Dear Heloise: In regard to Jim R.'s office birthday system, I worked at a place that only had 12 employees. On the first working day in January, a small piece of paper with everyone's name, birthday, and favorite flavor of cake went into a bowl. Everyone would then draw a name, and you were ...
Dear Annie: I'm starting to wonder if headphones have gone out of style. Last week, I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room when a woman across from me put her phone on speaker and had a very loud, very personal conversation for nearly 20 minutes. Everyone in the room could hear about her ...
Dear Annie: I have worked for the same company for six years and, until recently, truly enjoyed my job. I have always had strong reviews, good relationships with my co-workers and a reputation for being dependable. Eight months ago, we got a new boss, and the entire mood of the office ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a very healthy and active 74-year-old woman, and I'm also quite proactive with my health. I get bone scans done every two years and have osteopenia in both my hips and spine. But because of a T12 fracture in 2018, which was followed by a kyphoplasty, I was recently ...
Dear Heloise: There are downsizing services available if you're willing and able to pay. You can find them online. They help with decisions regarding what to donate and what to keep. The one I used even took a carload of things to Goodwill. -- Dena G., via email SEND A GREAT HINT ...
DALLAS, TEXAS — A medical device developed in the Netherlands and cleared for use by the FDA in January has successfully been implanted in a child in the United States for the first time. Performing the surgery at Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, Texas was pediatric orthopedic surgeon ...
