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Your Good Health: Braces, meds first-line approach to neuropathy
Dear Dr. Roach: My son has been experiencing what he thinks is neuropathy in his arms and fingers. He currently feels sharp pain in his fingers. He has a tingling feeling as well.
May 28, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Best to not ask for specific medications, despite ads
Dear Dr. Roach: As I watch TV, I see a lot of drug advertisements.
May 27, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Milk thistle not recommended due to poor quality of products
Dear Dr. Roach: My doctor prescribed a statin for me to reduce my LDL cholesterol, which was at 131. My HDL was 70. I stopped taking it after three weeks because I was experiencing pulled muscles at the top of each hamstring. I run 20 miles a week.
May 26, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Opiate for diabetic neuropathy also works for post-op pain
Dear Dr. Roach: I have a question about prescription pain relievers. In the past, after getting stitches, I was given Percocet, which made me nauseated. I tolerated Vicodin after my knee surgery.
May 22, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Mental-health professional can help with low libido
Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 a 67-year-old man. For most of my later adult life (50s to the present) I have had a very low libido. My testosterone level was very low, so last year the urologist prescribed shots of testosterone that I鈥檓 giving to myself.
May 21, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: A fall can still do damage after hip replacement
Dear Dr. Roach: If a person has a titanium hip as a result of hip replacement surgery and that person later falls, is it possible that their hip would break? A.W.
May 20, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Listen to your body when adding exercise
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old man, in pretty good health. I have some normal age-related arthritis in my hand. I am an active walker and hiker; all in all, I have no major issues.
May 19, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Osteoporosis drug's benefit outweighs risk if used properly
Dear Dr. Roach: I am one of legions of women with osteoporosis and considering a bisphosphonate or similar medication. I am 72, and my osteoporosis is in my hips and spine.
May 18, 2021 11:16 AM
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Your Good Health: It's safe to get pneumococcal vaccine twice
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman. I am current on all vaccines, but I do have a question about the pneumococcal vaccine. My physician recommends that I get one.
May 15, 2021 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Healthy diet, regular exercise more important than BMI
Dear Dr. Roach: Over the past year of pandemic lockdown, I have worked hard at reducing calories to lose weight and increasing my exercise on an elliptical trainer. I am 5 foot 7 and 70 years old. I went from 202 pounds to 149.3.
May 14, 2021 6:00 AM
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