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Dear Dr. Roach: My son had an ultrasound the other day for a hernia. I have had six hernias. His results showed an inguinal hernia, 2.2 centimetres and 鈥渞educible.

Dear Dr. Roach: Are there any medical conditions that can lead to loss of fingerprints? Anon. There are several skin conditions that can lead to loss of fingerprints, with nonspecific dermatitis leading the list, according to a recent study.

Dear Dr. Roach: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? V.K. Brugada syndrome is an inherited, genetic condition.

Who hasn鈥檛 heard of the Mayflower, the ship that brought pilgrims to the United States in 1620? What is rarely known is that towards the end of its voyage, it was necessary to ration beer, and some pilgrims died as a result.

Dear Dr. Roach: I hope you can shed some light on an issue that I have not seen you address: the dawn phenomenon. I am having trouble controlling my diabetes.

Dear Dr. Roach: With the current focus on gut health, I have been hearing a lot about probiotic supplements.

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column about 鈥渇lesh-eating bacteria.鈥� Is it in any way related to Mycobacterium marinum? My son is having multiple surgeries due to this, which was finally and correctly diagnosed after many weeks.

Dear Dr. Roach: Over the past year, I have taken three different statins, all with disastrous side-effects. I am currently getting a month off before my doctor tries another one. I have talked to everyone I know or meet about these drugs.

Albert Camus, the French humanist, wrote: 鈥淭here is only one true philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.

Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter鈥檚 iron level has been dangerously low for several years. One measurement was as low as 5, but mostly it is between 9 and 15. She took iron pills, which affected her in many other ways.