Dear Annie: What do you think about friends who give gifts such as thrift store items or items that they no longer want in their homes? I have one friend who gives thrift store items to me as gifts. They are almost always cracked or chipped with the thrift store tag still on them and wrapped ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that genetic testing of cancers can lead to exceptional success rates with new therapies that precisely attack cancer for an individual. Should people with a new diagnosis of cancer get this testing? -- R.L. ANSWER: The evidence supports genetic testing ...
Dear Heloise: We replaced our plastic bags, plastic wrap, and plastic storage bowls, and we don't miss any of these. Wax paper and aluminum foil cost about the same. Silicon pouches are amazing, as well as glass storage bowls for leftovers and even canning jars to freeze soup and leftovers. ...
Dear Annie: Every year, as soon as October rolls around, my husband and I start having the same argument: Whose family gets us for Thanksgiving? We've been married for 12 years and have two children, ages 7 and 10. Both sets of grandparents live about an hour away, and both families expect ...
DEAR DR ROACH: Can you please explain to me what has changed over the years in regard to dehydration? I never remember my parents carrying bottles of water to work, and we definitely never had the ease of a disposable water bottle to carry with us wherever we went. I can't even imagine what ...
Dear Heloise: After high school, when I was preparing to move into my own apartment, a friend gave me a gift that had me scratching my head -- a 9-inch square wooden piece with two long slats attached by eight wooden dowels. I realized much later that it was a trivet. In the meantime, I ...
