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HINTS FROM HELOISE: Honey of a tip from the Valley

DEAR HELOISE: If you put a jar of honey on a sunny windowsill to liquify it, make sure to place the container in a black sock. It works much faster. — Greg D., in Newton Falls, Ohio DEAR HELOISE: My husband and I have plans to move to our vacation home after we retire. We’re going through this large house of ours and sorting through all of our belongings one room at a time. Our three daughters are helping because it’ll offer them a chance to take many things that have been handed down in our family. If they don’t want the fine china, the good silverware or the ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Rectal cancer treatment works well

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter, who’s 44 years old, was recently diagnosed with rectal cancer. It’s stage III and contained. She has no cancer in her liver, lymph nodes, rectum or colon. Her doctor is going to start her on a more aggressive chemo than he first thought of, then radiation. Since the cancer’s contained, once it’s removed, would her survival rate be better than someone whose cancer had spread to other organs? Would there be recurrences? — N.F.B. ANSWER: I’m sorry to hear of your daughter being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at such a young age. Normally, ...

That’s going to be ITCHY

WASHINGTON — You’ve likely heard it since childhood: Don’t scratch that bug bite or rash, you’ll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that ...

Alpha-gal meat allergy faded over four years

Q. I contracted alpha-gal meat allergy while living in Long Island, New York, over a decade ago. An observant primary care physician diagnosed me and sent me to an allergist for confirmation. When I moved to North Carolina, my new doctor requested further testing. The lab had no idea what tests to run. I eventually grew out of the allergy over four years. Since 2021, I have been able to eat meat again. Your recent column on alpha-gal allergy did not address the fact that many people grow out of the allergy. Fortunately, my allergic reaction to eating meat was only hives. Nevertheless, ...

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