CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Rihanna, 28; Brian Littrell, 41; Willie Garson, 52; Sidney Poitier, 89. Happy Birthday: Don’t put limits on what you can do. Take the initiative to sidestep anything that comes between you and the goals you set this year. Stay focused and ready to put your plans into play. Your motives, […]
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Teen daughter’s sex life reveals parental discord
DEAR ABBY: My 16-year-old perfect kid came to us, very adult-like, saying it was time for her to go on the pill. We knew she had a boyfriend, but didn’t realize it was this serious. Despite my initial impulse to kill him and stick my daughter in a convent, we discussed it as a family […]
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Leo: Make a change to make some cash
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Benicio Del Toro, 49; Seal, 53; Jeff Daniels, 61; Smokey Robinson, 76. Happy Birthday: Take on only what you think you can handle and try to keep the momentum flowing. Turn this into a high-paced year that can move you up a notch personally, professionally and toward improved self-awareness and […]
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UTI meds not culprit in myelodysplastic syndrome
DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband’s urologist put him on trimethoprim for a urinary tract infection. He was on this medication for 90 days and was then told to take it another 90 days. Upon reading more about this drug, we found that it should be taken for only 10 days. After going for a blood […]
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Torn meniscus does not always require surgery
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in my knee. I do not want an operation. I have read that physical therapy is as effective as surgery, but I don’t know what exercises to do. I had a cortisone shot, and that helped. I felt that my doctor was too quick (two […]
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Parents still worry about kids even after they’ve grown up
DEAR ABBY: At least “Renee in Oregon” (Sept. 10), who asked her adult daughters for their friends’ phone numbers, cares enough to want someone to call if her adult children don’t respond. I didn’t regard her request as nosy or overbearing, simply so she’d have a “just in case” number. Renee’s daughters sound like ungrateful […]
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Cancer: Don’t be afraid of change
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shane Lyons, 28; Molly Ringwald, 48; John Travolta, 62; Yoko Ono, 83. Happy Birthday: Good things will come your way if you are patient and let your intuition lead the way. Don’t be afraid to be different or to share your vision with others. Think outside the box and use […]
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Gemini: Express your feelings
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ed Sheeran, 25; Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 35; Billie Joe Armstrong, 44; Denise Richards, 45. Happy Birthday: You will have the discipline to get through any tough challenges. The growth you experience this year will help you jump ahead and pay handsomely for any stress or anxiety you face along the way. […]
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Side effects of osteoporosis treatment depend on therapy used
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently had a bone density test and was advised that I have osteoporosis in the wrist and hip. I am now 77 years young. My doctor has advised me to begin taking 70 mg alendronate every seven days. I am not happy about this, as the side effects I have read […]
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Painful topic of spousal sex abuse is swept under the rug
DEAR ABBY: There is a topic I haven’t seen addressed in your column, namely being sexually abused by a spouse. I ended my marriage because my husband was waking me at 2 a.m. demanding sex. He expected me to have sex only a week after I had our baby, although my doctor had said I […]