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 →
‘Blue cloud’ mars vision
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed last year with a Hollenhorst plaque. I have a “blue cloud” in the corner of my left eye at all times. My doctors’ only ... Continue Reading →
Meningioma is tumor of brain’s lining
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DEAR DR. ROACH: In January 2014, I was diagnosed with a benign neoplasm of my cerebral meninges (meningioma). I am a healthy 64-year-old Caucasian woman. I do not ... 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 →
Husband refuses to wash his hands
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband and I are both 74 and in general good health. He never washes his hands when he comes in from working as a public accountant. He doesn’t ... 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 →
Blood pressure drops when he stands up
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Will you write about orthostatic hypotension? I’ve been told I have this disorder. I’m a retired 86-year-old man in fairly good medical ... 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 →
Is acupuncture for real?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: You have mentioned acupuncture as a treatment for several conditions. I have read otherwise. How strong is the evidence for its use? – R.L.
ANSWER: ... Continue Reading →
Iron overloads body
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was hoping that you could answer a quick question. I am a 46-year-old female and have hemochromatosis. I can’t get very good medical care ... Continue Reading →
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