×
×
homepage logo
LOGIN
SUBSCRIBE

Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: December 12, Supreme Court issues Bush v. Gore decision

Today is Friday, Dec. 12, the 346th day of 2025. There are 19 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 12, 2000, George W. Bush became president-elect as a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state court recount decision in Florida’s tightly contested presidential ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Dec. 12

Do you live for the extraordinary? These early stages of Neptune's direct path call to artists, visionaries, dreamers, reformers and anyone who insists on more than the world easily offers. Demanding the impossible means setting your sights on something that might never be fully achieved. When ...

When healthy habits turn into unhealthy critiques

Dear Annie: When my boyfriend decided to get serious about his health earlier this year -- cleaner eating, regular workouts -- I was super proud of him. I cheered him on and swapped out our snacks without complaint. For the first few months, it brought out the best in him. But somewhere along ...

Comparing treatments for BPH, from tamsulosin to surgery

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and I am taking tamsulosin daily. It works and helps with my daily urination. How long should I continue to take it? Are there any related side effects? Or should I consider an eventual prostatectomy? Thank you. -- A. ANSWER: ...

Tracking down animals

Dear Heloise: I would like to share an idea I came up with recently -- using ID dog tags on horse bridles. It struck me that if a horse gets loose, having a tag with the owner's contact info could make it much easier to get them back home quickly. We already do this for dogs, so why not horses? ...

Today in History: December 1, Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat

Today is Monday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2025. There are 30 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident sparked a yearlong ...