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Aging and Increased Symptoms
December 13, 2012
Q. I seem to get diarrhea more often now than I used to when I was younger. Any ideas why?Before I offer you some general information about diarrhea, I urge you to see a doctor for a diagnosis. As I tell everyone who writes ... Read more »
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Are You Parenting Your Child, or Enabling Them?
December 11, 2012
Q: Our seven-year-old has always been a great, respectful, funny little kid. However, recently he started lying and become a little sneaky. We punished him by taking his television privilege away and making him write apology letters as well as apologizing over the phone to everyone ... Read more »
Flushed from Drinking or Disease?
December 7, 2012
Q. My husband is getting a drinker’s nose. He reminds me of W.C. Fields. But my husband doesn’t really drink more than an occasional beer. I don’t get it.A: W.C. Fields, the vaudevillian and comedic actor in early films, was known to hoist more ... Read more »
Bed-Wetting Blues
December 4, 2012
Q: This past August, when our son was a mere 22 months of age, it took him two weeks to learn to use the potty successfully. He was dry even at night. We were thrilled! However, now that the weather has turned cold, he has started ... Read more »
What Do I Have to Know
November 30, 2012
There is no going back from understanding. Lawyers like to say, “You can’t unring the bell.”“There is one lie I used to tell (I don’t say this anymore) to clients in the beginning of therapy. It would occur after we had talked about aspects ... Read more »
Preserving His Humanity
November 30, 2012
This is the introduction from "Where Does the Wind Go?" a novel comprised of cathartic journal entries capturing Audrey Shafer's experiences as her husband battled Alzheimer's disease. My name is Audrey. I met my second husband Donald in October 1993 and got married in November ... Read more »
Health Headlines
DNR by Another Name
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V.A. Warns Aging Veterans Against ‘Pension Poachers’
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May 25 nature events: Explore native plant walk and natural environment programs
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Garden for wildlife:
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