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Health, Lifestyles & History

Hair loss treatment can have sexual health side effects

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old man and have been taking finasteride for hair loss for about five years. I realized while reading your recent column that I have the sexual side effects the letter-writer described. I had been unable to obtain a satisfactory erection even when taking 150 mg of ...

Don’t pop the trunk to find your car

Dear Heloise: I believe you wrote a hint years ago about finding your car in a crowded parking lot -- just pop the trunk! I use it every time I go to a large supermarket or the mall. Thanks! -- Carolyn W., via email Carolyn, in a place where you trust everyone, it might be safe, but today you ...

Today in History: April 15, the Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Today is Tuesday, April 15, the 105th day of 2025. There are 260 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland just over two and a half hours after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Over ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for April 15

Life is about the company. The "who" always matters. The phenomenon of "social facilitation" shows that we don't perform in a vacuum -- the people around us can make us sharper or throw us off our game. On this day of a Mercury crossing, curate your social life, as each person's unique traits ...

Unusual cause of chronic cough and throat clearing

DEAR DR. ROACH: Ten to 15 years ago, I had to constantly clear my throat and it was driving me and everybody around me nuts. You had written a column about chronic throat-clearing. In the article, you talked about how after all the serious things had been eliminated there was an expensive test ...

Feeding squirrels and birds

Dear Heloise: Glen Allen from Virginia wrote that he feeds squirrels and birds small pieces of regular or butter-topped bread. Glen said that the squirrels like it so much, they request more, and he feeds them more bread pieces. Unfortunately, this is not a good idea. Feeding bread to squirrels ...