DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been hearing about Legionnaires' disease. What is it? How's it spread? Can it really be spread through windshield wipers? — D.G. ANSWER: Legionnaires' disease is a pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophilia. It was first described in 1976, when an outbreak killed 34 ...
Editor's Note: ANNIE LANE IS OFF TODAY. THE FOLLOWING COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED IN 2018. Dear Annie: I recently turned 27 and feel as if life is just passing me by. I try so many different things to find career opportunities and to meet other people but nothing leads to anything, and I ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister died about a month ago. We were very close, and I was with her when she died of a brief but serious illness. The day after, I felt completely unbalanced. I had brain fog and nausea, which comes and goes, as well as extreme exhaustion and tinnitus. I saw my general ...
Editor's note: Annie Lane is off today. The following column was previously released in 2018 Dear Annie: My granddaughter, "Melanie," thinks that she has a half-sister 24 years younger. Melanie believes that her father, long divorced from her mother, was asked by his former unattached ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 77-year-old woman with degenerative disc disease. I had an L4 microdiscectomy surgery in 2020, but I still have chronic pain in my lower back. Although I do core strengthening exercises with physical therapy (which helps), I'm still in daily pain. I've been seeing ...
Editor's note: ANNIE LANE IS OFF TODAY. THE FOLLOWING COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY RELEASED IN 2018. Dear Annie: On a yearly basis, my employer recognizes employees who have dedicated 10, 15, 20, etc. years of service as well as individuals who are retiring. These employees have their names ...
