CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Miranda Cosgrove, 23; Cate Blanchett, 47; Tim Roth, 55; George Lucas, 72. Happy Birthday: You will be hard to beat when it comes to doing the things you enjoy the most. Hone your skills and challenge anyone you think will keep you on your toes and striving for perfection. There […]
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Shy teens take it slow while getting to know each other
DEAR ABBY: There is a guy that I kind of like at school, but he’s really shy and doesn’t really talk to anybody. I have talked to him a couple times, and he’s really nice and has good manners. He sits with me and my group every day at lunch, and I see him around […]
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Leo: Live in the moment
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lena Dunham, 30; Robert Pattinson, 30; Stephen Colbert, 52; Stevie Wonder, 66. Happy Birthday: Your changing attitude will confuse the people you live with, causing problems within your relationships that can stifle your plans if you are not careful. It’s important to listen and compromise if you want to avoid […]
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Low body weight treatment should begin with finding cause
DEAR DR. ROACH: In January 2014 during my yearly physical, my doctor noted my low body weight for a male of 27 in good health. In an effort to help me gain weight, he prescribed megestrol. Three months later, I realized it was affecting my sexual performance and desire. My doctor had me discontinue its […]
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Avoiding stairs in fire drill gets out of hand in high-rise
DEAR ABBY: I am the building manager of a high-rise office building. Every year we perform a fire alarm test to determine that all our fire alarm systems work properly. Employees in the building must evacuate in a timely manner. Two years ago, a very overweight woman told me she had a heart condition and […]
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Cancer: Love is in the stars
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Clare Bowen, 27; Emily VanCamp, 30; Tony Hawk, 48; Ving Rhames, 57. Happy Birthday: You’ll face opposition when it comes to domestic matters or affairs of the heart. Try to stay grounded and focused on getting ahead and making improvements that will help you advance. Use your emotional energy to […]
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Pain after injection may be postinjection flare
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 71-year-old woman with osteoarthritis. I have had several injections of Euflexxa in both knees in the past with excellent results. X-rays last month showed one knee ”still pretty good” and the other ”almost bone on bone but still OK.” So I went ahead with injections in both knees. Although […]
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Opening the door in a closed adoption invited hard decisions
DEAR ABBY: We have a child who was adopted through a closed adoption. We met the birth parents briefly at the hospital, but they wanted no further contact. Both birth parents had issues with drug abuse, and our daughter was born with drug issues, too. A few years later we were contacted via the adoption […]
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Gemini: Stabilize important relationships
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Holly Valance, 33; Amanda Freitag, 44; Frances Fisher, 64; Eric Burdon, 75. Happy Birthday: Take control of whatever situation you face. Your honest approach and understanding attitude will win favors that will put you in a position to make a difference. Travel, education and networking will all lead to a […]
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Migraines could be linked to glaucoma
DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently a reader was asking for help with chronic migraine that was little helped by various medications. I also suffer from migraines, and they have really diminished since my diagnosis of normal pressure glaucoma and the use of eyedrops, which have brought that pressure down several points. My pressures were at the […]