DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 65-year-old and otherwise healthy male. After spending the past five years believing that my trembling hands were the result of essential tremor, a second DaT (dopamine transporter) scan (the first one was misread, I guess) and a neurologist at a teaching institution ...
By ANNIE LANE Syndicated columnist Dear Annie: When my husband and I first got married, he made it clear that his mother would always be welcome to visit whenever she wanted since she lives far away. Over the years, she has come three or four times annually, often staying for a week at ...
By KEITH ROACH, M.D. Syndicated columnist Dear Dr. Roach: I have been suffering from strong pain on my left knee for a long time. An MRI was performed, which showed an “extensive degenerative tear throughout the body and a posterior horn of the medial meniscus.” It also showed a ...
By HELOISE Syndicated columnist 2-in-1 hint Dear Heloise: In the Advocate in Louisiana, I saw two recommendations in your column that I’d like to add to: First, wooden cutting boards have been proven to be the safest option for cutting boards. Detailed tests conducted by at least two universities show that wooden boards remain safe and bacteria-free with minimal upkeep. Just wash them in soapy water as you would any dish or pot. An occasional rubdown with common mineral oil is a cheap and easy way to keep them from drying out. Second, boric acid powder is, indeed, a great ...
Dear Annie: My husband works in the family business alongside his father, his brother-in-law, and sometimes his brother and cousin. He is a generous, hardworking man who would give the shirt off his back for his family. Unfortunately, they seem to take advantage of that generosity. Despite ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my "borderline" cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned that although statins are thought to reduce the chance of a cardiovascular event by up to 50%, ...
