Health
Published on May 29, 2025 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (USA TODAY Network) -- Some doctors and medical organizations are concerned about changes to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations made by...
Published on May 28, 2025 - Page 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) --The U.S. has stopped recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary...
Published on May 28, 2025 - Page 14
DEAR DR. ROACH: How do I approach a problem my husband has without embarrassing him? I'm not sure why lately, but during sex, he just goes soft. I'm...
Published on May 28, 2025 - Page 14
We recently answered a reader's comment about using witch hazel to ease the itch of a poison ivy rash. We suggested a few other products that might...
Published on May 27, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old Asian woman. Each day, I walk 4 miles and do 30 minutes of stretching, as well as 1 hour of cardio, strength or...
Published on May 27, 2025 - Page 8
Q: I have been trying to take good care of my health. I exercise, eat well and was taking a multivitamin for women ages 50 and older.
Last winter, I...
Published on May 26, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a female under 30 years old. For over a decade, I have been having severe health concerns. I am constantly retaining water and...
Published on May 26, 2025 - Page 7
Q: Years ago, I wrote to you reporting my snoring improved while I took Vascepa. That was what my wife said, and I'd like to follow up.
That effect...
Published on May 23, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife was diagnosed with depression, and she has tried many medications such as risperidone, lamotrigine, amitriptyline, Depakote...
Published on May 23, 2025 - Page 8
Q: When I moved to the Lowcountry of South Carolina about 40 years ago, I learned about an herb called Life Everlasting.
People in the Gullah...
Published on May 23, 2025 - Page 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A commission led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday issued a report saying processed food, chemicals...
Published on May 22, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read an article a few years back that said if you had vertigo, you more than likely would also have restless legs syndrome and/or...
Published on May 21, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 85-year-old woman who is physically, mentally and socially active and in quite good health, except for osteoporosis issues....
Published on May 20, 2025 - Page 6
The Food and Drug Administration appears to be siding with consumers over the companies that make food, candy, juices and soft drinks. That is...
Published on May 20, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 70-year-old active dentist and pharmacist with chronic lower back pain. My MRI shows a compressed/extruded disc in contact...
Published on May 19, 2025 - Page 5
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, but limited its use to older adults and people over the age of 12 with...
Published on May 19, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read a recent column in which you said everyone who is my age can assume we've had measles.
I remember having measles when I was...
Published on May 17, 2025 - Page 14
Q: I have had chronic migraines for more than 18 years. To treat them, I have used most of the triptan migraine meds with varying degrees of success...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 22
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I read your column regularly and appreciate your attention to science and facts, especially when addressing issues...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 22
Pharmaceuticals are among the most tested, analyzed and scrutinized consumer products in the world. Initial laboratory research and preclinical...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 22
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TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this year's "Florida Farm Bill," which makes it against the law to fluoridate...
Published on May 16, 2025 - Page 22
ROSEMONT, Ill. (Reuters) -- The Food and Drug Administration plans to step up safety reviews on chemicals in foods, including one widely used as a...
Published on May 15, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman. I'm in good health despite various events last year (i.e., a hole in my stomach lining, a loss of...
Published on May 14, 2025 - Page 12
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old woman, and I have developed painful burning and tingling in my feet over the past several months. It's to the...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 8
Q: Heart disease runs in my family. As a result, my doctor started me on atorvastatin. Shortly thereafter, I developed joint pain, high blood sugar...
Published on May 13, 2025 - Page 8
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, "may have a protective effect against dementia." It goes on to say the studies...
Published on May 12, 2025 - Page 7
DEAR DR. ROACH: I just found out I have a kidney stone.
I'm 77, and I don't want to deal with it.
I've heard of potassium citrate and pulverizing...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female in good health. I am up to date on all vaccines, but I would like to know why after each COVID shot (about...
Published on May 9, 2025 - Page 6
Vaccines seem like an improbable way to reduce the risk of developing dementia. And yet the research has been accumulating to support just such a...
Published on May 8, 2025 - Page 6
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 76, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten stronger, mainly in my hands. I have...