Walking difficult after visit to bowling alley

#Middlebury #Health #Bowling DR. ROACH: My partner and I are in our 60s, exercise regularly (three to five times per week), eat a well-balanced diet and are of average weight. Recently, ... Continue Reading →

Cologuard test is worth risk of a false positive

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old man in good health. At my recent annual physical exam, my physician ordered a Cologuard kit to be sent to me to screen for colorectal ... Continue Reading →

Cause of chronic cough has doctors stumped

#Middlebury #Health #ChronicCough #Osteoporosis DEAR DR. ROACH: I picked up a cough while traveling in Europe more than two years ago. No other symptoms have ever presented. Since that ... Continue Reading →

Can Prilosec be taken for more than 14 days?

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: What’s the story with Prilosec? Doctors routinely tell people with GERD or acid stomach to take this forever. Yet it clearly describes only ... Continue Reading →

There’s no magic bullet to put belly fat in check

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman, mostly healthy (apart from well-controlled high blood pressure). Looking at me, people assume I am skinny, but I have a ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of April 11, 2022

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The Lamb loves to be surrounded by flocks of admirers. But be careful that someone doesn’t take his or her admiration too far. ... Continue Reading →

Treat leg swelling with horse chestnuts?

#Middlebury #Health # DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male who was diagnosed two years ago with superficial venous insufficiency. Venous ablation was considered, but my cardiologist ... Continue Reading →

Lack of perspiration has reader in a sweat

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an elderly woman who has never perspired and would like to know why. Heat makes me very sick. I love the outdoors but can be out only a short ... Continue Reading →

Diet is a powerful tool to improve heart health

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a strong history of premature heart disease in my family, and I have been having some unpleasant side effects of blood pressure medicine. ... Continue Reading →

Yellow lenses helpful for macular degeneration

#Middlebury #MacularDegeneration #Prostate DEAR DR. ROACH: I have an elderly friend who’s becoming blind from macular degeneration. After hearing of a particularly frustrating ... Continue Reading →