DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have a net benefit after about 10 or 15 years.” About 10 or 15 years after what exactly? I had surgery about 18 months […]
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Woman’s unorthodox romance has unintended consequence
DEAR ABBY: A close male friend, “Will,” ended our friendship without warning. I didn’t know he had such strong feelings about my current arrangement. I have been dating a married man, “Bart,” whose wife suggested he get himself a girlfriend if he wanted sex/intimacy/companionship. She also told him she would “never want to sleep with […]
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VIRGO: Offer your time rather than your cash.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taraji P. Henson, 54; Harry Connick Jr., 57; Virginia Madsen, 63; Scott Patterson, 66. Happy Birthday: Take your time. Make choices using reason, facts and research. Be detailed when expressing yourself; leave nothing to someone else’s interpretation. Keep your analysis simple, your life less complicated and your connections worthwhile. Life […]
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Woman’s unorthodox romance has unintended consequences
DEAR ABBY: A close male friend, “Will,” ended our friendship without warning. I didn’t know he had such strong feelings about my current arrangement. I have been dating a married man, “Bart,” whose wife suggested he get himself a girlfriend if he wanted sex/intimacy/companionship. She also told him she would “never want to sleep with […]
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Pisces: Let your intuition lead the way, and allow your conscience to be your barometer.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Taraji P. Henson, 54; Harry Connick Jr., 57; Virginia Madsen, 63; Scott Patterson, 66. Happy Birthday: Take your time. Make choices using reason, facts and research. Be detailed when expressing yourself; leave nothing to someone else’s interpretation. Keep your analysis simple, your life less complicated and your connections worthwhile. Life […]
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Prostate cancer screening tends to show net benefit years later
DEAR DR. ROACH: Regarding your recent column about prostate cancer, could you please clarify a statement that has created some concern and confusion for me? The statement is: “Screening begins to have a net benefit after about 10 or 15 years.” About 10 or 15 years after what exactly? I had surgery about 18 months […]
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Intractable hiccups might be due to acid reflux
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 64-year-old man. I got a terrible rash from poison ivy and needed to be put on prednisone. After a few days, I started having terrible hiccups. They’ve been going on for two days, and they are constant. I’ve tried all the home treatments to get rid of them. […]
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Girlfriend rejects proposal offered with one big catch
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend’s mom has dementia. He asked me and my kids to move in with him and said he would marry me. In exchange, he expected me to quit my job and take care of his mom. I felt it was a disaster waiting to happen, and taking care of someone with dementia […]
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LEO: Notice what’s happening around you.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ryan Phillippe, 50; Colin Firth, 64; Amy Irving, 71; Joe Perry, 74. Happy Birthday: Don’t let emotions lead you in the wrong direction or lose sight of common sense when dealing with domestic or partnership issues. Set boundaries and standards, and strive for equality. The wrong move or choice can […]
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Girlfriend rejects proposal offered with one big catch
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend’s mom has dementia. He asked me and my kids to move in with him and said he would marry me. In exchange, he expected me to quit my job and take care of his mom. I felt it was a disaster waiting to happen, and taking care of someone with dementia […]