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Your Good Health: Tropical sun trip leads to painful blisters on lip
Dear Dr. Roach: I get horrible fever blisters when I go on any tropical vacation and am exposed to lasting sun. These blisters develop on my lower lip. I have tried sunscreen, but nothing has worked.
Aug 9, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Conversion disorder diagnosis rarely made, poorly explained
Dear Dr. Roach: I am 69 and take medications for blood pressure and cholesterol, as well as plenty of vitamins. I have had many medical conditions (e.g., Meniere’s disease and lower back pain) that eventually were resolved.
Aug 8, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Shingrix vaccine leads to side-effects
Dear Dr. Roach: I received the first dose of Shingrix this week and had pretty severe side- effects, though in the range of what can be expected: high fever (101.5), intense shivering, a severe headache and 12 hours of extreme fatigue.
Aug 7, 2018 4:20 AM
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The Doctor Game: ‘Death penalty for dealers’ call sparks response
My recent negative column about injection sites in prison and elsewhere triggered a rapid response.
Aug 5, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Instead of taking multivitamins, eat a healthy diet
Dear Dr. Roach: I have been taking a multivitamin for years, and now one of my physicians wants me to take a vitamin that has no vitamin D or calcium. He just removed kidney stones in two separate procedures. I can’t find any vitamins like that. D.A.
Aug 4, 2018 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Nonstick cooking pan ruled out as cause of cancer
Dear Dr. Roach: I recently was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and my wife is now getting treatment for breast cancer. Would cooking on a nonstick skillet have caused the cancers? My wife was using one for quite some time, but not anymore. B.R.
Aug 3, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Removal needed for kidney tumour
Dear Dr. Roach: I am 62 years of age and in excellent health. I run or hike three or more miles on most days, road bike, swim and weight train. I eat sensibly, and I don’t drink, smoke or take drugs.
Aug 2, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Long-term heartburn drug use has drawbacks
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 61-year-old woman in fairly good health except that I have been taking prescription omeprazole once a day for heartburn for at least 10 years, if not more.
Aug 1, 2018 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Gout kept in check with tart cherries
Dear Dr. Roach: I got a call from my internist that my blood test showed an elevated uric acid and I would need to start allopurinol for gout. I had been having big-toe pain at night.
Jul 31, 2018 4:20 AM
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The Doctor Game: Presence of prostate cancer presents dilemma
What’s a man to do? Equally important, what’s a doctor to advise when the PSA test is reported elevated? Or should men even be screened for this test? During the past 10 years, there has been considerable flip-lopping about it.
Jul 29, 2018 4:20 AM
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