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Your Good Health: Epley manoeuvre offers some relief from vertigo

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.
Your Good Health: High use of antibiotics raises risk for everyone

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鈥檛 heard before: 鈥淭he antibiotics will be more effective when you do choose to use them.
Your Good Health: Woman with acid reflux considers LINX surgery

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.
Your Good Health: Older couple not taking medication puzzled by blood-pressure advice

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.
Your Good Health: Sexually active man with herpes, 75, can spread virus despite precautions

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.
Your Good Health: Statins won鈥檛 raise risk of cancer, studies say

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.
Your Good Health: Doctors, nurses are a team, rely on each other

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.
Your Good Health: Prostate medication side-effects worry man

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.
Your Good Health: Woman, 77, skeptical of fatty liver diagnosis

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.
Your Good Health: Genetics counsellor could guide woman through neuropathy test

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.