DEAR DR. ROACH: In December 2023, I had an open-heart aortic valve replacement. All went well, but then I contracted a staph infection. I had to have a second procedure to remove the top four sternal wires, leaving me with a baseball-sized wound that required a vacuum drain and antibiotics. ...
Dear Heloise: In response to the question about freezing corn, I freeze it in the shuck, then microwave it when needed. In the summer, when the sweet corn goes on sale, I buy it, then freeze it in packs of two to four ears. I trim both ends of the ear about 1 inch, but leave the shuck on. This ...
Today is Tuesday, July 23, the 205th day of 2024. There are 161 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 23, 1967, the first of five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local ...
It's rare that two planetary oppositions would occur in the same day, but the pull across the sky from the realm of Leo produces just such a dynamic. The sun tugs on Pluto and the moon tugs on Mercury, challenging our notions of significance. What's important is always subjective. Since there ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for over 40 years. He is 75, and I'm 70. I'd always felt secure in my husband's love and devotion and had not had an issue with trust until a younger, single woman in her 50s moved near us about four years ago. He told me he had stopped by to ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old male who is being treated for high blood pressure and high cholesterol; both are well-controlled. My recent cholesterol level was 150 mg/dL with an LDL of 56 mg/dL and an HDL of 42 mg/dL. I'm on 10 mg of rosuvastatin, and I do intensive workouts with a trainer ...
