DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address how to use compression socks? I sit most of the day, so wearing the socks helps my legs to feel less heavy and tired by the end of the day. Are there people who should not wear them? And what about wearing them during exercise? -- C.S. ANSWER: ...

Dear Car Talk: We have a 2021 Subaru Forester that we bought new, and the local dealer keeps recommending all kinds of services that aren’t on the maintenance schedule. At the second oil change, they recommended an induction fuel service. Then at 30,000 they also recommended a brake flush, ...

Dear Annie: Let me preface this by saying that I am an animal lover, and I like dogs and cats. I grew up with dogs, but as an adult, I have become more of a cat person. While I enjoy dogs enough, my husband and I have talked about how dog ownership is a lot of responsibility and, at this point ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I welcomed our first child in March. My husband is a child of divorce and has a mother with a long history of narcissistic behaviors. Both of his families and my family live two hours from where we live. We have run into a problem in which grandparents want to see ...

Dear Car Talk: After five years, I’m finally used to the auto start-stop feature on my 2017 Cadillac XTS. When I got him (yep, a him) home after a long stay at a body shop (sad story), the auto start-stop didn’t engage for two weeks. All of a sudden, it worked ... periodically. Now, it ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 81-year-old male who is in generally good health, except that I suffer from heart disease and acid reflux. My heart disease started in 1994 when I had three stents inserted, and I underwent an angioplasty in 1995 to have one of the stent ends opened up. In subsequent ...