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The figures are appalling. In the U.S. every year, 40,000 children are born suffering with fetal alcoholic syndrome disease. In sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, there are more than 300,000 children with this disease.

Dear Dr. Roach: Is Lyrica a safe type of medication for fibromyalgia? I am worried about side-effects and interactions with other medicines. L.M. Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder whose hallmark symptoms include disordered sleep, pain and fatigue.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 68 years old. A recent column discussed a woman on antibiotics for seven years, and I was concerned about my own situation. I had a knee replacement four years ago, and I had a severe staph infection afterward.

Dear Dr. Roach: My girlfriend has been taking pseudoephedrine HCL for at least a year. She takes an average of four 30-mg pills per day. As far as I know, she started this to keep her sinuses open and help her nasal breathing.

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife has been told that she has a tumour (noncancerous, the doctors think) on her pituitary gland.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband’s recent lab work showed that he had a glucose reading of 72 (82-115 is considered a healthy range).

Today, millions of North Americans suffer hyper-tension and 99 per cent are being treated by prescription drugs. Studies show that nearly 50 per cent discontinue their medication due to unpleasant side-effects.

Dear Dr. Roach: Two years ago, my mother had a large mass surgically removed from her colon. (A laparoscopic surgery with colon resection.) The operative diagnosis was cancer that had metastasized to her lymph nodes.

Dear Dr. Roach: Are there any benefits to taking omega-3? B.H. Yes, there are, but it’s not clear just how big those benefits are.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman of Thai descent. I have been on a Fosamax regimen for over eight years. I suffered a femur fracture in a fall approximately two years ago.