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Lifestyles

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Sleep aid melatonin may carry some risks

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 82-year-old female who has a hard time staying asleep. I have been taking melatonin to help. I read recently that if you have taken melatonin for a long time, you could have a danger of heart problems. Should I stop? I started taking 1/8 of a gummy with CBD instead. It ...

Office parties can be dreadful for some

NEW YORK — The year the radio station company where he worked held its holiday party at a dive bar, Ryan Arnold walked in and saw coworkers passing around a tall glass boot filled with beer. He heard the office manager belting out ‘80s power ballads between whiskey shots. Arnold’s ...

Counseling gives us tools to cope with emotions

DEAR ANNIE: In 2010, I discovered that my husband of 47 years had been in touch with a woman who he had a long and intimate relationship with before we met. She had a child three months before we met and wanted him to marry her, but he refused because he had learned that she was also intimate ...

Use white boards to remember

DEAR HELOISE: My husband is in an assisted living facility. I keep an erasable white board in his room. When a visit or trip is planned, I write it on the board. It helps him remember, and the staff loves it. This way, they make sure he’s ready. I also write sport schedules. In addition, I ...

Does cholesterol drug lead to depression?

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 ...