DEAR HELOISE: What I do with my greeting cards, including and mostly Christmas cards, is to cut off the fronts of the cards and give them to a preschool at my church. They can use them to make all kinds of different projects. Check with preschools in your area to see if they would like yours as ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My wife was having problems getting to sleep and has stocked our medicine cabinet with various p.m. versions of popular pain relievers that have been advertised as sleep aids. Recently, I’ve had problems getting to sleep as well and began taking a single pill before retiring, ...

Many years ago, B. Jay Becker, the former editor of this column, received a letter from a reader who expressed his admiration for the way Becker bid Hand No. 30 in the world championship match between Sweden and the United States in 1953! Bursting with curiosity, Becker looked up Hand No. 30. ...

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles — “oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples into genuine laughter, and she giddily kicks her feet. She’s practicing what she calls ...

Q. I’m 76 years old, and I’ve taken an aspirin every day since I was 28 because of arthritis. Although cancer runs in my family on both sides, I’ve never had cancer of any sort. My dad died of prostate cancer. My mom has had breast cancer with both breasts removed. She also had skin ...