Dear Annie advice column excerpts on family and ethics
Readers share concerns about abusive siblings and handling ashes, seeking guidance on standing up to manipulative relatives and respecting others wishes. The column advises addressing mental illness with care, scattering ashes at sea, and openly discussing a gay spouse with a therapist. Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar sign off.
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High deductible plans burden women in health costs
A Harvard Medical School study finds women incur higher annual medical expenses under consumer driven high deductible plans. Men under 45 average under $500 while women exceed $1,200, driven by needed mammograms vaccines Pap tests birth control and pregnancy care. The research notes only a minority of insured Americans use such plans though employers push them.
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Multiple System Atrophy Life Expectancy and Signs
Discussion of multiple system atrophy including common symptoms such as urinary issues low blood pressure on standing and gait problems. Age of onset in the 50s with variable survival from several years to over a decade and no cure though treatments address individual symptoms. Also includes notes on breathing techniques yogurt debate polycythemia and fatigue syndrome resources.
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Becker's Bridge Test Your Play
Two entries discuss play to a 12 trick contract in bridge. The author weighs starting with a diamond finesse versus a trump finesse, arguing the diamond finesse offers a clearer path to slam if South holds specific diamond lengths. A sequence draws three rounds, cashes the king of spades, and tests opponents' follow.
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Sudoku Increases In Difficulty Through The Week
The next edition features a Sudoku puzzle. It is a number placing game on a 9x9 grid. Players fill in numbers 1 through 9 so every row column and 3x3 box has each number exactly once. The Concept notes difficulty climbs daily from Monday onward.
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