CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Benicio Del Toro, 53; Seal, 57; Jeff Daniels, 65; Smokey Robinson, 80. Happy Birthday: Keep marching forward. Your enthusiasm, imagination and desire to bring about positive change will make a difference to whatever you pursue. Your ability to reach out to others and offer what’s required to turn a negative […]
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Woman is pressured to tell friend of husband’s flirting
DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with “Caroline” for more than 20 years. Her husband is present when they visit us because they live out of state, and when I visit her, he is there. I have been married for 28 years, and my husband doesn’t join me when I visit Caroline. Caroline travels worldwide […]
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Capricorn: Prioritize exercise and a proper diet
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shane Lyons, 32; Molly Ringwald, 52; John Travolta, 66; Yoko Ono, 87. Happy Birthday: Stabilizing your life and positioning yourself for success should be your priorities. Use your intuition and intelligence to sort out the best path to take, and start moving forward. Discarding what you no longer need in […]
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High blood sugar can cause changes in brain function
DEAR DR. ROACH: Can you talk about cognitive impairment in diabetes? I’ve been assured that diabetes does not increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but my brother is a noncompliant elderly diabetic. When his blood sugar is high (which is frequently), he has poor judgment, slurs his words, makes no sense, can’t control bodily functions, has […]
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Roadside memorial grows in homeowner’s front yard
DEAR ABBY: I need some help. A terrible car accident happened in front of my house a few months ago that resulted in the death of a husband and father. The family comes out every Sunday to place flowers at the accident site, which is my front yard. At first, I had no problem with […]
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Sagittarius: Don’t let people meddle in your plans
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ed Sheeran, 29; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 39; Billie Joe Armstrong, 48; Denise Richards, 49. Happy Birthday: Check out all possibilities, but don’t try to take on too much. Your strength will be in using your skills masterfully to make a substantial leap forward. Concentrate on what will pay the highest return […]
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The health effects of traumatic events
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 63-year-old male with well-controlled coronary artery disease. I also have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Last June, I was in a horrific automobile accident where a person hit me head-on. It took an hour for responders to extract me from my car. I was in intensive care for eight days, […]
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Eugenia Last Sagittarius: Protect your reputation and your position
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: The Weeknd, 30; Elizabeth Olsen, 31; Ice-T, 62; LeVar Burton, 63. Happy Birthday: Invest in yourself. Seize every opportunity to step into the limelight and promote what you have to offer. Don’t sit back and wait when you should be pushing your way to the front. Your happiness depends on […]
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Dear Abby: She’s feeling left out of friends’ circle
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are friendly with two other couples whose children are friends with ours. We live in a fairly small community, and the couples met and began socializing because my husband and I introduced them. It started out with board game nights, progressed to potlucks and holiday events, then eventually a […]
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When is the best time to take blood pressure meds?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read on the internet that you should take your blood pressure medicine at night. I just recently started taking medicine for my blood pressure and my instructions were to take it first thing in the morning. So, when is the best time to take it? — B.H. ANSWER: A study published […]