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Did taking Praluent help to prevent a stroke?

Q. I think Praluent has been a lifesaver in my case. My dad had a stroke, and with plaque in my carotid arteries, I feared I was headed for one. My vascular doctor has done sonograms, and the plaque is less now since I started taking Praluent. I couldn’t take statins because of side effects. And even though I don’t like needles, I don’t have any problem using the Praluent pens. A. Thanks for sharing your experience. We’ll never know whether you would have had a stroke, but reducing plaque in the carotid arteries seems like a helpful step. A meta-analysis shows that when ...

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DEAR ANNIE: Cheating within marriage need not end in divorce

DEAR ANNIE: Most often a cheating husband or wife causes the divorce. Most would want to end their marriage after finding their partner cheated. And most people would advise the offended partner to leave. This is most of what I read in people’s letters and people’s responses to you. But it doesn’t have to be like that. Actually, it can be one of the most beautiful things in the world. Love. Love and forgiveness. Love, forgiveness and thankfulness. I remember a serious girlfriend telling me once she would divorce me immediately if she found I cheated, no questions asked. And I ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: All people can learn how to cook

DEAR HELOISE: I recently read that 1 in 4 Americans can’t make a basic meal, and I found this to be surprising. If you can read, you can follow instructions in a cookbook. If your mother cooked most of your meals, just ask yourself, “What did she make for dinner?” You don’t need a master’s degree to toss a salad. People who say that they can’t cook haven’t tried to cook. (And I’m talking to all you bachelors out there!) Don’t believe anyone who says they can’t cook. They may not be good at it, but anyone can make a basic meal. While I was in college, my frat ...

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Food can be healthy without high level of proteins

DEAR DR. ROACH: I know this maybe an ignorant question, but what exactly constitutes protein? I know that it naturally comes from livestock and their byproducts. But one can find diverse categories — such as cereals, pasta, sweet/salty snacks, and even soda pop — with “protein” displayed on the packaging. What’s up with that? — E.M. ANSWER: I’m sure that many people have the same question. There are three major macronutrients (molecules for us to get the calories that we need for all of our activities), and most foods contain some amount of all three macronutrients. ...