CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Gemma Ward, 28; Colin Kaepernick, 28; Dolph Lundgren, 58; Roseanne, 63. Happy Birthday: You can make changes this year, but don’t do so for emotional reasons. Consider what will help you the most and calculate your costs mentally, physically and financially before you make a move. Your beliefs, life philosophy […]
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Revisiting recommendations on routine testing
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your response to the 67-year-old woman whose insurance wanted her to have a routine urinalysis, which you felt was unnecessary. Being such a simple test to do, with no pain or downside to the patient, why wouldn’t you recommend it? For women, it can catch chronic infections that are sometimes […]
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Man’s drunken behavior damages valued friendship
DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with “Janet” for eight years. We have been very close, talk often, and go to lunch three times a month. We are like two peas in a pod and have always been honest with each other. Our relationship is open and aboveboard. On a recent holiday, I went to […]
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Libra: Don’t be fooled by emotion
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Nelly, 41; David Schwimmer, 49; k.d. lang, 54; Stefanie Powers, 73. Happy Birthday: This is your year to complete projects so that you can head into new territory both personally and professionally. Travel, romance and making your home an atmosphere that will stimulate and inspire you to connect with other […]
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Familial Mediterranean fever is genetic condition
DEAR DR. ROACH: After an intestinal virus, I ended up in the hospital with a sed rate of 110 and a high white blood count. I was feeling crippled with severe joint pain and was diagnosed with reactive arthritis. I was discharged with steroids and colchicine. I’m still taking the colchicine because my doctor said […]
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Don’t keep sister’s secret any longer
DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old sister, “Lara,” who has four children with her deadbeat “boyfriend,” lives at my 57-year-old mother’s house and cheats on him. Mom is suspicious because Lara sometimes doesn’t come home from work, and she’s always using the excuse that she’s “going to a friend’s house.” This leaves my mother baby-sitting Lara’s children. […]
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Aries: Focus on personal changes you can make
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Penn Badgley, 29; Toni Collette, 43; Jenny McCarthy, 43; Lyle Lovett, 58. Happy Birthday: Be a participant and gather information. The experience you gain by interacting with people from different backgrounds or traveling to unusual destinations will lead to improvements at work and in your personal life. Make changes that […]
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Cost of professional help adds to teenager’s anxiety
DEAR ABBY: I am a 13-year-old girl. For the past few years I have been depressed to the point where I have considered cutting myself. I also struggle with anxiety and avoid social situations in order not to experience it. Mom only knows about my anxiety, but I have been sugarcoating it when I talk […]
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Virgo: Don’t force ideas on others
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Piper Perabo, 39; Mike O’Malley, 49; Dermot Mulroney, 52; Peter Jackson, 54. Happy Birthday: Incorporating a creative approach to the way you handle financial, legal, contractual or medical matters will help you solve a lot of issues that have been holding you back. Think outside the box and stick to […]
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Small investment in smoke alarms reaps big benefits
DEAR ABBY: Printing this letter could save some lives — maybe even your own. In the United States, eight people die every day (on average) in house fires. Tragically, about half of these deaths could have been prevented with an inexpensive device that takes just a few minutes to install and costs only a few […]