DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old female. Recently, I had some blood work done, and my doctor decide to put me on Lipitor based on my LDL results. After reading the side effects, I am hesitant to take the drug. My LDL level is 128 mg/dL, my HDL is 49 mg/dL, and my total cholesterol is 192 ...
Dear Heloise: I have a warning for those who don't know everything about computers! At 63 years old, I nearly allowed someone to access my computer. While I was trying to print a recipe, my computer froze, and a big alert appeared on my screen. It showed a phone number for Windows tech support. ...
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 5, the 310th day of 2024. There are 56 days left in the year. Today is Election Day in the United States. Today in history: On Nov. 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged ...
The moon hits a square to visionary Neptune before changing from Sagittarius to Capricorn, echoing the high tensions of Election Day in the USA. Both presidential candidates are air signs, which aren't conspicuously represented in the sky and offer no clues to the outcome, though the earth, ...
Dear Annie: We used to have an excellent relationship with our son, and he has a daughter who is now 19 years old. Seven years ago, he met a divorced woman whom we initially liked, but over time, things changed drastically. Since this new relationship began, our son's bond with his daughter has ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 75-year-old woman who is active in many ways. I did the swimming leg for a triathlon female relay team, which was 2-3 miles in the open ocean. So, I am baffled by my recent diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG)! Reading as much as possible for a clue, I found a (nonvalid) ...
