It’s best to taper off heartburn meds
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 61-year-old woman in fairly good health except that I have been taking prescription omeprazole once a day for heartburn for at least 10 years, ... Continue Reading →
Adult wary about tonsillectomy
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My doctor recommends a tonsillectomy based on the fact that I suffer from chronic strep. I am apprehensive about this surgery as an adult. What are ... Continue Reading →
Can nothing be done for severe back pain?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have severe lower back pain and can’t stand up straight or walk very well. I saw a back specialist, and he took X-rays and reviewed an MRI. ... Continue Reading →
Better to sleep on left side or right?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a man in my late 50s. I now am told to sleep on my right side and not my left side, because it’s better for the heart. However, my sinuses ... Continue Reading →
Cholesterol plummets after giving up bread
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Something’s been puzzling me. I’m a 71-year-old female, and my cholesterol tends to hover around the 240 mark. However, I had to give ... Continue Reading →
Any new treatments for essential tremor?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: About five years ago, I came down with essential tremor. I have tried many medicines. Currently, I’m taking propranolol and primidone, but ... Continue Reading →
Summer sun bakes mail-order meds
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I get all of my medicine by mail. Since the manufacturers stress keeping the pills at cool room temperatures, I wonder what the excessive heat does ... Continue Reading →
Flesh-eating bacteria is a rare condition
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DEAR DR. ROACH: What do you know about flesh-eating bacteria? After going to a hospital to get a mole checked, I developed an itchy rash that won’t go away. ... Continue Reading →
Bumps look like acne, but they’re not
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have never seen anything in your column about sebaceous hyperplasia. I read that it is quite similar to acne and that a person could use an acne ... Continue Reading →
B-12 shot paralyzes arm
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago at my yearly physical, my doctor said I was low on vitamin B-12 and that the only way to increase it was through a shot in the arm. ... Continue Reading →
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