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Dear Dr. Roach: Again and again, I read how vital quality sleep each night is. Well, for many years now, I have not gotten any. I have followed many suggestions, from supplements to acupuncture, without success.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檝e heard of people using hydrogen peroxide (three per cent) as an emetic. How dangerous is this practice, and is it effective? B.G. Hydrogen peroxide taken internally is neither safe nor effective for any medical indication.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am having trouble controlling my warfarin intake to keep my blood test results within the two-to-three range that my pulmonologist recommends.

Dear Dr. Roach: Flu season is approaching, and it is time to review the options available to prevent flu for the 2016-2017 season.

Has the medical world gone completely insane? A new medical device called 鈥淎spireAssist鈥� to treat obesity has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. Its approval is being studied by Health sa国际传媒.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a man in overall good health. I am in my early 80s. I see an increasing number of health articles emphasizing the importance of getting a good six to eight hours of sleep per night.

Dear Dr. Roach: I had sleep apnea diagnosed several years ago and was put on CPAP/BiPAP machines and given 1 mg tablets of clonazepam to help me to sleep each evening. I have been on this medicine since then.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was told that I have Cushing鈥檚 disease, which has caused diabetes, high blood pressure, hunger, weight gain and muscle loss. I was never sick before this, and I did not have any of those things.

Dear Dr. Roach: I wonder if you can help me. Two weeks ago, I suddenly was unable to sleep. After I got into bed, a warm feeling flowed over my chest and arms, and my heart seemed to speed up.

鈥淚t was the best of times and the worst of times.鈥� That鈥檚 the first sentence in Charles Dickens鈥� book A Tale of Two Cities, about the French revolution. The same could be said today.