DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: What causes hemorrhoids? I have one that hangs out. I use hemorroidal cream to keep away the burning. I cannot find a doctor in the town where I live who treats hemorrhoids. What can I do to remedy it? — R.B. ANSWER: Hemorrhoids are bands of anal tissue containing arteries, […]

DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: My problem is with my diuretic, indapamide 2.5 mg. My doctor told me that I have a normal prostate enlargement for my age. I am 80, and I take the indapamide once daily. My problem is that I seem to urinate very often, because the prostate only allows a little […]

DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: We would like to know about sepsis. In the past several years, we know of five or six people who have died from it. Our 20-year-old son had it and survived. Where does the germ come from? Does one become ill immediately? Do street drugs cause a person to be […]

DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: My wife and I face a dilemma. Her aortic valve is narrowed and needs replacement. We have two options: transcatheter replacement of the valve, or cracking the breastbone open to reach the valve. Most of the articles we have read suggest the catheter approach. My wife’s cardiologist said that method […]

BEGINNING THIS WEEK, DR. KEITH ROACH WILL BE ADDED TO THE BYLINE OF TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH. DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: I am 84 years old, and I have been diagnosed with a carotid artery bulb. It seems to be growing with time. I have had an ultrasound of the artery, and the only […]

BEGINNING THIS WEEK, DR. KEITH ROACH WILL BE ADDED TO THE BYLINE OF TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH. DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: Will you please do a column on shingles? I have gone through 12 weeks of the nastiest, worst illness possible. I never hear anything on TV about it. — J.C. ANSWER: I’ll have […]

BEGINNING THIS WEEK, DR. KEITH ROACH WILL BE ADDED TO THE BYLINE OF TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH. DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: I am 80 years old and in the past few years developed two or three warts on my fingers. I had them burned off by a doctor. He said they might come back, […]

BEGINNING THIS WEEK, DR. KEITH ROACH WILL BE ADDED TO THE BYLINE OF TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH. DEAR DRS. DONOHUE AND ROACH: Please give me new medicine information for psoriasis. I break out on my scalp very bad, and also on my face, back, chest and arms. It’s slowly getting worse. Sometimes my skin is […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have type 2 diabetes and check my blood sugar every morning before breakfast. It’s usually in the 125 mg/dl (6.9 mmol/L) to 150 (8.3) range. When I have my blood sugar checked at the lab, they tell me to fast before taking the test. My AIC is in the 6.2 to […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 49. My main problem is dandruff. I have had this problem for 26 years. It even occurs in my beard, mustache and ear canal. I have used Head and Shoulders and Nizoral shampoos, and also beer as a shampoo. I hope you have some suggestions for me. — T.S. ANSWER: […]