sa国际传媒

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a friend who lost weight on a diet designed to speed up metabolism.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 79 years old and have had three separate incidences of epididymitis 鈥� not the same side, but all responding to Cipro. Why do old guys get these infections? D.M. Male genitourinary anatomy is complex.

The Earl of Derby once remarked that: 鈥淭hose who don鈥檛 take time for wellness, will eventually have to make time for sickness.鈥� Like many doctors, I, too, have advised patients and readers to exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Now, Dr.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have never gotten the flu vaccine. Years ago, it was believed to be too dangerous for anyone with an autoimmune condition. They said that the body could not handle the vaccine and that it was actually dangerous to receive it.

Dear Dr. Roach: My 60-year-old husband is a longtime alcoholic. He is also bipolar. His current drug of choice is cough syrup. He drinks a bottle a day or more of generic cough syrup without alcohol.

Dear Dr. Roach: How many people must buy the three-part series of HPV vaccine for about $500 to prevent one case of cancer? You easily can find the facts if you bother to check.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am interested in finding out more about steroids in sports, but I am having a hard time finding medical research on anabolic steroids.

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you said that companies can pay doctors to promote a product.

What is it that doctors worry about when they鈥檙e flying? It鈥檚 not fear of flying. They know that travelling by air is safer than driving a car.

Dear Dr. Roach: There is a very easy cure for hot flashes 鈥� and it works! Take 400 units of vitamin E twice a day. The flashes will disappear in three days. This has worked for countless women for years. Why don鈥檛 doctors know about this? S.P.B.