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Cortisol secreted during stressful situations

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Cortisol secreted during stressful situations

Friday, July 19, 2024

Dear Doctors: I would like to know about cortisol and what it does in the body. I keep hearing that if you’re under a lot of stress, which I have been lately, your cortisol levels can go too high. What are the symptoms? How do you know if your cortisol level is OK?

Introvert struggles to balance friendship

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Introvert struggles to balance friendship

Friday, July 19, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend recently told me that she thinks we shouldn’t be friends anymore because I am so closed off. This has hurt me because I value our friendship, but I also understand where she is coming from. I am naturally introverted, and I tend to keep my thoughts and feelings to myself.

Donald Trump, the J.D. Vance calculation

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Donald Trump, the J.D. Vance calculation

Friday, July 19, 2024

Milwaukee – Former President Donald Trump once privately told associates that the problem he faced selecting a running mate was that the field of potential partners did not include a no-brainer – a candidate whose appeal was so strong, so obvious and so broad that he or she would have been a...

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, July 18, 2024

• You’re having a picnic or spending time outdoors and want to pour your excess soda, lemonade or sweetened iced tea onto the ground, or by a plant to give it a little extra treat. What’s the harm, right? Actually, you’re creating a lot of harm.

Husband quits job after spouse inherits wealth

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Husband quits job after spouse inherits wealth

Thursday, July 18, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: Six months ago, my grandmother passed away and left me a significant inheritance.I’m 24, and my 25-year-old husband unexpectedly quit his job without consulting me, believing the inheritance meant he would no longer need to work.

Point the way to the escape hatch

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Point the way to the escape hatch

Thursday, July 18, 2024

We’ll probably learn within a week or two whether President Joe Biden’s vow to persist in his 2024 candidacy will hold, or whether he’ll yield to what Democrats urging him to step aside see as political reality.

1964 Goldwater speech resonates in 2024

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1964 Goldwater speech resonates in 2024

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

William Jennings Bryan called for Americans not to be crucified “upon a cross of gold” in 1896.Franklin Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1932. John Kennedy set out the New Frontier in 1960.George H.W.

Understanding and living with fibromyalgia

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Understanding and living with fibromyalgia

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Dear Doctors: I had muscle pain and exhaustion for two years, and no one could figure out what was wrong. A rheumatologist recently diagnosed me with fibromyalgia. I would appreciate any information you have about this, including what the treatment options are.

Fiancé resists caring for grandmother

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Fiancé resists caring for grandmother

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m facing an absolutely disheartening situation involving my fiancé and my grandmother, who raised me single-handedly due to my parents’ struggles with addiction.

$Democrats are fractured and frustrated$

Democrats are fractured and frustrated

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Democrats are fractured and frustrated

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

President Joe Biden vented “I’m getting frustrated by the elites in the party,” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” ‘Oh, they know so much more.’ Any of these guys that don’t think I should run, run against me.