Dr. Roach
Prevention the best treatment for frostbite
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: All my life I have skied. I live in a place where everyone does it, both downhill and cross-country. When I was young, I suffered from frostbite on the index finger of my right hand. The town doctor thought I would lose the finger, but I didn’t. It is still numb. My […]
Prevention the best treatment for frostbite
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: All my life I have skied. I live in a place where everyone does it, both downhill and cross-country. When I was young, I suffered from frostbite on the index finger of my right hand. The town doctor thought I would lose the finger, but I didn’t. It is still numb. My […]
Viruses cause most brain infections
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a friend in his late 70s who has been diagnosed with encephalitis. It’s been about three weeks, and he still doesn’t recognize people. He speaks a little, but very softly. He can’t feed himself. Presently, he’s in rehab at a hospital. What is the cause of encephalitis? How is it […]
Viruses cause most brain infections
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a friend in his late 70s who has been diagnosed with encephalitis. It’s been about three weeks, and he still doesn’t recognize people. He speaks a little, but very softly. He can’t feed himself. Presently, he’s in rehab at a hospital. What is the cause of encephalitis? How is it […]
Big-heartedness is not always desirable
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can anything be done for an enlarged heart? The doctor told my son, age 40, that the left side of his heart is enlarged. He wasn’t sure why it happened. They have not found a blockage, but he is having a catheter examination of his heart arteries in a few weeks. He […]
Big-heartedness is not always desirable
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Can anything be done for an enlarged heart? The doctor told my son, age 40, that the left side of his heart is enlarged. He wasn’t sure why it happened. They have not found a blockage, but he is having a catheter examination of his heart arteries in a few weeks. He […]
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter has accused me of not caring ab
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter has accused me of not caring about the environment. She complains that I flatulate more often than most individuals. Furthermore, she claims that the gas an individual passes contributes to global warming. Thus, she says that my passing of wind shows no concern for the environment. I don’t know if […]
Daughter blames mother for global warming
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My daughter has accused me of not caring about the environment. She complains that I flatulate more often than most individuals. Furthermore, she claims that the gas an individual passes contributes to global warming. Thus, she says that my passing of wind shows no concern for the environment. I don’t know if […]
Excessive sweating difficult to treat
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son had a vasectomy several years ago. Since then, and especially recently, he experiences body sweats. He is 49. The sweating is so bad that he drips with it, almost constantly. Could this have been caused by his vasectomy and a decrease of male hormone? His doctor has not taken this […]