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Your Good Health: Eating, breathing noises can trigger misophonia

Your Good Health: Eating, breathing noises can trigger misophonia

Dear Dr. Roach: My grandson suffers from misophonia. He is unable to attend school or be in the same room as anyone eating. He runs away when someone clears their throat or coughs. As a result, he is totally isolated and has no friends.
Your Good Health: Woman, 67, told to stop Prolia before dentist extracts tooth

Your Good Health: Woman, 67, told to stop Prolia before dentist extracts tooth

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis, currently treated with Prolia injections. I also previously took Fosamax for four years.
Your Good Health: Heliobacter pylori can lead to ulcers, chronic gastritis

Your Good Health: Heliobacter pylori can lead to ulcers, chronic gastritis

Dear Dr. Roach: My 77-year-old aunt, who is in good health, had an endoscopy and was told that her stomach biopsy was positive for H. pylori. She was treated for 14 days. After a month, a breathing test showed no signs of H. pylori.
Your Good Health: Fracture risk test advised after doctors disagree

Your Good Health: Fracture risk test advised after doctors disagree

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 76 years old and have had a bone density test every two years for the past 12 years at the recommendation of my physician. Every test has shown bone loss in my left hip, which is the result of a childhood case of polio.
Your Good Health: Child should be vaccinated despite mom鈥檚 cancer

Your Good Health: Child should be vaccinated despite mom鈥檚 cancer

Dear Dr. Roach: My sister is getting chemo for breast cancer, and her four-year-old is due for his shots. She鈥檚 worried that he won鈥檛 be able to get them all because of her treatment.
Your Good Health: Surgery leads to loss of mental function

Your Good Health: Surgery leads to loss of mental function

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old estate-planning attorney. Last year, I had back surgery and experienced substantial cognitive impairment immediately after. It has been more than a year, and I have recovered perhaps 80% of my prior mental function.
Your Good Health: Man, 80, has high coronary calcium score, no symptoms

Your Good Health: Man, 80, has high coronary calcium score, no symptoms

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old man who is very physically active. Six years ago, I had a coronary calcium scan resulting in a score of 3,708 with no symptoms. A few days later, a thallium treadmill stress test showed no problems.
Your Good Health: Vaccine the best way to improve flu immunity

Your Good Health: Vaccine the best way to improve flu immunity

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檝e caught a flu, despite taking vitamin C, garlic and oil of oregano. I try to get enough rest and live a healthy life.
Your Good Health: Reducing water intake key in people with low sodium levels

Your Good Health: Reducing water intake key in people with low sodium levels

Dear Dr. Roach: A few years ago, while skiing in Utah, I became violently ill and could barely walk. I called 911 and was taken to hospital, where I was diagnosed with hyponatremia. It took a week in the hospital to recover.
Your Good Health: Tumours discovered after three years of non-stop diarrhea

Your Good Health: Tumours discovered after three years of non-stop diarrhea

Rare Zollinger-Ellison syndrome affects one in a million annually