How to wash a sleeping bag and quick tips
Heloise answers readers on cleaning sleeping bags using careful handlings. Advice covers checking care labels, machine washing on gentle with an extra rinse, and using large front loading machines for bulky items. Drying tips include tennis balls to fluff filling and extended air removal.
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Pit bull troubles in a family and wedding nail polish debate
Worried grandmother warns about a pit bull that has bitten strangers and a child, urging Sue to remove the dog or risk insurance loss. Also notes a niece's wedding nail polish on a 10 year old and a college daughter’s sorority rejection causing distress. Annie's Mailbox columnist responds with practical cautions and empathy.
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Long term prednisone use for polymyalgia rheumatica questions
A reader with polymyalgia rheumatica asks if a low prednisone dose can be safely continued long term and whether inheritance is possible. Answer: long term low dose prednisone can be safe for many patients, average treatment around two and a half years. monitor bone density for osteoporosis risk. Temporal arteritis often accompanies polymyalgia rheumatica. quick treatment with prednisone prevents blindness. Inheritance may occur in families, termed familial aggregation.
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