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To be included or submit items to be published in the Friday Senior News list, email information to tmunnell@tribtoday.com or dbigelow@tribtoday.com. The deadline is noon Wednesday. GIRARD MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER: The Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., Girard, OH 44420, is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Center services and programs are funded by the Girard City Senior Levy and in part by the Trumbull County Senior Levy and Direction Home of Eastern Ohio. SENIOR EVENT: The 6th Ward Community Impact, in partnership with Trumbull Neighborhood ...

PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: Tick bite leads to dangerous alpha gal allergy to meat

When most people get bitten by a tick, they worry about Lyme disease and other infections, such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Increasingly, however, people are beginning to recognize that some tick bites can lead to a delayed allergic reaction to eating meat. This unusual reaction was first described in the medical literature 17 years ago by a group of researchers at the University of Virginia. It took many years for emergency physicians and other health professionals to appreciate the significance of this allergy. That is partly because the trigger is complicated and unlike other ...

Dear Annie: Unexpected birthday card full of questions

DEAR ANNIE: My sister and I have not spoken in three years following a falling-out over our mother’s estate. I won’t rehash the details — suffice it to say, neither of us came out looking entirely clean. We were never close growing up, but we were friendly enough as adults, and I miss that. Last month, she sent me a card for my birthday. No note inside, just her signature. I’ve been staring at that card for weeks, trying to decide what it means. Is it an olive branch? Is it guilt? I don’t want to make a fool of myself by reaching out warmly only to be met with a cold ...

Hints from Heloise: Reader writes in with her comments

DEAR HELOISE: Physical newspapers and the people who deliver them aren’t gone. I receive our local paper seven days a week, as well as the Wall Street Journal six days a week. I live in New Orleans. And what’s with pinning socks together? You take them off, fold them, unfold them to wash them, and refold them before putting them back in the drawer. I have them arranged by color, and I’ve never lost a sock in my life. — Carolyn W., in Louisiana Carolyn, how nice to still get home deliveries of your newspaper! Sadly, not everyone has this service these days. I get letters ...

To Your Good Health: Numbness persists after years of injections

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was in excellent health until December 2020, when I was admitted to the hospital with high-risk multiple myeloma (MM). I’ve been participating in a Phase 2 clinical trial since January 2021, and I was fortunate to achieve minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative status in November 2023 — a milestone that is reached by only 10% of over 20 participants. However, as a side effect of four years of treatment, including Velcade injections (16 total), I’ve developed neuropathy, mainly in my feet. My primary issue is overall numbness and a lack of feeling in my feet. ...

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