DEAR HELOISE: One serious point about trying to replicate the wide plank floors of early American homes: The wood that you can obtain at a semi-reasonable cost is not the same as the antique stuff. It is of a different quality. It is wetter as it is not well-seasoned and often an entirely ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a healthy 50-year-old woman. I asked my doctor to test me for Lipoprotein(a) after reading about it. My level was high, at 41 mg/dL. My doctor told me that it didn’t need to be treated since I don’t have any other risk factors for heart disease. When and how should a ...

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NEW YORK — When Jennifer Austin met Molly in second grade, they quickly became best friends. They giggled through classes until the teacher separated them, inspiring them to come up with their own language. They shared sleepovers and went on each other’s family vacations. But they ...

Q. You wrote recently about the dangers of taking melatonin for insomnia, especially in large doses. In the study you cited, more people taking this pill had heart failure. The dose might not be quite as high as it seems, though. According to a study of bioavailability, the amount of ...