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To Your Good Health: Case of anaphylactic shock might be due to methocarbamol

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about methocarbamol (Robaxin). My relative has been taking this for about two years for back pain. He then developed a sudden severe allergic reaction and went into anaphylactic shock. He fought it all night, not knowing what was happening, and by morning, he had ...

Hints From Heloise: Stains on napkins are memories

Dear Heloise: I am a 75-year-old woman who enjoys setting a pretty table for special holidays, and I like using cloth napkins on such occasions. I have no biological children but frequently entertain nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Usually, most of them set the cloth ...

Dear Annie: Picking up the pieces after being left behind

Dear Annie: I'm wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our furniture and moved out of state. He blocked me and erased me as if I didn't exist. It took ...

Car Talk: Call a car noise sommelier to sort out your clicks and clacks

Dear Car Talk: Why does my early 2000s Honda Civic make a clicking sound while the wheel straightens out? It happens after I make a right or left-hand turn with the blinker on. -- Luca It depends on the nature of the clicking sound, Luca. If it's a soft clicking sound that seems to be coming ...

Dear Annie: Missing intimacy in an otherwise good marriage

Dear Annie: I've been married for 27 years, and by most measures we have a good, steady life. We're healthy, financially secure and get along well. There's no infidelity or drama. The problem is there's no romance or passion either. I've started to feel deeply lonely in my marriage. My ...