Dear Annie: When my boyfriend decided to get serious about his health earlier this year -- cleaner eating, regular workouts -- I was super proud of him. I cheered him on and swapped out our snacks without complaint. For the first few months, it brought out the best in him. But somewhere along ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and I am taking tamsulosin daily. It works and helps with my daily urination. How long should I continue to take it? Are there any related side effects? Or should I consider an eventual prostatectomy? Thank you. -- A. ANSWER: ...
Dear Heloise: I would like to share an idea I came up with recently -- using ID dog tags on horse bridles. It struck me that if a horse gets loose, having a tag with the owner's contact info could make it much easier to get them back home quickly. We already do this for dogs, so why not horses? ...
Today is Monday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2025. There are 30 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident sparked a yearlong ...
Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2025. There are 32 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 29, 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. Also on this date: In ...
Among the seasonal foods that get better a few days after the event is the cranberry sauce. Some like it sweet, some like it brandied or nutted. Some do it with jalapenos, and if today were a dish, that would be the one -- cranberries with a kick. Mercury goes direct and then Venus starts an ...
