Q: I haven't felt like my usual self lately. I've been anxious and dizzy and light-headed. I also have nightmares and trouble sleeping.   Read More »

Q: I would like you to help me with an awful symptom. Over the last three months, I have been sick to my stomach, just like I am going to throw up. I went to my doctor and to a specialist and they both said that I had   Read More »

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Until he started coughing up blood in the shower one morning, Dr. Craig Tifford felt fine. So fine he ignored the first coughing episode as a "freak thing.   Read More »

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This is part two of a two-part feature on spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease that affects the very young. Part one ran on Sunday.   Read More »

Q: I was very hesitant to write to you, but I cannot wait any longer. The problem I want your advice on is complicated. I may be out of my way here. I talked it over with my husband and we both think   Read More »

Q: My cholesterol numbers: total cholesterol, 125; LDL, 69; HDL, 32; and triglycerides, 119. My liver enzymes have been slightly high for years, and I have recently been diagnosed   Read More »