Health Care

To Your Good Health: Testosterone Has Legitimate Uses, but Use Caution

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Dear Dr. Roach: Could you help explain the preponderance of testosterone-enhancing drugs that I see advertised lately for “low male libido?” Do they contain anabolic steroids, and if so, shouldn’t they be prescribed under the strictest medical supervision and for reasons other than “low male libido?” — L.R. Answer: It depends on which type of advertisement you’re referencing. There are two. The first is the actual prescribed testosterone, which used …

Hanover Police Kill Two Raccoons Found to Have Rabies

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hanover — Two rabid raccoons were found and destroyed last week in Hanover. Police responded to two separate complaints on different days of “strange acting” raccoons 6.5 miles apart — one at Fern Lane and the other at Quail Drive — Hanover Police Capt. Frank Moran said. “It’s pretty disturbing,” Moran said, referring to what it’s like to see a rabid animal. “Generally …

You Should Consider Quality of Life When Evaluating Medication Use

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Dear Dr. Roach: Several years ago my husband received a stent for a 99 percent blockage. What had kept him alive was a network of collateral arteries, thanks to a lifelong high level of exercise. His cardiologist put him on Crestor, and he became an old man before his time — muscle cramps, muscle weakness to the point that he was unable to …