Artifact can affect medical test

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently had a nuclear stress test as a requirement for a kidney transplant. The results of my test indicated that I had sustained moderate ... Continue Reading →

Blisters may need medication for life, fungus needs culturing

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth DEAR DR. ROACH: A year ago, I broke out with pimples on my back, arms and thighs. They itched so badly I thought I would go mad. A dermatologist took a ... Continue Reading →

To Your Good Health – Tracking osteoporosis through testing

#Middlebury #ToYourGoodHealth #Osteoporosis By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I have mild osteoporosis in one area. I was on Fosamax for seven years. I have been off for two years. ... Continue Reading →

Nonalcoholic fatty liver is increasingly common

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 59 years old and am having problems with my lower abdomen. After colonoscopy and ultrasound, my doctor called to say I ... Continue Reading →

No Harm in Taking Nitro for Angina

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you write about the effect that angina, stopped quickly by nitro, has on one’s system? My husband takes Imdur (30 mg) twice a day to control angina, although ... Continue Reading →

Sweating buckets, fructose absorption

By KEITH ROACH, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: I hope you can help me. I am 67 years old and have been sweating profusely from my head for about six years. I believe it is secondary hyperhidrosis. ... Continue Reading →