Health
Published on March 3, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My left elbow has been bothering me for eight years. When I bump it, there is a terrible pain, like an electric shock. The pain...
Published on March 1, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife, 68, always feels cold. She has mentioned this several times to her primary care physician, and the physician checks her...
Published on March 1, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Any suggestions on how to reverse Type 2 diabetes? — C.B. A NSWER: Once you have diabetes, you always have diabetes, as the diagnosis...
Published on February 28, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: Some prescription medications have a warning they may have an interaction or reaction to grapefruit. Is it dangerous to continue to...
Published on February 28, 2023 - Page 7
: Your bias against using dilute bleach to treat nail fungus or athlete's foot is unwarranted. You state that "some people are highly sensitive to...
Published on February 27, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am having trouble finding a reliable recommendation for the daily supplement zinc. I purchased 50-mg pills, but I think this may...
Published on February 24, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there anything I can do to relieve the pain and suffering from oral lichen planus? -- Anon.
A NSWER: Nobody knows what causes...
Published on February 23, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: As a 73-year-old woman, I had a coronary calcium scan done when my new primary care physician wanted to start me on a statin. He...
Published on February 22, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent article about migraines. I'm a millennial who started getting brutal migraines beginning in 2001.
I saw several...
Published on February 21, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm an 82-year-old woman in good health. Last May, I began having migraine headaches preceded by an aura two to three times a week....
Published on February 21, 2023 - Page 8
: You've written about older people taking too many medicines. My parents were each on 14 different drugs in their nineties! I kept begging them to...
Published on February 20, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old male who has used cannabis for 51 years. During that time span, I graduated from high school and college with two...
Published on February 17, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: In June 2022, I had a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit, severe sore throat and headache, and I tested positive for COVID-19 on a home...
Published on February 16, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I took Glucovance (metformin and glyburide) for more than 30 years. Then, because of worsening kidney function (high creatinine), I...
Published on February 15, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: For the last few years, I have been taking yearly Reclast infusions for osteoporosis, because I have trouble taking oral medications...
Published on February 14, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife is 78 and has had Alzheimer's disease since 2011. Her meds are 5 mg of escitalopram daily, 10 mg of memantine daily, and 25...
Published on February 14, 2023 - Page 7
: I'm 48 and have battled depression for most of my life. After being on fluoxetine for several weeks, I attempted suicide. Prior to that, I remember...
Published on February 13, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have Factor V Leiden, but I have been wanting to do testosterone replacement therapy. I have heard testosterone causes blood clots...
Published on February 13, 2023 - Page 14
: I am a naturopathic physician and find the information in your column quite useful. This week in your column, you recommended HPF Cholestene brand...
Published on February 10, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: My ex-wife and I are both 72 and have known each other for about 15 years.
Soon after filing for divorce in 2019, she became very...
Published on February 9, 2023 - Page 15
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 63 and was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer in 2020. I had my prostate removed. Unfortunately, they found the cancer...
Published on February 8, 2023 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My nephew, 62, is a stroke victim. He resides in a board and care facility, bedridden and in diapers. There has been some cognitive...
Published on February 7, 2023 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a transparent floater in one eye that stays in the same general area. I went to an optometrist who dilated and took retinal...
Published on February 7, 2023 - Page 8
Q: I have been taking Xyzal, and only recently figured out what the crazy itching is from. I stopped the drug three days ago and have been suffering...
Published on February 6, 2023 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'd like to have your thoughts on what value the NAC supplement may have for reducing cravings for marijuana or nicotine?
I'm 73 and...
Published on February 3, 2023 - Page 5
Everyone knows what "conflict of interest" means. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as "a conflict between the private interest and the...
Published on February 3, 2023 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: Why doesn't rheumatoid arthritis have any medicines to help treat it?
-- S.S.K.
A NSWER: Rheumatoid arthritis is relatively common...
Published on February 2, 2023 - Page 9
There was a time not that long ago when physicians trusted their clinical experience. They made mistakes, to be sure. But they also discovered...
Published on February 2, 2023 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: For 10 years, my daughter has refused statins (due to cholesterol level) on grounds women were not a part of the studies recommending...
Published on February 1, 2023 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old man in relatively good health. I don't smoke or drink, and I have a vegetarian diet. I exercise moderately, and...