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Health, Lifestyles & History

Today in History: FEB 15, Jury finds Jeffrey Dahmer sane

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2023. There are 319 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1764, the site of ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Feb. 15

Shiny Object Syndrome is a danger as the moon challenges a conjunction of Venus and Neptune. The thing getting all of your attention seems to require action, though what it may really require is consideration. What are you being distracted from? A lie of omission? An uncomfortable truth? A ...

A layoff plus a new baby are putting my family on edge

Dear Annie: My husband had worked at the same company for the last nine years. A few weeks ago, they called him into an office at 4 p.m. and asked him to shut the door and have a seat. They informed him that they were letting him go. I gave birth to our third child the following day. Now ...

Reclast infusions bring on rare side effect of severe joint pain

DEAR DR. ROACH: For the last few years, I have been taking yearly Reclast infusions for osteoporosis, because I have trouble taking oral medications of any kind. The infusion was given in February 2022, and over the next several months, I developed severe joint pain so bad that I could hardly ...

Avoiding baking-soda clumps

Dear Heloise: I love to bake, but I hated it when my baking soda or baking powder would clump up into hard balls. I finally took a neighbor's advice and now stir them into the sugar before adding either one. Apparently, the gritty texture of the sugar breaks down the lumps much easier than the ...

Today in History: FEB 14, Arizona becomes 48th US state

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2023. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day. Today's Highlight in History: In 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses," a novel condemned as blasphemous. On ...