Should colonoscopy be repeated and other health questions
Dear Dr Gott answers on colonoscopy intervals, cancer risk from oral sex, varicose ulcer care, and raw potatoes. Recommends doctor discussion, healing leg ulcers with elevation stockings and dressings, and washing potatoes to reduce soil-borne worm risk. Cancer is not spread by sexual contact. herpes may affect cancer risk.
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How to pick a caring nonprofit nursing home
A syndicated Senior Forum letter advises visiting multiple facilities at odd hours, speaking with residents and families, and checking staff tenure and ratios. It suggests nonprofit homes often offer more compassionate care but warns that for profit homes can be strong too. Ensure direct care isn’t overwhelmed by paperwork and consider long term staff stability, care hours, and nurse aide ratios.
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Young Cincinnati designers chart a high tech fashion future
UC design students predict a millennium of tech infused style with mood ring head tubing, laser face paint, temperature controlled fabrics and virtual reality outfits. They outline timelines from 2005 to beyond 2100 featuring outdated jeans, organ monitors in clothing, heated solar heat draws, anti body emphasis via high collars, and Mars missions shaping color and class.
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Margaret Voelker-Ferner
Pantse
Desi
Voelker-Ferrier
Mars
Bridesmaid’s parents left out in wedding etiquette debate
Dear Abby column discusses guest list tension as a bridesmaid wonders why her parents aren’t invited when the bride limits guests. Etiquette expert notes inviting attendants' parents is nice but not mandatory, and budget constraints may dictate omissions. The note urges giving the bride the benefit of the doubt and preserving friendship. The page also features a late father’s Mother's Day poem shared for publication.
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Nantucket
Emily Post
Pat Kirkland
Renton
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Paris stripes shine as fashion houses reshape labels
Paris striped dresses win favor with stars like Patricia Arquette and celebrities such as Jerry Hall and Celine Dion. Max Azria defends buying the label, saying the designer’s removal was necessary to profit. Major buyers Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman cut orders up to 40 percent, criticizing the image. Azria aims to modernize Leger with a new, mostly anonymous design team while hiring high-profile couturiers to lift visibility and sales.
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Jerry Hall
Celine Dion
Max Azria
Herve
Agria
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Leger
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Givenchy
Chloe
Galliano
McQueen
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Overeaters Anonymous and football talk in Dr Wallace column
The reader seeks help for obesity and is advised to join Overeaters Anonymous with contact via white pages. Separately a Provo teen asks about football positions amid injury stats, while a Fresno girl laments her mother arranging a dance.
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Coo Mobile
Ala
Overeaters Anonymous
Wallace
Alex
Provo
Utah
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