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Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 a white male, age 72, 200 pounds and in good health. I spin and lift weights three days a week. Approximately four years ago, I had blood clots in my lungs, and the cause was Factor V Leiden.

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 66-years-young female, 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and 125 pounds. A year ago, I had a coughing spell, and the next thing I knew I had what I determined to be uterine prolapse.

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 60-year-old female who is 5聽feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. For the past 10 years, I have not exercised because of arthritis in the knees. I have owned a stationary bicycle for years.

Dear Dr. Roach: My elderly sister (78) is going through a traumatic experience and is very depressed. She has been on Prozac for eight months and it is not helping.

Paul Underhill travelled to Toronto for a double lung transplant to save his life, but resorted to a kitchen blender to keep his life going. Underhill, 44, was born with cystic fibrosis.

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote, 鈥渂eing anxious all the time isn鈥檛 good for you.鈥� What damage can it cause? J. The mind affects the body, and vice versa.

Dear Dr. Roach: For several years, when I have had blood drawn it has shown an elevation in the alkaline phosphatase. It has been as high as 377 in recent tests. I have had the test to see if it was from the liver, but it was all right.

Dear Dr. Roach: The problem of nonallergic rhinitis apparently affects a lot of people, yet I cannot recall seeing it mentioned in your column. In our case, my wife has had sinus problems for almost 20 years.