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Dear Dr. Roach: I started taking betaine hydrochloride for my digestive health. I have had some ongoing issues, and my sister, the wellness guru, has been sharing some things she has learned and suggested this to me.

FRAX test can reveal risk of fractures

Dear Dr. Roach: After treatment for prostate cancer (with brachytherapy) at age 69, my husband started self-medicating for pain with alcohol. His drug of choice is straight vodka in what I feel to be staggering quantities.

Dear Dr. Roach: My 45-year-old daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about a year ago following alarming bladder problems and numbness. She received steroids that effectively treated the bladder problem.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had surgery, and my blood pressure was monitored with a catheter. The readings were higher by 30 to 40 points compared with cuff measurements taken at the same time.

It has been 42 years since I last wrote about ovarian cancer.

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had surgery, and my blood pressure was monitored with a catheter. The readings were higher by 30 to 40 points compared with cuff measurements taken at the same time.

Dear Dr. Roach: It is my understanding that there is no early-screening test for pancreatic cancer, and it is typically not diagnosed until it is very advanced, hence the high mortality rate.

Dear Dr. Roach: My son is a kidney transplant recipient. Is it safe for transplant recipients to get the new Shingrix vaccine? J.O. Because the Shingrix vaccine is not a live vaccine, it is thought to be safe.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 a 70-year-old woman. Last October, during my annual physical, blood tests showed that my iron levels were extremely high. My doctor did additional blood tests for hemochromatosis and concluded that I didn鈥檛 have it.