DEAR ABBY: My psychiatrist’s office called and left a very sensitive voicemail about my bulimia on a message machine shared with other individuals. Our voicemails are sent transcribed to everyone’s email accounts. Since my complaint (which was an argument during which the nurse who left the private information hung up on me), human resources and […]
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Cancer: Try something new
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Drew Barrymore, 43; Thomas Jane, 49; Jeri Ryan, 50; Kyle MacLachlan, 59. Happy Birthday: Do your best to get ahead. Believe in yourself and your abilities. Don’t show anger when staying calm will get you where you want to go. A financial opportunity will develop from a kind gesture you […]
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High pulse rate may be side effect of meds
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been on blood pressure medicine (nifedipine) and cholesterol medicine for approximately 30 years. I am 72. Over the past two years, an average of my readings (morning and night) is 135/85, and my pulse is 103. I exercise 20-25 minutes every day, farm, play golf, work in my wood shop […]
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Mother fears past abuser has targeted son
DEAR ABBY: I have a son from a previous relationship, and have been in a relationship with a man I’ll call Bryan for a year. Not long ago, Bryan confided to me that he and his brother had been molested by a female relative. I don’t know her. I have only met his parents. This […]
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Gemini: Take your time
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ellen Page, 31; Jennifer Love Hewitt, 39; William Baldwin, 55; Kelsey Grammer, 63. Happy Birthday: Added discipline will help you achieve your goals. Develop your ideas and set your plans in motion. Opportunities will unfold if you put your heart and soul into what you want to achieve. Help will […]
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Time for examination of nipple pain
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 94-year-old woman. Over the past four months, I have had pain in the nipple of my left breast. I went to my doctor and was told to put hydrocortisone on it twice a day. I did and it didn’t help, but the doctor told me to continue. I […]
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When is urinary-tract infection likely?
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male. In 2013, I experienced an episode of total urinary retention. My urologist’s diagnosis was enlarged prostate, and he tried treating me, unsuccessfully, with drugs, after which I underwent a TURP operation. Six months later, I experienced another episode of urinary retention, which resulted in a transurethral resection […]
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Aries: Don't lag behind
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Victoria Justice, 25; Benicio Del Toro, 51; Jeff Daniels, 63; Smokey Robinson, 78. Happy Birthday: Look for opportunities. Don’t waste time arguing when you should be pouring your energy into something concrete. Getting along with others will be half the battle. Missing out on something special because you refuse to […]
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Former plain Jane obsessed with her looks
DEAR ABBY: When I was in my teens, and even into my 20s and 30s, I was a Plain Jane. I had little self-confidence. But strangely, I’m one of those people who has gotten better looking as I’ve aged. Now in my 50s, I am better looking than many women my age or even younger. […]
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Who owns medical records?
DEAR DR. ROACH: On three different occasions, I have had to change doctors: once when I moved out of state, once when my doctor moved out of state and just recently when my doctor sold his private practice. The two first times, I asked for my personal medical records and received a complete file, including […]