Are you cleaning your house too much?
— October 27, 2022Keeping your home clean, especially if you have children, seems like it should be a top priority. Making sure that surfaces are free of germs and that your family doesn’t pick up…
Tag: family health
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GOOD HEALTH: Physician revokes driver’s license without explanation
— October 16, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife’s handicap parking placard expired, and she asked her primary care physician to fill out a renewal application. The new placard was received, followed…
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: CPAP machine can help with sleep apnea
— May 29, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: How are sleep apnea, sighing and heart failure related? Recently, I was told that I have severe sleep apnea and that I must use a CPAP machine. I have noticed that during…
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: There’s no magic bullet to put belly fat in check
— April 17, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old woman, mostly healthy (apart from well-controlled high blood pressure). Looking at me, people assume I am skinny, but I have a well-concealed HUGE…
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: The truth about fasting before taking blood tests
— February 21, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter is a registered nurse, and tells me that when getting blood tests, it is not necessary to fast eight to 12 hours even though my doctor says to do so. Four…
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GOOD HEALTH: Length of hormone treatment depends on the individual
— August 7, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old woman at the end of a five-year regimen of hormone therapy. My doctor has advised me to eventually stop the use of estrogen and progesterone by this…
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Blood thinners preclude some OTC pain meds
— May 23, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: I am on blood thinners, so I am unable to take ibuprofen or naproxen for pain. Do you know of anything I can take to help with pain? — K.B. ANSWER: The body…
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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Treat leg swelling with horse chestnuts?
— April 11, 2022DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male who was diagnosed two years ago with superficial venous insufficiency. Venous ablation was considered, but my cardiologist informed me that it…
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