DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female who is in above average health. I have recently been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia after many trips to the dentist and finding out that my pain wasn't dental-related. I experienced electrical shock pains in my lower left jaw when I talked, when I ...
Dear Heloise: What has happened to proper grammar usage and the proper pronunciation of American English? "Gonna" and "wanna" have replaced "going to" and "want to." People use "different than" instead of "different from." Words such as February, mischievous, veteran and temperature are ...
Dear Annie: I've had a dear friend for nearly a decade. He has been addicted to meth, heroin, alcohol -- you name it. For years, I was the savior he ran to when everything fell apart. He's married and has two young children. Before his youngest was born, he was a full-blown meth addict. I ...
Dear Car Talk: As I'm sure you're aware, for many years, there was a rule for following distance -- namely, you should leave one car length between you and the car in front of you for every 10 mph of speed. Now, however, the so-called "2-second rule" is recommended, and I have read online that ...
Dear Annie: I need advice about a situation I never expected. I'm 37, single and mostly happy with my life. Then my new neighbor moved in. He's charming and easy to talk to, and I realized I'm suddenly aware of every interaction, overthinking every glance or comment. He's friendly and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-year-old woman who was diagnosed with glaucoma about three years ago. I have been taking latanoprost eye drops at bedtime since then. A glaucoma specialist in my health maintenance organization recently recommended that I take salt tablets to raise my blood ...
