DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 76-year-old Caucasian male who's in excellent health. (Or so I thought.) Recently, my cardiologist suggested a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test, and my score was a frightening 1,241! I'm now extremely concerned about my heart health. I've been extremely active all my ...
Dear Heloise: Every skincare company claims to have the perfect solution to staying young, but the truth is that lines and wrinkles are going to show up sooner or later. For many people, plastic surgery, skin peels and $200 creams are out of reach and might not do anything to remove the lines ...
Today is Thursday, July 23, the 204th day of 2026. There are 161 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 23, 1967, deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that led to five ...
The beginning of Mercury retrograde was about revisiting, rethinking and revising. The end of this Mercury retrograde is about releasing. And while it would be nice if everything would just be solved, in perfect working order and super easy from here on out, that's not really the point. The ...
Dear Annie: My mom and I have always been close. I'm 35 now, but we talk almost every day, even though she's in Virginia, where I grew up, and I moved to Washington state after college. We make an effort to see each other as much as possible, but of course, it's never enough. Recently, a work ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 57-year-old man, and I've had Crohn's disease since I was a child. For the past 18 years, I've managed it quite successfully with 6-MP, budesonide and Xifaxan. For the past five years in particular, I've been in perfect health. My C-reactive protein (CRP) test was under 5 ...
