What causes this annoying itch
Forehead itch spreading to ankles legs arms and neck puzzled doctors. Debates on contact dermatitis and dry skin led to prednisone. allergy shots failed. Expert suggests self referral to a teaching hospital dermatology clinic for exam and further testing.
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DR. Gott
Protecting yourself with long distance nursing home planning
A reader advises proactive steps for seniors facing possible nursing home care. Scout good homes now, visit personally, and document preferences for a three-hour-away family. Instruct family in writing with contacts and weekly updates, arrange local visits, and educate relatives to spot abuse signs such as overmedication, poor hygiene, uneven care, and verbal or physical abuse.
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Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Times Mirror Square
Los Angeles
Calif
Dear Abby letters explore family truth and longevity
A reader asks how to tell a granddaughter about an absent father while staying honest. Abby advises facing reality and avoiding false excuses. In another note, a woman contemplates delivering her late sister’s wedding message to Karen before the ceremony. A couple notes their in-law’s 100th plus lives, and Polly Schrock confirms rare but possible long life due to medicine and nutrition.
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Mary
Illinois
Granny
Anne
Karen
Torn
New Orleans
Polly Schrock
Congerville
Ill
Polly
87 Chores To Do In 1996 Household Organization Tips
A compact checklist urges viewers to safeguard cards and statements, update wills, inventory home possessions with dates and values, photograph items, and organize a home office. It recommends safe storage, speed dial updates, and memory-clearing exercises, noting sources from Reader's Digest and Good Housekeeping.
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Reader’s Digest
Good Housekeeping Household Encyclopedia
Hearst Books
Temptation costs friend in teen advice column
In letters from a 16 year old, the writer confesses drinking beer on a double date and facing consequences, while a friend notes she should have refused. The adviser suggests a future meeting with parents to discuss the friendship and warns there are no easy college majors, recommending business for practical prospects.
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DR. Wallace
Julie
Tate
Justin
Centralia
Wash
Wallace
Kyle
San Antonio
National Football League
Book notes on Tangier Island tale and Maryland history
A digest of new releases and summaries from Maryland authors and publishers. Anne Hughes Jander’s Crab’s Hole chronicles life on Tangier Island during World War II, while Daniel Carroll Toomey’s Marylanders at Gettysburg highlights Maryland units in the battle and the memorial project. Also reviewed are works on hearing loss, belief systems, fat reduction for kids, and parenting guidance.
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Tangier Island
Literary House Press
Anne Hughes
Jander
Chesapeake Bay Island
Tangier
Literary House Press of
Washington College
Gettysburg
Maryland
Daniel Carroll Toomey
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