Health
Published on May 15, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old male in relatively good health. The only prescribed medication I take is 5 mg of amlodipine daily.
My issue is...
Published on May 15, 2024 - Page 7
Q: My cardiologist insisted I need a statin to control my LDL cholesterol. I am concerned this drug will interfere with CoQ10 production.
My...
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am wondering what the best treatment is for sciatic pain.
Would a steroid shot help?
The pain is behind my knee, down the...
Published on May 14, 2024 - Page 14
Q: I have painful osteoarthritis throughout my body. Because I am on the blood thinner Pradaxa for life, I am not able to take aspirin or NSAIDs for...
Published on May 13, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 71-year-old man. Seven or eight years ago, I was diagnosed with asthma using the challenge test. I was prescribed Symbicort,...
Published on May 13, 2024 - Page 7
Q: Thank you for writing about annoying TV commercials for prescription medicines.
You are probably right putting the genie back in the bottle is...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am not a sun worshipper. Whenever I go out, I cover up, slather on sunscreen and stay in the shade.
Last summer, I took a trip to...
Published on May 10, 2024 - Page 8
Q: I love to travel but have a difficult time with leg cramps and restless legs on long flights or drives. I move my legs as much as possible.
In...
Published on May 9, 2024 - Page 11
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old male. Other than being a Type 2 diabetic, I am still active and in good health. On the rare occasions I...
Published on May 8, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read last year nearly 20 million Americans were living with long COVID, but I understand the number is much higher now. Can you...
Published on May 7, 2024 - Page 8
Q: My father and I have suffered with canker sores. I've heard of eating kiwi fruit to speed healing, and you wrote about sauerkraut.
A few years ago...
Published on May 7, 2024 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: My father is in his mid-60s and recently underwent surgery to repair mitral valve prolapse. Everything went smoothly, and his...
Published on May 6, 2024 - Page 16
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read a recent headline saying people who fast intermittently have an increased risk of heart disease. Is there merit to this story...
Published on May 6, 2024 - Page 16
Q: I recently spoke with a doctor friend taking nattokinase on the advice of her physician.
She believes nattokinase dissolved a pulmonary embolism...
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...