By ANNIE LANE Syndicated columnist Dear Annie I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners that range from casual to fine dining. We’re ...
By KEITH ROACH, M.D. Syndicated columnist Dear Dr. Roach In several of your columns, either you or a reader has brought up the subject of ivermectin as a treatment for infections or cancer. Is this the same ivermectin that is in my dog’s heartworm medication? The label on the dog ...
By HELOISE Syndicated columnist Dear Heloise: I’m a longtime reader of your column in the Daily Breeze, in Torrance, California, and I have a hint that I’d like to pass along: I have a habit of keeping a list of my prescriptions in my wallet because whenever I visit a new doctor or specialist, the first thing they ask is which medications I’m taking. This came in very handy recently when I was involved in a severe car accident, and the EMTs asked me the same question in the ambulance. I was able to give them the list, and they radioed this to the ER, saving everybody’s ...
Dear Annie: My sister, "Ellen," has an extensive history of being the victim of sexual abuse, which has caused her a lot of trauma. I'm so proud of all the work she has done to process and work through much of this. However, she tends to have very skewed and strong views on most things. We ...
Dear Annie: My younger sister, "Clara," moved to my town last spring after a painful breakup. She was fragile, devastated and desperate for a fresh start. I opened my home and my heart without hesitation. I drove her to job interviews, invited her for dinner several nights a week, included her ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: How do I get primary care doctors to understand that I do not do any health screenings and that their badgering only infuriates me more. My feeling is that if you're not going to treat me, why test me? I only need the doctor for prescriptions and referrals to a specialist if I ...
