DEAR DR. ROACH: What are your thoughts on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women? I've heard that the results that essentially stopped HRT for decades were flawed in their interpretation. Is this correct? If so, are there new recommendations for women to start HRT? I am a 63-year-old ...
Monday, Nov. 10 marks 50 years since Lake Superior claimed the 729-foot iron ore freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew of 29. Historic records reveal more than 350 ships litter Lake Superior’s bottom. The lake’s average depth is 433 feet with the deepest recorded at 1,333 feet. The ...
Dear Annie: I'm 73, and my wife is 74. We've been married for 53 years and have never spent a night apart due to marital conflict. Admittedly, each of us may have spent a night or two on the couch, but my point here is that I think we're still happily married. The problem is that we've not ...
Dear Annie: I recently moved into a new townhome, and for the most part, I love it here. It's quiet, cozy and exactly what I wanted for this next chapter of my life. That is, until my new neighbors moved in upstairs. It's a couple with a dog. The dog is an angel — never barks, never causes ...
Dear Annie: My husband, "Keith," and I have been married for 12 years. We've always been a team when it comes to parenting our two kids, ages 9 and 6, but lately I've noticed a shift. Keith has become increasingly harsh with them, especially our oldest, "Ben." He'll snap over small things — ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: My son is 32 years old and developed a superficial blood clot in his arm near the elbow. They tested him for the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, and he is positive and heterozygous. They put him on blood thinners. I went and got tested. I tested positive and am homozygous, ...
