DEAR DR. ROACH: It seems that many of the medications I see advertised on television carry a warning about "thoughts of suicide." Can you explain why so many diverse drugs share this same side effect? -- W.S. ANSWER: Unfortunately, suicide is a too-common cause of death that many people are ...
Dear Heloise: When fixing cornbread for your dressing, cook the batter in a skillet (nonstick works well), like you would do with pancakes. You get more brown, chewy pieces. (I discovered this because our oven doesn't work.) -- Ed G., Dallas SEND A GREAT HINT ...
Today is Monday, Dec. 16, the 351st day of 2024. There are 15 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes. Also on ...
Since we only see our half of relationships, it's impossible to know how the other person might be experiencing it, but oh, how we'll try in the afterglow of the Cold Moon. We'll project ourselves into what we imagine to be their point of view, asking astute questions, observing and absorbing ...
Dear Annie: Both my adult daughter and her husband are employed. Since they do not cook, when my husband and I visit them, which is approximately four times a year, they send out for food and ask us to pay our share of the bill, or, on occasion, she will use my credit card to pay for the whole ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: You recently wrote that you do not recommend probiotics in healthy people. I am a 78-year-old male who, three years ago, underwent an esophagectomy to remove my esophagus and part of my stomach because of cancer. I was put on 30 mg of pantoprazole, which was later increased to ...
