Asthma strikes at any age

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Isn't it odd to come down with asthma at age 66? They tell me I have it. I had a cough that started this...

When to have surgery for hiatal hernia?

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor suggests I have surgery for my hiatal hernia. Medicines haven't helped me. I saw the recommended surgeon, and he wants to do...

Diet can often lower triglycerides

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Every year I see my doctor, and every year he says the same thing to me: "Your triglycerides are too high. Lose some weight." That's...

Fluid around heart can disturb blood pumping

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: About a week ago, I had a little chest pain and became a bit short of breath. Neither bothered me all that much, but I saw my doctor....

Too many platelets can cause bleeding

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 57-year-old man who thought he was in good health. I've never smoked, I rarely drink and I exercise...

Prevent deconditioning by periodizing

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have devised a training schedule that I think is legitimate. I exercise hard for two months, both lifting...

Genes have a hand in stone formation

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I come from a family of six girls, and I am the youngest. My five sisters all have had gallstones and...

Pseudogout looks like gout but isn't

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: All of a sudden my left knee blew up on me. It was swollen, red and hot. My family doctor thought it...

Progress made in treatment of multiple sclerosis

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother-in-law has multiple sclerosis. She is pretty active. She keeps house for her husband and herself;...

Roseola a common and usually harmless infection

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I live in the far north, where deep snow stays until late spring. This past winter my 16-month-old son...

Peripheral artery disease common in older ages

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: A commercial I saw on TV had a grandparent and grandchild talking about peripheral artery disease. It...

Abnormal heartbeats often the cause of death in young athletes

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: This is the hardest letter I have ever written. My 23-year-old grandson died. He was on a treadmill at...

Colds don't interfere with infant care

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband and I have recently become full-time baby sitters for our grandchildren. We often have colds...

Surgery was treatment for one kind of infertility

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am writing in regard to the letter from the woman diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome.    ...

Where do liver abscesses come from?

       DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had two abscesses in my liver. After nine days in the hospital, where I was on high doses of antibiotics,...

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