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Patient with risk of breast cancer questions safety of yearly MRI

Patient with risk of breast cancer questions safety of yearly MRI

Patient with risk of breast cancer questions safety of yearly MRI

News Staff
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
DEAR DR. ROACH: Due to a slight genetic risk of breast cancer (my Tyrer-Cuzick Model score was 20.6 percent), my doctor wants me to get breast MRIs with contrast annually. I am concerned about long-term exposure to the gadolinium-based contrast dye.
Sheriff’s Corner

Sheriff’s Corner

Sheriff’s Corner

Your Sheriff, Mike Shea
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
My hopes are that everyone enjoyed a safe and happy Easter weekend. With that said, yes it’s spring time and the tax season deadline is upon us. The SCAM calls have already started about a previous tax filing that you’ve done that wasn’t legitimate.
Our Dickensian border policy

Our Dickensian border policy

Our Dickensian border policy

News Staff
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
“ I became, at ten years old, a little labouring hind in the service of Murdstone and Grinby.” Thus relates David Copperfield in the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. Of course, Dickens was a crusader against the exploitation of children.
NAC supplement helps curb cravings to smoke

NAC supplement helps curb cravings to smoke

NAC supplement helps curb cravings to smoke

News Staff
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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 and have been smoking marijuana daily since I was 21. Now I’m quitting for health reasons.
MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

MOMENTS IN TIME

News Staff
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
On April 1, 1999, David Smith was arrested and charged with originating the “Melissa” email virus, which infected more than a million computers worldwide and caused more than $80 million in damage.
Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

Statins and thiazides acutely increase blood sugar, risk of diabetes

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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 medications I am taking concern me, with relevance to the A1C levels of my quarterly blood work.
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