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Your Good Health: You’re suspectible to HPV at any age
Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column stating that the HPV vaccine is recommended up to age 45. Are people older than 45 years no longer susceptible to HPV? Asking for a 52-year-old friend (who thinks he’s Wolverine). C.F.
Jun 14, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Prostate screening has benefits, risks
Dear Dr. Roach: Every year, I used to get a physical, which included a prostate exam as well as blood tests with PSA. When my doctor retired, I had a hard time finding a new one I liked.
Jun 13, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Eccentric, concentric LVH explained
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Jun 12, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Tardive dyskinesia — prevention better than medications
Dear Dr. Roach: I have a 67-year-old sister who has several medical issues. One of the more uncommon is called tardive dyskinesia. Most people have never heard of this, myself included, until my sister came down with it.
Jun 11, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Psyllium husks ‘safe’ for long-term usage
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old woman who takes no medications. I have had two cases of diverticulitis, neither of which required hospitalization. I tend toward constipation.
Jun 6, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Woman with low weight should see dietitian
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a woman in my 60s and have always had trouble sustaining my weight. I have frequent thorough checkups because I had cancer in the past, but no problems have been identified.
Jun 5, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Cancer-treatment effects on libido worry woman, 68
Dear Dr. Roach: I have a dilemma. I’m a 68-year-old, sexually active woman just diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer (1.2 centimetre, tumour grade 1, ER and PR positive, HER2 negative, Ki67 at five per cent-10 per cent).
Jun 4, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Epley manoeuvre offers some relief from vertigo
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old man in excellent physical health. The only issue I have is occasional bouts of vertigo. These episodes started when I was about 44 years old.
May 31, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: High use of antibiotics raises risk for everyone
Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you made a point about antibiotic overuse that I hadn’t heard before: “The antibiotics will be more effective when you do choose to use them.
May 30, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Woman with acid reflux considers LINX surgery
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 78-year-old female who has suffered from acid reflux for many years and has been taking Prilosec (omeprazole) for at least 15 years. I have heard that it is not meant for longtime use.
May 29, 2019 4:20 AM
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