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Eliquis doesn’t cause as much incidental bruising as Coumadin

By KEITH ROACH, M.D. Syndicated columnist Dear Dr. Roach: In 1998, I was diagnosed with lupus anticoagulant and was put on Coumadin. I tolerated it well. A couple of years ago, I was changed to Eliquis, which I also tolerate well. I noticed that when I was on Coumadin, I would find ...

Let ringtone tell you who is friend or foe

By HELOISE Syndicated columnist Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Arizona Daily Star. I, too, had no idea who was calling me — whether it was a “friend or foe,” so to speak. I have a Samsung phone, and I categorized my contacts, such as all doctors, family members, auto ...

Dear Annie

Dear Annie: I love my sister dearly, but she's one of those people who always has to top everyone's story. If I mention I had a bad cold, she'll say hers turned into pneumonia. If I get a compliment at work, she'll mention a big promotion she got years ago. Family gatherings have become ...

Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: When you need to replace your vacuum cleaner, check to see if the extension wands from your old vacuum fit your new one as well. The basic ones included with your new vacuum probably won't be long enough to reach high places, and you may have to pay more to purchase ones that ...

To your good health

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had my first mammogram and was found to have a lesion. The mammographer said that I should follow up in six months with another mammogram and sonogram, but I have a grandmother who died of breast cancer. So, instead of waiting, I underwent a biopsy that showed a ...

The Kovels

There are numerous ways to decorate glassware and 19th-century Bohemian glass artists excelled in all of them. They often used multiple types of decoration on the same piece. For example, a small glass beaker or tumbler that sold for $75 at an auction by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates fits ...