Dear Annie: I'm a 36-year-old woman who's always been the "go-to" friend for emotional support. I don't mind being there for people — I genuinely care — but lately it's starting to wear me down. My closest friend, "Julia," has been going through a tough time with her marriage for the past ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm planning on getting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for my knee (due to arthritis and years of previous steroid/gel injections) as well as my large toe joint (due to a bone spur removal three years ago). The most recent bone spur removal left very rough bone, causing periodic ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: How much vitamin B12 should I take as a diabetic? — T.H. ANSWER: Many people have strong feelings that vitamin B12 can dramatically improve their health, but it only helps to take vitamin B12 if you are deficient. Vitamin B12 deficiency isn't too common. Still, there are a few situations where supplemental vitamin B12 should be considered, and two of them are specific for people with diabetes. People with Type 1 diabetes, which usually presents itself during childhood, are at a high risk for other autoimmune diseases, including pernicious anemia -- an autoimmune ...
Dear Annie: Thank you for your strong and thoughtful letter about keeping relationship details private. I have noticed there seems to be a kind of unspoken "girl code" that makes some women feel it's perfectly acceptable to ask personal questions about someone's sex life — as if those ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 78 years old. Breast cancer runs in my family, and I am one of the lucky ones who had a lump that was caught early through an annual mammogram. I had a partial mastectomy, which entailed the surgical removal of a lump about the size of a pea. I underwent 14 days of ...
Dear Annie: I recently moved into a small building with only eight apartments. Just three days after moving in, I was in a serious car accident that left me hospitalized for two weeks. I'm now back home recovering and on medical leave from work. Unfortunately, instead of a quiet, supportive ...
