Health
Published on April 10, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read vitamin supplements have no realized benefit. Does this include fish oil (omega-3) supplements? I also take an iron...
Published on April 10, 2025 - Page 8
Depression is a devastating condition. Life loses its luster. People often complain of hopelessness and helplessness. They have trouble with sleep...
Published on April 9, 2025 - Page 16
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman diagnosed with open angle glaucoma several years ago. My ophthalmologist directed me to use Simbrinza three...
Published on April 8, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I have a very sensitive system and react strongly to medications. After taking Prozac for a week, I became suicidal and was then hospitalized for...
Published on April 8, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: With the resurgence of measles because of declining vaccination rates, should we be wary of the same happening with smallpox (which...
Published on April 7, 2025 - Page 5
Cardiologists have known for more than three decades statin-type cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower levels of ubiquinone. Most people know...
Published on April 7, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have HIV and pulmonary hypertension. I was part of a research study, and a scan found blockages of about 50% in my carotid...
Published on April 6, 2025 - Page 18
Are you wondering how to stay healthy amid high influenza and norovirus levels? It's harder than you think.
You probably can recite the most common...
Published on April 5, 2025 - Page 8
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) does not seem like a serious health problem. Compared to coronary heart disease, diabetes or cancer, RLS just doesn't...
Published on April 4, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a generally healthy 60-year-old man. Last week, I had some abdominal cramping. While on the toilet, I noted the abrupt onset of...
Published on April 3, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a baby boomer who was born in 1949. I was vaccinated against polio as soon as it was available, and I was most likely exposed...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question relates to a situation where a person gets a vaccine for, say, flu, COVID or shingles and is later exposed to the virus...
Published on April 2, 2025 - Page 6
A long time ago, when you got sick, you would call to make an appointment to see a physician within a few days. The doctor would examine you, talk to...
Published on April 1, 2025 - Page 8
Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) have posed a problem in the United States since Colonial times. Colonists brought these pests with them on sailing ships...
Published on April 1, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I took the diet drug Redux in the late 1990s. It was pulled off the market due to correlated heart issues. I saw a cardiologist and...
Published on March 31, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male in good health.
I go to the gym three days a week, eat well and fast one day a week.
I have been reading...
Published on March 28, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 85 and healthy apart from polycythemia vera, for which I take aspirin.
I was interested in the new blood test for cancer. Is it...
Published on March 27, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about an affliction I have struggled with since childhood.
Apparently, it is called sleep paralysis.
As explained...
Published on March 26, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you please explain what is cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein and the significance of a high HDL cholesterol value? What about...
Published on March 25, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a dry cough going on for about 13-14 years. I'm a healthy 62-year-old and read it is called "cough variant asthma."
I would...
Published on March 25, 2025 - Page 7
Q: I've been taking turmeric on a daily basis for years now to address arthritis in my fingers. A few weeks ago, I started having sharp pain in my...
Published on March 24, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you OK'd stevia, which I had heard could negatively impact our microbiomes. I am borderline prediabetic, and I...
Published on March 21, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old female in excellent health, other than having been treated for breast cancer eight years ago. (I underwent...
Published on March 21, 2025 - Page 9
Q: My husband and I have a long history with standard poodles. At least once a year, one of our dogs would meet up with a skunk in our yard. In...
Published on March 20, 2025 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have erectile dysfunction (ED). I am 71, and this has been an issue for over a year. But it seems to be getting worse. I have used...
Published on March 19, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My 66-year-old husband recently received a diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. He is 5 feet, 7 inches tall...
Published on March 18, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 71, and I recently saw my urologist for urinating a lot and not getting enough sleep. He performed a flow test and a scope,...
Published on March 18, 2025 - Page 8
Q: My husband had been getting testosterone shots every three weeks for years for Low T. I was concerned this might be affecting his heart, so he...
Published on March 17, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat.
My cardiologist prescribed metoprolol.
At about the same time, I...
Published on March 15, 2025 - Page 6
Q: I just read about a study wherein nighttime leg cramps were significantly reduced in frequency and severity in people who took vitamin K2.
I plan...