Q. I developed severe depression while taking Repatha, the injectable cholesterol-lowering drug. It took me a horrible nine months to realize the drug was making me suicidal. If I wasn’t sleeping, I was crying. I couldn’t think straight anymore. My adult daughter helped me realize Repatha ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female who was first diagnosed with osteopenia and now osteoporosis. My physician has highly recommended medication or a monthly injection. I have completed hours of research and am very unhappy with the many personal stories of side effects. Evenity, the one ...

Declarer frequently holds up an ace in notrump play, but there are times when it is much wiser to take the ace at once. The issue can be resolved only if declarer carefully weighs the merits of each case before acting. Consider this deal where West leads the spade six against three notrump. ...

There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The care for all three is fairly similar; the main difference is their bloom times. My granny ...

The phrase, "Don't let the bed bugs bite," has become less of a nursery rhyme and more of a cautionary tale, as these resilient pests have made a strong return across the United States. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are small, reddish-brown, wingless insects about 1/4 inch long that feed ...