It's sick season. Here's how to protect yourself from norovirus, COVID-19, flu and RSV
In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness -- flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds.
Lifestyle
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Texas Supreme Court hears arguments in case likely to determine control of SMU
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether the United Methodist Church controls Southern Methodist University.
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If you're going to be angry, be angry at inflammatory foods!
From road rage to political conflicts, Americans are inflamed with anger these days. According to Crown Consulting, a mental health service, 7% to 11% of the g…
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Reader writes in with two hints
Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Colorado Springs Gazette and have a couple of hints for your readers:
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Dental office refuses to contact correct parent
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have four kids, so there are many, many appointments to make and keep. We both have full-time jobs, so we split up the responsibili…
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Ask a Doctor: Our 10 best tips to help you live better
In the Ask a Doctor column, I answer readers' questions about anything and everything related to well-being and personal health. No topic is off limits. This y…
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Don't sign the check
Dear Heloise: I read a recent column of yours, and it reminded me of this story:
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Text messages are final connection to estranged siblings
DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I are estranged. I live in a different state. My brother and I never got along and stopped speaking many years ago. My older sister …
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Dilute your risk for everything from obesity to elevated blood sugar
Vast stretches of the Sahara Desert get less than half an inch of rain annually. No wonder the 2.5 million people living there have dramatically shorter life s…
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FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal l…
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential…
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These 4 cozy one-pot meals will help you shake off the winter blues
Paul Theroux had it right when he pronounced January "the season of recovery and preparation."
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Citrus tartlets combine tangy lemon and orange bites in a buttery pastry
January can be something of a slog for home cooks.
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More super powers for coffee (including decaf)
Head and neck cancers affect around 55,000 folks in the U.S. every year, but many cases are avoidable if you get the HPV vaccine, don't smoke and limit alcohol…
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Disposing of meds with a powder
Dear Heloise: In one of your advisories regarding old medications, it was stated that taking them to the pharmacy drop-off was the only way we should dispose o…
