DEAR DR. ROACH: I am wondering what the best treatment is for sciatic pain. Would a steroid shot help? The pain is behind my knee, down the outside of my leg and now on my foot. -- J.F. ANSWER: "Sciatica" is a general term for a process that compresses the nerve roots, causing symptoms such ...
Dear Heloise: Some products such as lotions and toothpaste come with flip tops, while others come with screw tops. Most people prefer the flip tops versus the screw tops. You can replace your flip tops for some of those products that come with screw tops. The flip tops work with most screw-top ...
Today is Friday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2024. There are 234 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 11, 1981, legendary reggae artist Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at age 36 of acral lentiginous melanoma, a skin cancer that is rare but the most common type found ...
A maternal Cancer moon guides the lead-up to Mother's Day and will also shine through tomorrow's parental acknowledgement. "Mother, any distance greater than a single span requires a second pair of hands. You come to help me measure windows, pelmets, doors, the acres of the walls, the prairies ...
Dear Annie: My mom passed away six months ago. I am in possession of her cremated remains. Shortly before her death, I moved to the other side of the country, to a place she'd never been. She mentioned many years ago she would want her ashes to be scattered in the state of Maine, where she ...
Dear Heloise: I just read the letter regarding the smelly outside trash can. What has worked well for me is simply washing the can out with a hose and some bleach spray. Or I put a little bleach mixed with some water in the bottom, then use my long-handled car-wash brush to clean the can. I ...
