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		<title><![CDATA[Eye Surgeon Leaves The Choice Of Anesthesia Up To The Patient]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm 78 years old and in pretty good health. I walk 3 miles four times a week, bike 8 miles once a week, and lift weights twice a week. Besides eye drops for glaucoma, the only medication I take is 20 mg of lovastatin each day. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4282030</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reader Maintains That Gabapentin Altered Parents' Mental States]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: You have commented on gabapentin before. This seems to be a miracle drug that they're giving out to everyone for everything. However, I'm absolutely convinced that this drug made both of my parents crazy. Both were given ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4281389</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elderly Man's Unable To Form Words After Extreme Sun Exposure]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm an 82-year-old man with osteoporosis, a pacemaker, and a vegetable garden, which I worked in yesterday for 5 hours in the extreme heat. I consumed a large bottle of ice water. When I came back into the cool house, I was ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4280622</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tardive Dyskinesia In Woman Might Actually Be A Familial Tremor]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 66-year-old retired female who's trying to keep active. My neurologist thinks that I may have tardive dyskinesia (TD), for which I tried Ingrezza, but I experienced heaviness in my chest. I've tried meds, vestibular therapy...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4279845</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frequent Mris And Cancer Surveillance Cause Patient Anxiety]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm writing to seek your perspective on a diagnosis that has caused me significant anxiety. A recent incidental finding on an MRI, followed by an endoscopic ultrasound, revealed a cluster of several small cysts (3-7 mm) in my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4278944</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Learn More About Legionnaires' Disease And How It's Spread]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been hearing about Legionnaires' disease. What is it? How's it spread? Can it really be spread through windshield wipers? -- D.G.

ANSWER: Legionnaires' disease is a pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophilia. It was first ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4276749</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woman With Back Pain Inquires About Strengthening Devices]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 77-year-old woman with degenerative disc disease. I had an L4 microdiscectomy surgery in 2020, but I still have chronic pain in my lower back. Although I do core strengthening exercises with physical therapy (which helps), ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4276205</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acute Grief Reaction Occurs In Sibling Who Lost Their Sister]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister died about a month ago. We were very close, and I was with her when she died of a brief but serious illness. The day after, I felt completely unbalanced. I had brain fog and nausea, which comes and goes, as well as ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4275465</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shingles Patient Doesn't Experience Pain Due To Vaccination]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was reading your recent column about shingles. Several years ago, I contracted shingles, even after getting the shingles vaccine. It hit me in my left eye, so I went to my eye doctor. (I wasn't sure what the problem was.) He ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4274652</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man Wants To Treat Arthritis With Gae, Rather Than Knee Surgery]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 74-year-old male who's in otherwise excellent health. However, I have severe arthritis in my knees to the point where it keeps me up at night. I keep reading about this treatment called GAE (genicular artery embolization), ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4273796</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High-Dose Statin Appears To Be Too Much For Cholesterol Patient]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a preemployment physical for my current position as a firefighter/EMT back in January. I had another preemployment physical for a new position with the fire department last month, and both physicians suggested a statin ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4271606</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medical Therapy Is Called For With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a physically active 75-year-old man. I'm taking atorvastatin, losartan and amlodipine. During my annual physical in January 2025, my physician noticed a heart murmur. I had an echocardiogram done in February 2025 that showed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4271049</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Intense Heaviness In Chest Snowballs Into Traumatic Experience]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a very unpleasant experience a few days ago, and I'd like your opinion. I am 90 years old and was awakened early in the morning with an extreme heaviness in my chest. I have a concierge physician, and they told me that if I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4270352</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dermatologist Prescribes Metformin For Woman's Skin Rash]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a skin rash (granuloma annulare), and my dermatologist said that there really isn't a cure for it. It's in various areas of my body -- my upper back, my trunk (mostly in areas where garments hit), and a few other places. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4269532</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starches Should Be A Modest Part Of A Mixed Meal]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 77-year-old man who's prediabetic. I was told by a longtime diabetic that sugar (candy, soda, cake, etc.) doesn't need to be avoided -- just carbohydrates such as pasta, potatoes, etc. I was surprised to hear this. Is it ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4268677</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/10/2026</pubDate>
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