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Dear Dr. Roach: Our 18-year-old has been exposed to mono. Can you provide some information about this disease, including symptoms, treatment, complications and dangers of exposure to other family members, including toddlers and senior citizens? F.J.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing to you about an orthopedic problem for which I hope you can suggest a treatment. Apparently, not having my bike saddle high enough has caused pain in the right side of my right knee.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had an episode of food poisoning with vomiting and diarrhea. It lasted four hours. I live alone. I鈥檓 84, and in good health except for chronic atrial fibrillation and well-controlled high blood pressure.

Dear Dr. Roach: What can help a senior citizen with profound hearing loss? Many audiologists say a hearing aid can definitely help, but it seems it never happens.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a nursing student in my 30s and from the Philippines. As part of my testing, I had a skin test for tuberculosis, which was positive. I had a friend in the hospital recently with tuberculosis.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 87 and have survived melanoma, which is now under control. I garden, grow flowers and landscape daily. I keep busy two to three hours a day outside. But last week, I was winded from a 12-step steep staircase. I was amazed.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a very healthy 74-year-old male. I am not on any medications and enjoy normal blood pressure and great stats from my regular bloodwork. I weigh 140 pounds and have been exercising every day faithfully for decades.

Dear Dr. Roach: I ran across a recent article of yours about carotid artery stenosis. In this article you state that 鈥渢here is no miracle food, drink or supplement that can clear out arteries.鈥� This is actually not true. I鈥檇 like to point out Dr.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and being immobilized for several months. I was put on a blood thinner, and my ankle healed.

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent article on statins/strokes piqued my interest since you mentioned that statins might cause hemorrhagic strokes. My husband had a hemorrhagic stroke in 2014, cause unknown. The stroke caused aphasia and seizures.