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Dr. Roach: Weighing osteopenia treatment against periodontal disease Keith Roach View Comments Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old female in good health except for a diagnosis of osteopenia. My primary care doctor has prescribed medication for my osteopenia. I have periodontal disease and have been advised by my periodontal specialist not to take medication for osteopenia due to deterioration of the jawbone. I think I am in a lose-lose situation. I spoke to my internal medicine doctor, and he s...

Dear Roach: HTLV infection is rare in North America Keith Roach View Comments Dear Dr. Roach: I recently donated blood to our local blood bank, which I have done many times in the past. Three weeks later, I received a letter stating that my blood was not accepted, and would never be accepted, due to being reactive to HTLV-1 and -2. I had my blood rechecked and all came back as negative, so why am I not allowed to donate again? — M.B. Dear M.B.: Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses are rare in th...

Dr. Roach: Unusual bacteria targets weak immune systems Keith Roach View Comments Dear Dr. Roach: I was just diagnosed with nocardiosis. Not knowing anything about it, I started to do some research and, like in most cases, going to the internet really didn’t help. My pulmonary doctor didn’t tell me much except to put me on sulfamethoxazole drugs. I reacted poorly and was switched to minocycline. Are there any diet changes I should be aware of, or life changes? Should I get rid of the 28 hou...

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Read Article Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you elaborate on how the COVID vaccine is different — or inferior, or maybe just not as fully tested — from other vaccines? As far as I know, we do not need to continue to take precautions for polio, or the Spanish flu or bird flu — those vaccines protect us. Why the need for continued precautions for COVID after being vaccinated? — W.S. ANSWER: The COVID vaccines are new, but the evidence is mounting that in the real world (as oppos...

Read Article Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a teacher scheduled to get the Pfizer vaccine on Friday. My mom keeps sending me stuff about why I shouldn’t get it — fear of what it will do to the immune system in the future. Everything I’ve read confirms it’s safe, but she is freaking me out a little. Could you send me some encouragement as to its safety? — M.C. ANSWER: All the data we have so far — and it’s a year of safety data — tells us that this is both a safe and ...

Read Article Dr. Keith Roach DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had both COVID-19 vaccinations and am planning to donate blood. Would any of my immunity pass on to the person receiving my blood? — D.J. ANSWER: Although we may think that blood is taken out of the donor and given whole to the recipient, that almost never happens. After you donate blood, the components are separated out. The red blood cells are given to people with anemia or who are in surgery to replace blood loss. These “packed” r...