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		<title><![CDATA[Woman's Persistent Spinal Pain After Surgery Fails To Improve]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife is suffering from a failed back surgery that was caused by a neurosurgeon. The operation was four years ago, and she also had a spine stimulator that was implanted three years ago. Her pain management doctor said that she...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4198843</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Neither Beer Nor Soft Drinks Are Recommended For Your Health]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: What's better for your health: beer (light or full) or soft drinks (sugar or sugarless)? And why? -- W.C.G.

ANSWER: Neither alcoholic drinks nor sweetened beverages are on my list of recommended beverages. Alcohol has many ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4164043</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Man Underestimates Chewing Tobacco's Influence On His Health]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has neuropathy in his feet. He is otherwise healthy, exercises daily, maintains his weight, and eats healthy. My concern is that he uses chewing tobacco. He insists that it doesn't have a negative influence on his ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4140257</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Opiate Prescriptions For Pain Don't Provide Relief To Patient]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have horrible neck, shoulder, back and hip pain, which are all from different traumas. I've been seeing a pain doctor for the past 14 years. I started out taking 5 mg of Vicodin and 4 mg of trazodone. Over the years, my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4100228</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Mental Illness, Homelessness And Crime Intersect]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I've seen a number of stories lately about people who've been arrested for behavior that doesn't seem to be criminal, but the behavior is odd. Some of these people are homeless, and I wonder if they are mentally ill and aren't ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4094282</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Explaining The Increase In Risk When It Comes To Certain Drugs]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please explain the percentages that are given when a study indicates an increase for a particular risk? For example, say a person with mild coronary artery disease is at an increased risk of having a heart attack when ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4093573</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Giving An Overview of Ultrasonography with IV Imaging]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR DR. ROACH: My primary care physician scheduled me for a cardio stress test and ultrasonography with intravenous "microsphere" imaging. I'm slightly concerned about the term "microsphere." Is this a safe procedure? Are there any complications ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4092701</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Positive HPV Test Sparks Panic Due To A Lack Of Explanation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 61-year-old retired African-American woman. This past week, I just had a Pap smear (I hadn't had one since 2021) and was told that it was positive for human papillomavirus (HPV). I'm upset because I was celibate from 2021-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4091577</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High Cortisol Causes Patient To Feel Awful Amid Normal Tests]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I've been feeling just awful. My doctor put me through the normal tests, and all were good. A neurologist recommended that I get a cortisol test. I did, and it showed a high cortisol level. I'd never heard of this. Would you ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4090381</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Patient Winds Up With Aspiration Pneumonia After An Adenoma]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was 47 when my first colonoscopy found a villous adenoma, and during the past 21 years, I've had eight or nine more without problems. But this week, I had another and wound up with aspiration pneumonia, despite having followed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4087593</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Doctor Refuses To Order Magnesium Test For Patient On PPIS]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read in your column that you test your patient's magnesium levels when they have been on long-term proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). When I asked my doctor to include this in his order for blood tests, I was told that the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4086838</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lending Advice On Endometrial Cancer And Its Treatments]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you comment on endometrial cancer? I have stage IV, and I'm in my 50s. I remain concerned about inflammatory foods. I've now embraced a macrobiotic diet, and I feel great. -- T.P.

ANSWER: In North America, endometrial cancer...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4086135</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exercise Is Best To Help Preserve Function In The Shoulders]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband, 79, has to get both of his shoulders replaced (a reverse total shoulder replacement) due to osteoarthritis. He had the first shoulder done two months ago. It is a very painful procedure and consists of a long and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4085153</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Help A Person Who's Experienced A Tonic-Clonic Seizure]]></title>
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband suffered a grand mal seizure about six months ago. He was in the hospital for seven days. When he came out of the seizure, he was very combative and experienced memory loss. He still deals with short-term memory loss, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/keithroach/s-4084137</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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