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…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 66-year-old male who was diagnosed about 15 years ago with mild coronary artery disease, with some blockages in my peripheral arteries. I was taking the maximum…
DEAR 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…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had an abdominal X-ray to check on my gallstones, and was surprised to find an enlarged spleen. I was told it might be leukemia or lymphoma! I was sent to an oncologist,…
We’re all familiar with inflammation. Sometimes you can see it. Sprain your ankle, and it swells. Burn your hand while cooking, and it turns red. Other inflammation, you can’t see….
DEAR DR. ROACH: As a 90-year-old man in mostly good health, I have been taking one Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) pill per day for several years now, preventatively for recurrent…
While we often associate the start of the new school year with paying school fees, buying classroom supplies and new clothes, there are equally important matters that need attention….
DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister, 75, is taking only two drugs for the past three years, and they are both for high blood pressure. Now she finds that her blood pressure is 110/70 and wonders…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Food Bank fills gap with ...With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank ...
