Articles by Dr. Keith Roach
Dear Dr. Roach: I was reading your recent column about shingles. Several years ago, I contracted shingles, even after getting the shingles vaccine. It hit me in my left eye, so I went to my eye doctoοΏ½...
Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 74-year-old male who's in otherwise excellent health. However, I have severe arthritis in my knees to the point where it keeps me up at night. I keep reading about this treatmenοΏ½...
Dear Dr. Roach: A few years ago, at the age of 65, I was hospitalized and in critical condition with a calcium score of 14 mg/dL. After many tests, the diagnosis was hypercalcemia. After a 10-day hosοΏ½...
Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but my rheumatologist hasn't been helpful in finding a medication that I'm not allergic to for alleviating joint pain. (I seem to be alοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Im curious about peptides. I read that theyre incredible health cures and effective at lowering weight and high cholesterol. People say that major pharmaceutical companies are suppresοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Im a 75-year-old woman whos in very good health. Since my early 50s, Ive had issues with my cholesterol. My doctor has put me on several statins that caused very sore joints and musclοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I want to know what you think about vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), both the surgically implanted type as well as the external noninvasive device for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and otheοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: About eight months ago, I was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in my right knee. Over the course of six months, I received physical therapy and two cortisone shots and had fluid drainedοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently underwent skin scratch testing for food allergies. I was shocked that among the positive findings was peanuts. I have eaten peanuts all of my life (Im 55) and have never haοΏ½...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has been suffering from tinnitus for a couple of years now. His primary care physician referred him to an audiologist. He isnt a candidate for a hearing aid and has basicalοΏ½...
