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Symptoms lead diagnosis of COPD and emphysema

DEAR DR. ROACH: What tests check for emphysema? Are they the same tests for COPD? My age is 80. — P.T. ANSWER: There are two main forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The main risk factor is cigarette smoking, but there are other risk factors, including a genetic condition, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. […]

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Massachusetts man gets probation after buying pot from Lewiston dealer

PORTLAND — A federal judge gave a Massachusetts man three years of probation for his part in buying pot from a Lewiston dealer and intending to distribute it. Steven Gallucci, 23, appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court where a judge imposed the prison-free sentence for the Class D felony, which was punishable by up to […]