Tag: health

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy 70-year-old woman. The only prescription medication I take is for dry eyes. I recently visited my new primary physician for the first time, and she had me do…

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 74-year-old female who smoked a pack a day for 40-plus years, having quit smoking about 18 years ago. As a precaution, I asked my primary doctor to order a screening…

Humboldt Fitness Center director Kelli Frazell, center, cuts a ribbon to officially open the facility Tuesday afternoon. She’s surrounded by the center’s board members, Humboldt Chamber of Commerce members, B&W Trailer Hitch officials, fitness center…

Dear Dr. Roach: How are sleep apnea, sighing and heart failure related? Recently, I was told that I have severe sleep apnea and that I must use a CPAP machine. I have noticed that during…

Dear Dr. Roach: Recently, some friends and I thought about taking OTC motion sickness tabs every day, even when not boating. Then, we’d always be ready for any motion sickness situations. It seems like a…

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Susan Haynes used to have panic attacks seven times a day. Sometimes, she would fall out of her chair. Sometimes, she would stop breathing. “I could just fall down, just collapse…

Gov. Cuomo did New York’s women a vital service last week signing legislation creating a new maternal mortality review board, a panel of experts that will examine why so many mothers still die from pregnancy-related…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas health department says insurance company Aetna is at risk of losing its $1-billion-a-year contract with the state’s Medicaid program. The Kansas City Star reports the agency gave Aetna 10…

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m an 82-year-old man, taking 10 mg of atorvastatin daily. My HDL is 85, and my LDL is 46. I recently read that people with low LDL cholesterol levels might have increased…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 65, and my lady friend is 60. We are still sexually active. However, intercourse is uncomfortable and painful for her. I’ve found a website that talks about a laser procedure…