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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins

Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Jan. 2

Venus slips into Pisces like a sunbeam through the bedroom window, bathing the eyelids of the hope of a new day. The psychic eye flutters open along with our more earthly optics, ready to take in views beyond what the physical world can show or words can describe. When you know something but ...

When father’s vision doesn’t match your own

Dear Annie: I am 36 years old, and I recently spoke to my dad. He raised me, and we have always been like best friends until I moved to Virginia, just because of the distance. I have an older sister who lives at home and doesn't care to work, and my dad basically raises her son. I told my ...

Plaquenil prescribed for lupus causes severe gas pains

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old female. After experiencing hair thinning for over a year, I was diagnosed with incomplete lupus by a rheumatologist. My blood markers were high, but I don't have typical symptoms. My primary care physician and cardiologist aren't convinced, and I don't "feel" ...

Sneaking in onions for picky eaters

Dear Heloise: My children swore that they hated onions, so I would either chop them really finely or grate them into food (soups, meatloaf, salmon patties, etc.). The children never knew that the onions were there. -- Sandra, in Ohio A GREAT-SMELLING WASHING MACHINE Dear Heloise: If you ...