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Your Good Health: Older couple not taking medication puzzled by blood-pressure advice
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is 75. I am 68. Our family doctor says that our blood pressure average is fine at 140/80 with no medicine. We thought it should be 120/70, but he says the limit is higher for seniors in order to decrease falls.
May 23, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Sexually active man with herpes, 75, can spread virus despite precautions
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old male in excellent health who is sexually active. During my 30s, I was exposed to the herpes virus 2, but recurrences now are extremely rare and mild.
May 22, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Statins won鈥檛 raise risk of cancer, studies say
Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with high LDL cholesterol 20 years ago. I have been taking higher statin doses and now take Crestor 20 mg.
May 21, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Doctors, nurses are a team, rely on each other
Dear Dr. Roach: I recently read in a magazine that it would be better to contact a registered nurse over a physician assistant for medical questions. I was surprised. Just what is the hierarchy below a doctor? How about a nurse practitioner? P.H.
May 16, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Prostate medication side-effects worry man
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old male who has been on tamsulosin for years, but it is not helping much. A recent CT scan showed my prostate at 6.2 centimetre transverse measurement. My urologist suggests taking Avodart to shrink it.
May 15, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Woman, 77, skeptical of fatty liver diagnosis
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman. I am five feet, two inches tall and weigh 107 pounds. I take no medication. When I went to the doctor last week, he found that my alkaline phosphatase was 176, my ALT 10, and my AST 11.
May 14, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Genetics counsellor could guide woman through neuropathy test
Dear Dr. Roach: I have a 30-year-old daughter who is concerned about Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. Her maternal grandmother has the condition. My daughter is interested in having a genetic test for the condition to learn if she is susceptible.
May 10, 2019 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Having C. diff infection is not a terminal diagnosis
Dear Dr. Roach: In December, I developed an abscess in my jaw from food getting caught in my tooth. I went to see a dentist who prescribed clindamycin and metronidazole. I came down with a case of C. difficile.
May 9, 2019 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Wide-ranging strategy needed to control chronic coughing
Dear Dr. Roach: For months, I have had a persistent cough that I have been unable to get help with. I saw an allergist about three years ago and was told I am allergic to dust mites (I understand a large number of people fit into this category).
May 8, 2019 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Why a new doctor needs to know your medical history
Dear Dr. Roach: I am 77 years old. When I go to a new doctor, there is always that past history form to fill out.
May 7, 2019 4:20 AM
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