Vitamin debate medical update and lupus misperception
A medical column updates views on antioxidant vitamins, noting beta carotene vitamin C and vitamin E may offer heart and cancer protection at certain levels but cautioning against large, nonrecommended doses. A reader question about lupus and syphilis false positives is explained, with false positives in lupus about 10 percent and most patients not cross-reacting.
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Deak
Guiil
UCLA
DR Gott
Readers defend thank-you notes across generations
Letters from Teresa in Pittsburgh and others argue both sides of praise and manners. Grandparents are urged to thank young givers while adults question the expectation of multiple notes. A reader named Charles Benelli sends a playful unusual name, highlighting affection for quirky submissions.
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Abby
Pittsburg
Charles Benelli
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Generational Courtesy Debate Appears in Senior Forum
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate column laments rude acts toward elders by younger and middle aged people. It cites examples from a son in law delaying a grandmother at an airport to a busy families neglecting grandparents, urging kinder treatment and inviting seniors to family events.
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Pnefcase
Lennis
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles
Should I tell my adoptive parents I know the truth
A 13 year old asks whether to reveal to his mother father and grandmother that he has learned he was adopted. Teens advise confronting parents now with honesty, noting that waiting fuels doubt. They urge direct conversation with Mom and Dad and to share the Grandmother’s letter while expressing love. Evelyn and Nick echo openness and caution that the grandmother may be mistaken.
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Vorry
Miami
Jerry
Jacksonville
Fla
Wallace
Evelyn
Philadelphia
Nick
Tarpon Springs
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