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Dear Annie: I have three children, a son and two daughters. I am a widow, and my family has always been close and caring. My son lives in the same city as I do. He’s very caring and checks on me every day. My daughters live out of town, about two hours away. My oldest daughter and her husband come about once a month. They are very attentive. My youngest daughter has always been very close, and she would come often. She is divorced and has four grown children and five grandchildren. Her former husband was having an affair and she divorced him six years ago. I think the affair took ...

To Your Good Health

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife and I are planning a three-week trip to South Africa and three other countries nearby. We need to take the antimalaria drug Malarone for 26 days, so we did a trial run of four tablets each. Shortly after our first dose, my wife got very itchy skin on her head, ears and upper body that continued for several days after we finished the four pills. There were no hives or rashes with the itchiness. Itchiness is listed as a common side effect; however, we are very concerned that this could progress to a more serious reaction, such as anaphylactic shock. Do you think ...

Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: I recently bought a dozen eggs, and the yolks were a much deeper yellow -- in fact, an almost orange color. Are they OK to eat, or is something wrong with them? — Cassie J., Forest Grove, Oregon Cassie, a deeper color of yolk simply means that the hen had a diet high in “carotenoids.” The hen may have had a varied diet but specifically one that was rich in yellow corn and alfalfa. However, the nutritional value of the egg remains basically the same as eggs that contain paler yolks. — Heloise CHECKING CAR LIGHTS Dear Heloise: In response to the person who ...

Dear Annie

Dear Readers: So many of you wrote in about the nurse column, and I truly appreciate your feedback and your service. Nursing is one of the most vital professions, and nurses deserve both respect and protection for the critical work they do. Below are two perspectives from fellow nurses. Dear Annie: As a fellow veteran nurse, I wanted to share my perspective. I appreciate your acknowledgment of the hard work nurses do, but I feel that your response missed a critical point. While it is important to consider the emotions of a patient’s family, it is equally vital to recognize the ...

To Your Good Health

DEAR DR. ROACH: About 45 years ago, I came down with a rash on my chest and stomach from taking ampicillin. I was told never to take penicillin again. I’m allergic to many antibiotics, which makes treating me (an elderly person) very challenging. Now my doctor feels that I should be able to take ampicillin. The pharmacist would not fill out the prescription because she felt that the antibiotic could trigger an allergic response, as this is what happened to her. My sister and father were allergic to penicillin, so I wonder if this tendency is inherited. Supposedly, research shows a ...

The Kovels – Antiques and collecting

The Daum glass factory of Nancy, France, is famous for its cameo glass, but that isn’t the only kind it made. When Jean Daum founded the factory in 1875, he made cut and enameled glass. His sons Auguste and Antonin started an art glass department in 1885, adapting to the art glass movement and art nouveau style of the time. The company started making more ornate types of glass like cameo glass and pate-de-verre. These were very old techniques, but newly popular as they experienced a resurgence in the 19th century. Pate-de-verre was made in ancient Egypt. The term means “glass ...