, I was diagnosed with atypical trigeminal neuralgia. This causes me constant and extreme face pain, like a vise-grip on...
Published on July 12, 2025 - Page 15
People of a certain age may remember Merthiolate and Mercurochrome in the household medicine chest. Whenever someone skinned a knee or scraped an...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 16
DEAR DR. ROACH: If I am taking vitamin A, what is a reasonable dose?
I have seen reports taking too much can cause liver damage, but nobody says...
Published on July 11, 2025 - Page 16
Q: My husband played football and has huge muscles.
When he has a muscle cramp, it's so bad he has passed out with the pain. We could not get the...
Published on July 10, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with prediabetes over 30 years ago. My parents had diabetes. I just turned 84, and my weight is 135 pounds. I am 5...
Published on July 9, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: My age is 73, and I've had a steadily increasing PSA level for many years. In 2020, the result was 11.8 ng/mL, and it has risen to 17...
Published on July 9, 2025 - Page 9
The pharmaceutical industry spends a ton of money on drug ads. This should come as no surprise to anyone who watches TV or streams videos on an...
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have read drinking decaffeinated green tea brewed below 175 degrees Fahrenheit will lower cholesterol.
Do you have a...
Published on July 8, 2025 - Page 7
Q: Occasionally, I experience debilitating leg cramps. Since reading about sugar-free tonic water, I've been drinking that.
It works great, but I am...
Published on July 7, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: What is lupus, and what does it do to your body? I just had a friend diagnosed with it after many months of tests.
-- T.S.B.
A NSWER...
Published on July 5, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I have never seen you recommend the easiest way to stay regular. I swallow three spoonfuls of blackstrap molasses every other day. This has worked...
Published on July 3, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: Following my last 3-D mammogram, I received a warning letter from the mammography center regarding the possible shortfall of...
Published on July 3, 2025 - Page 6
When your doctor writes a prescription, she is supposed to know everything else you are taking and check the new medication won't interact. Long ago...
Published on July 2, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you responded fluoride is naturally occurring, and places that removed fluoride from drinking water had...
Published on July 2, 2025 - Page 6
Q: You've written about problems with low sodium levels due to blood pressure pills or even very low-sodium diets.
Don't overlook the dangers of...
Published on July 1, 2025 - Page 8
Q: Recently a reader asked you if gin-soaked raisins might trigger their alcoholism. You noted having gin in the house could be an issue.
I've been...
Published on July 1, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old man who has been having periodic shortness of breath for the past six months or so. This happens mostly upon...
Published on June 30, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by...
Published on June 28, 2025 - Page 6
The blood cancer multiple myeloma is deadly. This disease is personal for us because one of our best friends and colleagues died from the...
Published on June 27, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 73, and I was worried about dementia. Turns out, I am "normal." However, the neurologist told me to take 2,000 mcg of B12 daily...
Published on June 26, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote "nearly everybody born before 1957 had measles and mumps (but not rubella)." I was born in the early 1950s, so I...
Published on June 25, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had a nonstop coughing incident for a night and day after a feast, which landed him in the emergency room.
He was found...
Published on June 24, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 67-year-old male who is relatively healthy with a significant history of coronary disease, high cholesterol and now pre-...
Published on June 23, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for the treatment of gallstones?
-- N.W. ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get...
Published on June 20, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was vaccinated as a child with the combination MMR vaccine.
My husband and I are expecting a new grandchild.
My friend advised...
Published on June 20, 2025 - Page 6
Q: I started having diarrhea in April of 2024. I had it every day (10 to 15 times) for the next 12 months and lost 60 pounds.
All tests and analyses...
Published on June 19, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 and cannot sleep at night. I have tried taking two or three times the dosage of most over-the-counter drugs to no avail. A...