Ask Amy: Adult daughter’s BMI is TMI
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My daughter is 33 and is a kind, caring person. She has a good job and a devoted boyfriend… Login to continue reading Login…
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Healthy ways to think about COVID-19; inspiratory muscle training
Q: Do people really have to keep being worried about COVID-19 after they are boosted or have had COVID-19 already? — John Y., Akron, OhioA: I never… Login to continue reading Login…
Psychiatrist won’t give up a patient’s list of medications
By Keith Roach, M.D. DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister has asked her psychiatrist for a list of the medications she has been on during the past… Login to continue reading Login…
Long-ago date wants to give belated feedback
Dear Amy: I dated “C” for only a month in 2020. It was obviously not long term.
COVID vaccine unrelated to sudden loss of hearing
DEAR DR. ROACH: My friend lost hearing in one of her ears after a vertigo and dizziness spell a few months ago, when she also noted tinnitus. Her hearing issues have not resolved, unfortunately. Given some anecdotal reports of issues like this happening after receiving a COVID vaccine, she is wondering whether to get the new booster or not. She wants to, but losing hearing in her other ear would be devastating. Her doctors haven’t had real answers. Any thoughts on the issue or on who to contact for a more educated answer? -- K.L.R.
Breathing to better mental health; processed food addictions
Q: I’ve heard that there are some breathing exercises that can help me control my anxiety. How does that work exactly? -- Olivia F., Richmond, Virginia A: That’s a great question! There are a couple of new studies out that show how powerfully breathing affects brain function, including mood and emotions.
Remembering Pearl Harbor, My memories of contributing to the war effort as a boy in Hays
On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Naval Forces of the Imperial Japan. A Day that President Roosevelt called a day of infamy. It was an unmitigated sneak attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. An attack on a beautiful Sunday morning before most there were just awakening. Memories have faded and most of the people alive at that time have passed on --- but it is still a Day of Infamy!
PHEASANTS PAST AND PRESENT
Dear Readers, Merriam-Webster’s defines nostalgia as “…a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a return to a past period or irrecoverable condition.” Though memories of Christmases past rise this time of year, that’s not why I’ve been I’ve teetering on the brink of melancholy. Matt Peek (the wildlife biologist whom I recently interviewed for The Sunflower Seven) UNINTENTIONALLY both contributed to my current predicament and keeps me from toppling into despair over the scarcity of pheasants in Kansas.
AREDS vitamins do not have any effect on glaucoma
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 72-year-old male in good health who was told this week that my eyes have shown the beginning of glaucoma. There is no change in my 20/20 vision yet. In 2014, I had cataract surgery in both eyes. Is there any evidence that AREDS 2 vitamins (special eye vitamins) will do anything to moderate the effects of glaucoma? -- R.C.
Prairie Doc Perspective
This year nearly 250,000 patients will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 130,000 will die from it. In SD, 660 people will be diagnosed and over 400 will die from the disease.