DEAR DR. ROACH: It's well-known that formaldehyde is toxic and can be a cause of cancer. Hiprex, which I've been taking for a few years, works by turning into an antiseptic called formaldehyde in the urinary tract to prevent bacteria from growing. Should I be concerned? I haven't read any ...
Dear Annie: For years, I've been the person my family turns to whenever they need help. Now, after everything I've done for them, I'm the one they've turned against. During the pandemic, my husband and I moved into my elderly parents' home to help care for my seriously ill mother. I'm a ...
Dear Heloise: Regarding the letter about flushable wipes, they don't degrade and can be easily replaced with toilet paper spray. The spray is readily available at a major online retailer, and a bottle lasts for quite a while and works like a charm! -- Melanie M., via email Melanie, thank you ...
Dear Heloise: I learned during postsurgery physical therapy that balance is highly impacted by vision. Therapy exercises that were done with closed eyes were significantly impacted. I highly agree on using some form of light when walking at night to prevent or limit falls. -- Steve W., via ...
Dear Annie: Where do I begin? My son and our family have put up with our daughter-in-law for 15 years. Although she appears charming to others, she is downright crude to me. I have ignored her rude remarks to me for years, letting time pass, but there is always another conflict. My son puts ...
ESCANABA — The October moon hangs like a big orange pumpkin in the sky. All around north Escanaba, attics and basements take on an eerie glow! A chilly wind rustles the jack pines and rusty acorns scatter from the oak trees. Friendly ghosts arise from their slumber! Around brick chimney posts, coffee pots brew on woodstoves that have been gone for decades. Age old aromas of baking bread, cabbage soup, smoking hams and cinnamon from povitica and apple pie, fill the air. In a peaceful attic between an antique steamer trunk and a pile of Iron Port newspapers (one of Escanaba’s ...
