Health
Published on January 8, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 81-year-old man (5 feet, 2 inches tall at 122 pounds) in good health, except I have Type 2 diabetes. My A1C level has been...
Published on January 7, 2025 - Page 7
Q: If you watch television and see the drug commercials, diabetes is the happiest disease you could hope to have. The ads make you almost want to...
Published on January 7, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am Greek and have thalassemia minor. In general, my red blood cells are much smaller than typical ones, and my iron content is...
Published on January 6, 2025 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: Is 18 years a record for living without a stomach? A family member had stomach cancer when he was 70 and had his stomach removed. He...
Published on January 3, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR ROACH: I am a 74-year-old woman who has been on 40 mg of atorvastatin for years. During the past year or two, I started feeling tired all the...
Published on January 2, 2025 - Page 18
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. After experiencing hair thinning for over a year, I was diagnosed with incomplete lupus by a...
Published on January 2, 2025 - Page 18
The Food and Drug Administration has been fond of saying it approves only medications that are proven to be safe and effective. And yet the agency...
Published on December 31, 2024 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: After about 10 months of being on Ozempic and working my way up to a 1-mg dose, I lost 40 pounds effortlessly. Sugar cravings...
Published on December 31, 2024 - Page 8
Q: Watch out for serious drug interactions with Preparation H!
A few years ago, I was taking a beta blocker drug called metoprolol for a heart...
Published on December 30, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: As an 87-year-old person who has experienced atrial fibrillation and a mild stroke, I have had two nuclear stress tests done.
In...
Published on December 30, 2024 - Page 7
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 60 million Americans suffer from allergies. Some have pollen allergies that make spring...
Published on December 27, 2024 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn't smoke and has a BMI about 25. (I'm 6 feet...
Published on December 27, 2024 - Page 5
Q: Thank you for saving my life! If I had not read your article about an interaction between antidepressants like fluoxetine and cough medicine, I am...
Published on December 26, 2024 - Page 11
People are starting to sniffle, sneeze, cough and complain. Trying to figure out which virus is responsible is virtually impossible.
There are more...
Published on December 26, 2024 - Page 11
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 60 years old. I never had chicken pox as a child but was tested as an adult, and I do have the antibodies. I've been on a...
Published on December 25, 2024 - Page 20
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate two months ago. I thought it was another kidney stone I needed to pass. But I had a...
Published on December 25, 2024 - Page 20
The Food and Drug Administration moves very slowly. The agency just announced it would like to remove the oral decongestant phenylephrine (PE) from...
Published on December 24, 2024 - Page 20
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with an enlarged prostate two months ago. I thought it was another kidney stone I needed to pass. But I had a...
Published on December 24, 2024 - Page 20
The Food and Drug Administration moves very slowly. The agency just announced it would like to remove the oral decongestant phenylephrine (PE) from...
Published on December 23, 2024 - Page 5
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm interested in consuming dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO).
I've read it will destroy the root of cancer and hasten the healing of broken...
Published on December 20, 2024 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a good friend who is almost 77. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to quit smoking and used nicotine...
Published on December 20, 2024 - Page 6
and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
Do you ever watch TV? Whether or not you have a television, chances are good you have seen commercials for prescription...
Published on December 19, 2024 - Page 17
DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter-in-law and son are expecting their first baby in late January.
I am a 65-year-old healthy, fit woman. I walk daily and...
Published on December 19, 2024 - Page 17
Q: How much orange juice does it take to get 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C?
A: If you were drinking fresh-squeezed orange juice, you would need to...
Published on December 18, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: It seems many of the medications I see advertised on television carry a warning about "thoughts of suicide." Can you explain why so...
Published on December 17, 2024 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband is 73 and was diagnosed with heart failure and a severely dilated left ventricle. At the time, he was pumping 10 liters...
Published on December 17, 2024 - Page 7
Q: After trying several expensive medications my doctor prescribed for dandruff and rosacea, I stumbled on Cetaphil face cleanser. Because I got an...
Published on December 16, 2024 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote you do not recommend probiotics in healthy people.
I am a 78-year-old male who, three years ago, underwent an...
Published on December 16, 2024 - Page 17
If you've been watching television recently, you have no doubt seen advertisements for drugs to treat eczema. People who don't suffer from eczema (a...
Published on December 13, 2024 - Page 9
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles.
My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of...