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Tag: good health

GOOD HEALTH: Nurse claims wound must heal from the inside over time

GOOD HEALTH: Nurse claims wound must heal from the inside over time

— May 22, 2023

DEAR DR. ROACH: Whenever I got a wound while I was young, my mother would take me to the hospital to get stitches. I am now 94. I went to get a wound seen, and the nurse said that it…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Prescription costs $500 for a month’s supply

    GOOD HEALTH: Prescription costs $500 for a month’s supply

    — May 15, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: What can you tell me about a prescription of 145 mcg of Linzess, and why a doctor would prescribe a pill over $500? What are the advantages to taking this? Surely, there…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Exercise builds strength and improves limits in those with arthritis

    GOOD HEALTH: Exercise builds strength and improves limits in those with arthritis

    — May 1, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: I so appreciated your recent column on arthritis, specifically osteoarthritis. I’m a big exerciser; however, I have always heard that this arthritis is caused or exacerbated…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Cipro prescription no longer the first-line treatment for UTIs

    GOOD HEALTH: Cipro prescription no longer the first-line treatment for UTIs

    — April 16, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with a UTI on my yearly physical urinalysis, but I had no symptoms. I was prescribed Cipro. The five pages of warnings attached to the prescription scared…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Taking zinc as daily supplement won’t change hair loss

    GOOD HEALTH: Taking zinc as daily supplement won’t change hair loss

    — April 3, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: I am having trouble finding a reliable recommendation for the daily supplement zinc. I purchased 50-mg pills, but I think this may be too much. I am 74 and female, and…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Medication used for perimenstrual asthma poses health risk

    GOOD HEALTH: Medication used for perimenstrual asthma poses health risk

    — May 7, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 55-year-old perimenopausal woman who developed asthma a few years ago. My symptoms always start right before my menstrual cycle. My doctor ruled out allergies…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Patient with risk of breast cancer questions safety of yearly MRI

    GOOD HEALTH: Patient with risk of breast cancer questions safety of yearly MRI

    — April 23, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: Due to a slight genetic risk of breast cancer (my Tyrer-Cuzick Model score was 20.6 percent), my doctor wants me to get breast MRIs with contrast annually. I am concerned…

  • GOOD HEALTH: Complex jargon prevents patient from understanding diagnosis

    GOOD HEALTH: Complex jargon prevents patient from understanding diagnosis

    — April 9, 2023

    DEAR DR. ROACH: After many bouts of pain in my left leg, I was referred for an MRI. They diagnosed me with left lumbar radiculitis, spondylolisthesis and lumbar spondylosis. There are…

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