Card-reading is the process by which a player can determine the makeup of the unseen hands and, as a result, play his cards to best advantage. Consider this deal from a national pair championship. At most tables, South arrived at four spades after East had opened the bidding with one heart. ...
In her new cookbook, “Have You Eaten Yet?,” actor and self-described restaurant kid Ming-Na Wen says wontons hold a special place in her heart. They bring back memories of making them with her mother. She now makes them with her children. Wen’s recipe for “Popo’s Wontons” includes ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of stories about breast cancer survivors that will run throughout October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When Karla Dillon noticed a lump in her breast in January, she had reason to believe it was a cyst. She had experienced ...
Q. My doctor prescribed 100 milligrams of metoprolol to control my blood pressure. After taking it for some time, I noticed that my once-thick blond hair had thinned considerably. I saw it on my hairbrush every morning when I styled my hair. When I complained to my primary care provider, she suggested hair products like Rogaine! I was furious because she didn't seem to be taking my concern seriously. Research online suggested that the metoprolol was responsible. I cut the pills in half and took 50 milligrams for about six months. Voila! My hair grew back. At my next check-up, I told ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a 78-year old man who was diagnosed with asthma about 10 years ago, after a severe coughing attack left me unable to breathe. Since then, everything has been pretty much under control with Symbicort or Singulair. While I assumed that it'd be a good idea to get a COVID vaccination each year due to my asthma, both my general physician and pharmacist have recommended against it. Along with the reasoning that COVID isn't as deadly as it was a few years ago, they've pointed out that the medications to treat it are highly effective if I do happen to catch it. Even though ...
One of the fundamental rules of the game is that a player must follow suit whenever he is able to do so. Everybody is familiar with this rule, of course, but not everybody knows how to take full advantage of it. Take this case where West led the ten of hearts against six notrump. Dummy's ...
