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The Doctor Game: No rush on prostate cancer treatment: study

Have you ever wanted to say 鈥淚 told you so鈥? This week, a big thanks to Dr. Freddie Hamdy, professor of surgery at Oxford University in England.

Your Good Health: Woman can鈥檛 shake persistent head lice

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an adult woman who somehow has gotten head lice. This has been a traumatic adventure, since I have been unsuccessful in ridding myself of it 鈥 and it has been a little over a month of diligent trying.

Your Good Health: Long-term steroid use for collagenous colitis raises concerns

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with collagenous colitis nearly three years ago. I was prescribed budesonide, which brought it under control. I have tried getting off the medication several times, but my condition returns within a week or so.

Your Good Health: Back surgery, pain management fails

Dear Dr. Roach: At 64, I was in very good health except for moderate hypertension, which was treated with lisinopril. I then had an incident lifting a heavy load, which injured my back.

Your Good Health: You can test yourself for ADHD symptoms

Dear Dr. Roach: There is an extensive history of ADHD in my family. My son, who was formally diagnosed at eight and is now 14, has just started taking meds. His transition to high school was difficult to manage.

Your Good Health: Frequent blood donors need hemoglobin check

Dear Dr. Roach: My blood type is O-negative. I am well aware that O is the universal donor blood type. I have tried to donate every eight weeks since I was 16.

The Doctor Game: We鈥檙e still dying for better palliative care

Woody Allen, when asked for his opinion about death, replied: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 worry about dying; I just don鈥檛 want to be there when it happens.鈥 Unfortunately, Allen will be there and so will the rest of us at our own deaths.

Your Good Health: Placebos can be good for patients

Dear Dr. Roach: I happened to come across your recent article on the placebo effect. As a professor of physiology, I understand perfectly your advice. And I sort of feel that the placebo effect can be a good one.

Your Good Health: Mystery viral illness causes nerves to 鈥榮hort out鈥

Dear Dr. Roach: In 1973, I was hospitalized for three days in a U.S. air force hospital in Thailand with an unknown viral illness. I quickly recovered and went back to my duties.

Your Good Health: Exposure to cannons reverberates in ears for years

Dear Dr. Roach: In 1966, my husband was in the military, assigned to artillery for a period of three months鈥 training. During this time, he and his fellow soldiers were exposed to close-range cannon fire.