DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a physically active 75-year-old man. I'm taking atorvastatin, losartan and amlodipine. During my annual physical in January 2025, my physician noticed a heart murmur. I had an echocardiogram done in February 2025 that showed a dilated proximal ascending aorta, measuring at ...
Dear Heloise: I live in Texas, and there's no way that I'm going to leave my trash can open to feed any roaches that may have wandered into the house. Also, if I have paper that was wrapped around fish, it's going to stink whether it gets air or not. What I do is occasionally spray an air ...
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2026. There are 148 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the ...
Venus changes signs tomorrow. Today is a liminal moment, like the hour before guests arrive when you straighten the pillows, open a window and decide what belongs in the room. Things don't have to be "bad" to be "not right for this time," and it's perfectly fine to change things up just for the ...
Dear Annie: My 13-year-old daughter recently came home from two weeks at sleepaway camp, where she became very close to another girl in her bunk. At first, I was thrilled. My daughter has always been a little shy, and she came home talking nonstop about how funny, confident and "grown-up" this ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I understand a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease is in the works, but I wonder when it'll be available. We've had multiple tick bites in our family, with some that resulted in Lyme disease. While I appreciate that our dog receives a vaccine and monthly anti-tick prevention, we're ...
