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Your Good Health: Drug provokes adverse reaction
Dear Dr. Roach: My 73-year-old husband has candida esophagitis (ongoing for about six years). He has Type 2 diabetes and has had esophageal dilatations for the past 23 years. He was a cigarette smoker but quit.
Oct 25, 2013 5:06 PM
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Your Good Health: even small amount of booze can bring about Pancreatitis
Dear Dr. Roach: I went to the emergency ward this weekend with severe chest pains and bloating. I was sure I was having a heart attack.
Oct 24, 2013 4:07 PM
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UVic launches an international journal on aboriginal health
Wellness, not illness, is the focus of a new international journal for indigenous health launched this month by the Centre for Aboriginal Health Research at the University of Victoria.
Oct 24, 2013 7:23 AM
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Your Good Health: Long-distance diagnosis sounds dangerous
Dear Dr. Roach: My son, 55, had groin pain and was told he needed a new hip. Since the surgery, he has been in constant pain. Many doctors say it is his back, and he might not have needed the hip surgery.
Oct 22, 2013 4:26 PM
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Your Good Health: Fluttery feeling can be twitch in chest muscle
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old woman in reasonably good health. For the past 18 months or so, I have had a vibration or fluttering in my chest. It happens only upon awakening — in the morning, middle of the night or after a nap.
Oct 19, 2013 9:58 AM
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Your Good Health: Careful diet is key for all diabetics
Dear Dr. Roach: Can you tell me why there is so much emphasis on small portions for diabetics or prediabetics? If you are watching carbs and are underweight, is there still a reason to limit portion sizes? C.
Oct 16, 2013 7:06 PM
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Your Good Health: What became of TMR experiments?
Dear Dr. Roach: There once was what I thought was a terrific procedure to increase blood flow to the myocardium — transmyocardial revascularization (TMR). As a heart patient with five stents, I was particularly interested in this procedure.
Oct 15, 2013 5:48 PM
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Your Good Health: What causes frequent nosebleeds?
Dear Dr.
Oct 14, 2013 4:29 PM
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Your Good Health: Fragile blood vessels make bruises common as we age
Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with senile purpura. It’s horrible. Would you tell us what causes it, and if there is anything to do for it? Does it get worse the older you get? I know of no one else who has it or who knows anything about it.
Oct 12, 2013 9:58 AM
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Your Good Health: Physical should suit needs of patient
Dear Dr. Roach: In your response to R.J. in your column, you missed an opportunity to educate a writer on the role of the physical examination.
Oct 10, 2013 6:41 PM
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