TV ads link drugs to tuberculosis warns readers
Dear Dr Roach explains that a small number of prescription drugs, notably adalimumab and other TNF inhibitors, raise TB risk by 50 to 100 percent though overall risk remains about 1 in 200. Steroids also raise risk, but are not advertised. The column discusses regional fungal infections and twin case questions on genetic expression and environment.
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Dear Abby reveals coping rules for family alcohol issues
Dear Abby advises Challenged In The East to set clear limits with her alcoholic brother and avoid situations that could risk her police job, stressing that she cannot intervene when he acts out. The column also urges Fed Up in Florida to end exposure to bug spray by removing it and seeking safer pest controls.
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