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Your Good Health: Heart failure due to infection can be treated

Dear Dr. Roach: My son-in-law had Guillain-Barre as a child, and is now 39 and a new father. He ...

Your Good Health: Nightly bathroom visits leave woman exhausted

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman who suffered with urinary tract infections until my ...

Your Good Health: Over-the-counter remedies fail to cure toenail fungus

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been bothered by the fungi on my toenails — eight of them! I tried every ...

Your Good Health: White blood cell count a case for the hematologist

Dear Dr. Roach: In 2017, my white blood cell count was 8.9 and my lymphocytes were 3.2. My recent...

Your Good Health: Severe COPD increases risk from surgery

Dear Dr. Roach: I just found out that my dad has an abdominal aortic aneurysm that measures 4.7 ...

Your Good Health: Low-back pain escalates to sciatica, then crisis

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old woman. I started to have mild low-back pain a year ago, and ...

Your Good Health: Urologist’s office demands sample for no reason

Dear Dr. Roach: My urologist’s receptionist asks every person to leave a urine sample for testing...

Your Good Health: OK to use allergy drug that improves sleep

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 58-year-old male with seasonal allergies. I often take the generic versions...

Your Good Health: Burning feet linked to prediabetes

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is a 50-year-old prediabetic who has recently experienced burning feet...

Your Good Health: Anxieties lowered, raised by taking SSRI drugs

Dear Dr. Roach: After several years of acting as a caretaker for my ailing parents, I found ...

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