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
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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
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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 →
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 →
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