DEAR HELOISE: I noticed that my dog was constantly licking his feet; I’m not certain, but it could be due to allergies, irritation or contact with something from outdoors. It took a lot of trial and error to find relief. I tried several products for my 95-pound chocolate Lab, and then I found ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 61-year-old retired African-American woman. This past week, I just had a Pap smear (I hadn’t had one since 2021) and was told that it was positive for human papillomavirus (HPV). I’m upset because I was celibate from 2021-2024, and then in January 2024, I got married ...

Some of the most sophisticated plays in bridge are forced upon declarer by the set of circumstances he encounters. Here is a case where South had to resort to special measures to overcome a seemingly certain trump loser. South opened the bidding with three spades, to which North responded ...

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My decision to start a pollinator garden didn’t come overnight. I had heard a lot about the decline in bee populations and the importance of other pollinators like butterflies, moths and birds. I felt this was an opportunity to create a garden that would not only attract pollinators, but ...

Vegetable gardening from seed requires an abundance of patience. We wait to plant until the danger of frost is past — generally mid-May in Northeastern Ohio — then wait for the seeds to sprout and wait for weeks for the plants to produce fruit. But consider the cheery red radish. This ...