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Dear Dr. Roach: I have a friend who鈥檚 28 with 鈥渞eally low鈥� urine pH (I don鈥檛 know how low).

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 59 years old and work out with weights. Can I still gain muscle, or am I too old? 鈥� C.D. People at any age can gain strength, and muscle mass from exercise. Fifty-nine is very young.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband has been an alcoholic for 30 years. I have recently started to sleep in our living room due to his smell. He is furious! I have not slept well for so long 鈥� I know it has affected my health.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with bursitis on my left hip, and my pain management doctor says she can give me an injection to help. I had one last year by an orthopedist.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 80 years old. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I am taking methimazole 10 milligrams, two tabs daily. Whenever the endocrinologist reduces the tablets to once daily, my TSH remains low.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. A spine specialist has advised surgery to fuse vertebrae in two places.

Benefits of new vaccine outweigh the risks; there鈥檚 no evidence of links to COVID-19

Dear Dr. Roach: Is prediabetes reversible, and if not, is it permissible to eat sweets and starches in moderation if you have it? C.W. In many cases, prediabetes can be reversed.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 65 and get very little exercise due to a below-the-knee amputation I had 27 years ago. Although I have a prosthesis, I experience open sores. I have been diagnosed with聽severe arthritis and severe osteoporosis.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a problem called 鈥渟hy bladder,鈥� which has put me in a legal predicament. I was pulled over for speeding (which I was). After passing a breathalyzer twice, I was taken to the police station to give a urine sample.