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Not interested in being biological father's dirty little secret
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Dear Carolyn:
At the ripe old age of 45, I am both excited and happy to have found my biological father through DNA testing. He abandoned my mother and me shortly after ...Read more
Do angels come and take us to Heaven when we die?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: My grandmother tells me that when a person dies angels come and take us to Heaven. Is this a fable or is this really true? -- A.W.
A: There is a difference between a fable ...Read more
In Hamburg, 'gesundheit' means more than a wish for good health
HAMBURG, Germany -- Researchers around the world hail Germany for its robust health care system: universal coverage, plentiful primary care, low drug prices and minimal out-of-pocket costs for residents.
Unlike in the U.S...Read more
The Importance of Breakfast
Most of us can remember our mothers telling us breakfast is the most important meal of day. And Mom was right; it's not a meal we want to skip. It literally "breaks the fast" and kick-starts our metabolism, helping burn ...Read more
Wonderful guy mismanages his anger
Dear Amy: I have been dating a wonderful man for nine months. He is smart, funny, and deeply charming, as well as being ridiculously attractive. On a normal day, I see a great future for the two of us.
However, every once...Read more
How To: Fix Your Dark Spots:
Surgeon explains at home fix for dark spots
and uneven skin tones on skin...
Low pulse rate doesn't guarantee a future pacemaker
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband has been on metoprolol for about eight years. He was prescribed that medication right after he had a stent put in due to a clogged heart vessel. He is doing very well. His recent stress test was ...Read more
What's the real story with CBD?
When Dr. Oz had four audience members on the show reveal their month-long experience with CBD -- that's cannabidiol -- they reported mixed results. Not surprising. When it comes to this product, derived from hemp (...Read more
Readers Diagnose Mother's Loss Of Interest In Husband
DEAR ABBY: Jumbled in Ohio (Aug. 10) indicated that her lack of interest in her husband started about a year after the birth of her second child. You recommended counseling, which is needed, but you should also have ...Read more
Managing a hypercompetitive sister-in-law
Dear Carolyn:
I just got engaged to one of four brothers who are very close. My fiance's oldest brother has been married to "Jackie" for a year. I sense Jackie is used to getting a lot of attention for being "the ...Read more
Is there any hope to turn our societal addiction to prescription drugs around?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: There is so much in the news today about societal addiction to prescription drugs. Is there any hope to turn this around? -- D.A.
A: Some of the most heartbreaking stories ...Read more
Warren left $30 trillion short of paying for her health plan
WASHINGTON -- Elizabeth Warren took a lot of flak at this week's Democratic presidential debate for being evasive about the taxes needed to pay for the $30 trillion Medicare for All plan she champions. There's a reason for...Read more
Top Cardiologist Reveals Digestive Trick To Clean Your Bowels
The At Home Fix That Is Like A Power Wash
For Your Gut Lining...
Surrounding a dying friend with love
Q: One of my dear friends is dying from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). We are a group of women who have grown up next door to each other, from toddlers to now senior citizens (...Read more
Is your child at risk for diabetes? How to know and what to do
When David "Boomer" Wells was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2007, it wasn't surprising that the heavy-drinking, big-bellied pitcher would be having trouble with his metabolic health. In 1998, 18 years after retiring ...Read more
Rolodex rancher trolls contacts
Dear Amy: I like to reach out to former co-workers, former bosses, and former acquaintances from time to time to keep in touch so as not to lose a possible connection.
Sometimes the conversation is lovely and it's nice to...Read more
Vapor may be better than smoke, but best is quitting both
DEAR DR. ROACH: I quit smoking about six months ago and was able to resist the temptation to smoke again because I took up vaping immediately afterward. Thanks to vaping, I think this time I will be able to stay off of ...Read more
Divorced Mother Gets Cold Shoulder At Family Events
DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old divorced mother of five and grandmother of eight. My marriage to the father of my first four children ended 30 years ago because he was physically and emotionally abusive. After the divorce, I...Read more
Moving on after husband leaves her for another mom in their son's class
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Dear Carolyn:
My husband is having an affair and plans to leave me for his affair partner. She is a single mother with a child in the same classroom as our son. The kids...Read more
How To Fix Aging Skin (Do This Every Day)
Beverly Hills surgeon explains at-home fix
for improving aging skin...
Why is the Bible filled with violence and conflict?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Why is the Bible filled with violence and conflict? It doesn't seem that this storyline follows the idea that God is love -- C.S.
A: Violence and conflict in Scripture is ...Read more
No more tater tots? California schools put healthier lunches to the test
When Miguel Villarreal addresses a crowded education conference, a group of school district administrators or a room full of curious parents, he often holds aloft a foil-wrapped package of Pop-Tarts -- the heavily ...Read more
In late life, one-time civil rights prosecutor and lawyer Chad Quaintance has taken to helping hospital patients in their crucibles
After a lifetime of service that has taken him from the civil rights cauldron of 1960s Selma to the Minneapolis school desegregation battles of the 1970s and '80s, former lawyer Chad Quaintance has settled into a role ...Read more
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