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New study links nose temp and immune response

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New study links nose temp and immune response

Friday, February 17, 2023

Dear Doctors: I heard there's finally a good answer for why people get more colds in winter than in the summer.The idea that it's because we're indoors more in winter never made sense because we're indoors a lot in the summertime, too. Is there something about winter that viruses like?

Parent doesn’t want to overstep with bullied son

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Parent doesn’t want to overstep with bullied son

Friday, February 17, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: My son is being bullied, and I feel powerless to help him. It brings back painful memories of when I was a kid and how much worse things got for me when my parents got involved. I fear that the same thing will happen if I try to intervene.

Answers few in policing conversations

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Answers few in policing conversations

Thursday, February 16, 2023

From my perspective – speaking only for myself, and not as a member of my race, gender or ethnic origin – Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah had it exactly right about the national media’s ritual display of an “endless stream of videos of Black people, usually men, being brutalized by police.

DO JUST ONE THING

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DO JUST ONE THING

Thursday, February 16, 2023

How you store your dry pet food is almost as important as what you feed your cat or dog. Be sure to keep your pet's food in the original bag, since those bags are designed to keep the food as fresh as possible.

Friend suspicious of fishy request for money

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Friend suspicious of fishy request for money

Thursday, February 16, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I heard from an old friend from college the other day. I have not talked to him in about 30 years. He reached out to me on social media, asking me for help. It was a bit weird hearing from him, but I would never want to leave somebody stranded. It got awkward, though.

Campaign messages are set in motion

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Campaign messages are set in motion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

You can go to sleep for a year, maybe more. Or cancel your newspaper subscriptions. You may as well terminate your cable service – unless, of course, you want to binge on college basketball. And as for social media blasts, you can live without them.

Lifting heavy objects may trigger sciatica

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Lifting heavy objects may trigger sciatica

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I am 33 years old, and I've been diagnosed with sciatica.It's hard to sit at my desk for my job.Sometimes the pain wakes me up at night. Could this have happened from lifting boxes when we moved? My husband says I should see a chiropractor.

Friend irritated by know-it-all snob

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Friend irritated by know-it-all snob

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

DEAR HARRIETTE: I have a friend who is a know-it-all. As we are talking and catching up, she regularly interrupts me to explain that she knows whatever the subject is already and gives an example. Rarely do I get a whole sentence out before she jumps in to put her personal stamp all over it.

Tweet away, Mr. Trump, tweet away

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Tweet away, Mr. Trump, tweet away

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Twitter and Facebook acted correctly in restoring Donald Trump’s right to use their platforms. He has not done so yet, mainly because he has contractual obligations to employ Truth Social, the third-rate outlet he created after his exile.

My husband isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day

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My husband isn’t a fan of Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

My husband, Peter, does not believe in Valentine's Day. I mean, he knows it is a thing. It's just a thing he prefers to ignore.'Stupid!' That is Peter's verdict.Peter takes offense whenever there is a big marketing effort aimed at getting him to buy things in order to show affection.