DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in January 2012. I am aware of when it comes by how I feel -- a little out of sorts, but no shortness of breath, chest pain or light-headedness. Consulting with my app on my smart watch confirms the same. I am taking bisoprolol and ...
Dear Annie: My sister and her husband are both in their mid-80s and live on a farm. He is disabled. They insist on retaining horses and livestock, which my frail 90-pound sister feeds daily.
On a recent visit, I observed her moving amongst the animals without her hearing aids and without ...
Harvest and High Holidays
Coinciding with the start of Libra season is Yom Kippur, beginning at sundown tonight. This is considered the holiest day in Judaism and a time of atonement, repentance and forgiveness. Long ago, harvest festivals on the equinox would continue for days, with the ...
Today is Friday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2023. There are 100 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863 if ...
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 19, the 262nd day of 2023. There are 103 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 19, 1995, The New York Times and The Washington Post published the manifesto of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski (kah-ZIHN'-skee), which proved instrumental in identifying ...
It's uncommon to have three astral oppositions in a 24-hour period, but here we are. The moon and Jupiter tug of war is followed up by a solar opposition to Neptune, and the lunar defiance to Uranus is the piece de resistance. In the symphony of existence, harmony emerges from the union of ...