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 ...
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 services and medical groups (i.e., radiology and labs), by assigning different ringtones to each of the groups. I get hundreds of suspected spam and political calls. So, if I hear the default ringtone, I don’t answer the call and check my voicemails to see if someone left a message there. If there ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 multiple layers, cut panels, colorful enamel, and gilding into its 3 3/4-inch frame. It is attributed to Harrach, a glasswork founded in the 18th century and still operating today as Harrachov in what is now the Czech Republic. Harrach experienced its golden age, when it won medals at world ...
