http://nwherald.comThe latest news from the nwherald.com websiteen-usDear Dr. Gott: I am a 73-year-old female on no regular medications. I recently noticed a burning sensation on my face near my right eye. Within a day or so, my eyelid started swelling and became red and painful. I immediately called my physician and was seen that same day. I was diagnosed with shingles of the eye. The doctor gave me eye drops and pills to take every day. She said because I had come in before the infection had taken a real hold, I should expect to get better within a few weeks. Thankfully, I did, but it was painful.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_9eum9tpxt5m69ajoxl0x0q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_9eum9tpxt5m69ajoxl0x0q/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: I’m 32 and a “large girl.” I am also intelligent, witty and fun to be around. I make friends wherever I go. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_x55tqtwftlwi14pixjttma/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_x55tqtwftlwi14pixjttma/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: Will you please describe what happens to a person when he or she suffers from hypothermia? Then describe what happens to people when they eat hot peppers. I wonder why they don’t use hot peppers to rewarm a hypothermic person quickly.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_au_lojhmrsmh4a8nlqdfw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_au_lojhmrsmh4a8nlqdfw/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: Is there anything wrong with having a lover solely for the purpose of sex? He is grieving for his late wife (my best friend), and I am separated from my husband. We’re both lonely and have supported each other through our pain. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_ejjzwxishkqm259ugvj6q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/18/r_ejjzwxishkqm259ugvj6q/index.xmlThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: What do you know about carnitine deficiency? I have lived with he diagnosis of cerebral palsy all my life and now am told my symptoms were likely misdiagnosed. Instead, I have GA-1 subtype of carnitine deficiency. Now, my doctor wants me to take two levocarnitine pills, 330 milligram, a day for the rest of my life. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/17/r_syr5wcg4r9ouydrubdtyqa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/17/r_syr5wcg4r9ouydrubdtyqa/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: When my husband and I married two years ago, we both wanted children. I am having second thoughts now. We recently discovered that there’s a genetic disorder on one side of the family, and it scares me to think we may not have a healthy child.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/17/r_wuryhhhaqwasqhvx3ahhhq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/17/r_wuryhhhaqwasqhvx3ahhhq/index.xmlWed, 18 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: In your response to the letter from “ ‘Cougar’ in New York” (Sept. 3), you invited your male readers to share their thoughts. Abby, cougars are nothing new. They’re simply out of the closet.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/13/r_coevjccesp64_bnth58u3a/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/13/r_coevjccesp64_bnth58u3a/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: I read your column about the 72-year-old man with ALS. My husband, also 72, was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The physicians were not positive but indicated he had the earmarks for it. His death certificate lists CJD as the cause. The family anticipated an autopsy after his death, but it was not allowed because the coroners refused to do it due to the seriousness of CJD. Without the autopsy we are not sure of the actual cause of death. The disease progressed rapidly, leaving no time to arrange things. He was not allowed to die with any degree of dignity. After his death it was even worse due to the seriousness of CJD. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/13/r_jvtrfx1bsf6yqsq6husq8g/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/13/r_jvtrfx1bsf6yqsq6husq8g/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTPolitics. Religion. Baby names.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/16/r_hy_6v6koq4ca8bjcnsvcxa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/16/r_hy_6v6koq4ca8bjcnsvcxa/index.xmlTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: My wife of 25 years, in an effort to get me to stop smoking, refuses to have sex until I quit. It’s been more than a year since we made love. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_e3ropoi9slm_fbt0t4t0w/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_e3ropoi9slm_fbt0t4t0w/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with a high potassium level. I was told to add salt to more foods. I was also given a list of foods not to eat, including dried figs, molasses, seaweed, dates, prunes, nuts, avocados, lima beans, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, winter squash, beets, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, bananas, cantaloupe, kiwis, oranges, mangoes, beef, pork, veal, lamb, bran cereals, wheat germ and much, much more. Can you tell me what I can eat?http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_nomowhqirjsqi2dsmtheja/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_nomowhqirjsqi2dsmtheja/index.xmlMon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: On a Sunday afternoon in late September, I got hopelessly lost trying to find O’Hare Airport in Chicago. I pulled off the interstate at a neighborhood exit and asked a man parked at the curb for directions. He was Hispanic, and there was a bit of a language barrier, but he and his sister offered to lead me there. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_fztojh50qi6qp09krrmow/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_fztojh50qi6qp09krrmow/index.xmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: Will you write about bipolar? What is it, and why do some people get it? Is there medication that helps?http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_xyw8iykdqvs4e5in_p2q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_xyw8iykdqvs4e5in_p2q/index.xmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTA tree’s trunk is one of the key areas involved in assessing tree health. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/12/r_cpgpeoo7skskvipxgbehwa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/12/r_cpgpeoo7skskvipxgbehwa/index.xmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTWhen they’re younger, the milestones are more obvious.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/12/r_ip825xv8qos2mooe9qqjeg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/12/r_ip825xv8qos2mooe9qqjeg/index.xmlSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: I’m a 14-year-old boy. I went to a party last weekend and some people pressured me to do some uncomfortable stuff. Can you advise me – and other teens – how to handle peer pressure? – Ashamed in Illinoishttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_ioygdyqoqbwqquca87sfq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_ioygdyqoqbwqquca87sfq/index.xmlSat, 14 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: Could you please address the causes and cures for Morton’s neuroma of the foot? Is surgery the ultimate answer? If so, how effective and safe is it?http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_s7ntaaclqzmvd5g16vzqzg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_s7ntaaclqzmvd5g16vzqzg/index.xmlSat, 14 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: I am an 87-year-old male in good health for my age. My main problem is sleep, or rather, a lack of it. I get the most sleep in a La-Z-Boy chair because when I get into bed, I can’t stay more than a few minutes most times. I get up to go to my chair, get two or three hours sleep, wake up, go to bed, and ultimately get a couple of hours sleep. My doctor can’t say what is wrong. http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_782k8xugslieqaxy3bhbmq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_782k8xugslieqaxy3bhbmq/index.xmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Abby: I am a 79-year-old recent widow. Shortly after I was married I had a brief, intense affair with a man at work. I’ll call him “Earl.”http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_ndln6rpwqaqkreen0hll0q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_ndln6rpwqaqkreen0hll0q/index.xmlFri, 13 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTDear Dr. Gott: My 72-year-old husband has been seeing his urologist for several years for an enlarged prostate. He had burning during elimination, ran slight temperatures due to infections, and problems urinating due to the swelling.http://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_utubyx6vqtm_zshwnvrbsg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/columnists/columns/2009/11/11/r_utubyx6vqtm_zshwnvrbsg/index.xmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMT