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You could have seen the movie The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Its soundtrack introduced ragtime music, showcasing Scott Joplin’s musical genius.
1974 the Food and Drug Administration approved ibuprofen as a prescription medicine to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation....
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When I was a youngling, in single digit years, Grandpa, then a young man, got hired as a schoolteacher at the edge of civilization. It suited him and Grandma, then in their twenties, to have room to roam and space to build. They were young and healthy so not having a doctor...
Q: My sister takes flaxseed oil because she can’t stand getting “fishy burps” from the fish oil and insists that flaxseed is just as good for you as fish oil. Is this true?
Both flaxseed and fish oil have high concentrations of fatty acids called Omega-3. Eating foods rich in Omega-3 fatty acids...
We just had sandwiches for lunch. Grandpa was back down at the shop and Grandma, and I were watching TV in the living room. The conversation turned to sauces for sandwiches. I’ll just say this up front, mustard isn’t a favorite sauce around here.
“Mustard is good on liver.” Grandma said, “Grandpa...
Q: I’ve been battling a heat rash from the hot weather we’ve been having recently. What’s the best way to get rid of it?
Donna, a 75-year-old grandmother, developed redness and itching during a summertime heat wave in her groin area.
“I’ve tried putting Gold Bond® powder on it for the past 3...
Tacked on the wall above my desk is an etching of a name. Whenever I think I am having a bad day, I take a moment to look at it. It is the name of a college roommate, Daniel B. Christenson from Oroville, Washington, who would trade me places in a heartbeat. That’s because Danny does not have one....
Over the winter in the high snow, we lost half the breeze way roof on the little shop. Without walls breezeways can’t collect heat under their rafters so the snow on the shady side of the breezeway didn’t melt or slide. Eventually the weight overwhelmed the rafters and they buckled. The half-roof...
My doctor started me on a new diabetic medicine last week. Since I started taking it, I’ve had loose stools. My wife thinks I should take some over-the-counter diarrhea medicine for it. Is that safe?
Should you treat a side effect from taking a medicine with another medicine?
The answer depends on...
We were setting around the dinner table last week discussing different types of tacos, ground meat tacos (beef and chicken), fish tacos, cheese tacos, tongue tacos. And that’s when the conversation turned to tongue. Growing up eating wild meat, tongue has always graced our table. Grandma, while not...
Yesterday morning I woke up feeling under the weather. Stuffy nose? Check. Runny nose? Check. Sinus pressure? Check. Sneezing? Check. Is it a cold? That's not likely, since I have allergies to some of the plants blooming right now.
Airborne pollens can stick to the inside of your nose and throat,...
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