Longtime cannabis user tests positive weeks after quitting

#MiddleburyCT #Health #CannabisUser DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old male who has used cannabis for 51 years. During that time span, I graduated from high school and college with ... Continue Reading →

Men with Factor V Leiden can still receive testosterone therapy

#MiddleburyCT #Health #TestosteroneTherapy #Dementia DEAR DR. ROACH: I have Factor V Leiden, but I have been wanting to do testosterone replacement therapy. I have heard that testosterone ... Continue Reading →

NAC supplement helps curb cravings to smoke

#MiddleburyCT #Health #NAC DEAR DR. ROACH: I’d like to have your thoughts on what value the NAC supplement may have in reducing cravings for marijuana or nicotine? I’m 73 ... Continue Reading →

Recreational tianeptine has potential for abuse

#MiddleburyCT #Tianeptine #Aspirin #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve been hearing about tianeptine being sold at gas stations. Is it really dangerous? – S.F. ANSWER: Like so many ... Continue Reading →

Statins and thiazides increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

#MiddleburyCT #statins #BloodSugar DEAR DR. ROACH: My question regards the results of my fasting glucose tests for the past couple of years. I am 81 and weigh around 150 pounds. The ... Continue Reading →

High vitamin doses can lead to vitamin toxicity

#MiddleburyCT #Health #VitaminToxicity #Colonoscopy DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with vitamin D toxicity, according to the blood work from a month ago – my result was 122 ... Continue Reading →

Statins do not increase risk of suicide in men over 60

#MiddleburyCT #Health #Statins #Osteopenia DEAR DR. ROACH: I have read that there is a correlation between the use of statins and suicide in men over 60, especially if they have suffered ... Continue Reading →

Bariatric surgery can be considered to keep weight off

#MiddleburyCT #Health #BariatricSurgery #PainMedication DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had a BMI over 40 for the last 20 years, and I have not been able to lose weight or keep the weight off. ... Continue Reading →

Chalazions continue to develop in both eyelids

#MiddleburyCT #Health #Chalazions DEAR DR. ROACH: Are oral antibiotics ever prescribed to treat chalazions, in addition to eye drops and ointment? I have had two this year for seemingly ... Continue Reading →

Family history of breast cancer prompts man to get examined

#MiddleburyCT #BreastCancer DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother and both of her sisters had breast cancer in their 30s, with my mother eventually passing after her third bout at age 43. They ... Continue Reading →