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Your Good Health: Teen wants a tattoo; is her health a problem?

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter, 18, has low immunoglobulin, which was found inadvertently at age 12 while undergoing testing for a different medical issue. Her levels of immunoglobulin G (2.55g/L), immunoglobulin A (0.10g/L) and immunoglobulin M (0.

Your Good Health: Osteoporosis treatment concerns woman, 79

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your article recently regarding weighing the risk of medication against the risk of not taking it. I recently was injected with Prolia (denosumab), and am scheduled again for one in December.

Your Good Health: Parkinsonism not the same as Parkinson鈥檚

Dear Dr. Roach: Could you please explain the difference between Parkinson鈥檚 disease and parkinsonism? My neurologist told me that I have parkinsonism.

Your Good Health: Blood sugar test points to diabetes

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old man, in excellent health, who takes no medications and is very proactive about maintaining good health: I do fitness three days a week, yoga three days a week and I fast on Saturdays.
Ask Eric: What鈥檚 the deal with wheat berries?

Ask Eric: What鈥檚 the deal with wheat berries?

Dear Eric: I bought a bag of wheat berries from Saanichton Farm, thinking I could just add them to my bread dough. But when researching that, I came across conflicting information.

The Doctor Game: Did Clinton get the best health care?

Do famous people always receive superior medical care? After all, they鈥檙e famous and have the money to demand the best medical treatment.

Your Good Health: Prostate cancer screening has risks

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband, who is paralyzed on the left side from a stroke suffered eight years ago, underwent a prostate biopsy five years ago. The biopsy released E.

Your Good Health: Hot weather can make pulmonary hypertension worse

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension after a long list of tests. I went to Boston and had the CPET (Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Test).

Your Good Health: Veinous insufficiency, lymphedema explained

Dear Dr. Roach: Forty-five years ago, I had ovarian cancer. I had surgery, followed by 30 radiation treatments. Twenty years later, I was diagnosed at first with venous insufficiency, then with lymphedema in my lower extremities.

Your Good Health: Toilet-seat bacteria has woman worried

Dear Dr. Roach: Like most women, I was raised to avoid letting any part of my body touch the seat of a public toilet. As I age, I find it more and more difficult to maintain 鈥渢he stance.