Rosie O'Donnell Details Low Mood After Columbine
Rosie O'Donnell says she sought treatment for low mood following the 1999 Columbine shootings. She describes crying, staying in bed, and starting antidepressants. She practices yoga and inversion therapy, and notes seasonal affective disorder. The View episode will air Friday with guest Linda Dano.
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Colorado
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O'Donnell
Linda Dano
Chied
George Michael to face additional driving unfitness charge
George Michael, arrested after police found him slumped over a car wheel in north London last October, will face an extra charge. Prosecutor Andrew Torrington said the unfit to drive through drugs charge is being amended to driving while unfit through drugs, and a new charge of being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drugs was added. Trial date not set. the singer did not attend Brent Magistrates Court.
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George Michael
London
Andrew Torrington
Brent
Jolie eyes fast track adoption of Vietnamese boy
Angelina Jolie plans to adopt a 3 to 4 year old boy from Tam Binh orphanage near Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam’s top adoption official said processing could be as quick as three months if the child is chosen, with Jolie having filed papers already.
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Angelina Jolie
United States
Vietnam
Jolie
Tam Binh
Ho Chi Minh City
Vu Duc Long
Justice Ministry
Hanoi
Long
Brad Pitt
Maddox
Cambodia
Zahara
Ethiopia
Shiloh
Grateful readers share gifts of turning lives around
Dear Abby notes readers who paid kindness forward by helping those in trouble. A Texas man reports adopting a family after a Christmas rescue, later guiding them to stability. Others recount paying forward kindness, supporting students, friends, and family in crisis.
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Abby
Midwest
Danny
Santa Cruz
Calif
After affair, disclosure can produce closure Dear Amy
A reader urges confronting a wife about a past affair to restore openness and heal a marriage. A counselor led approach is advised, with honest questions and full answers, to move toward forgetting the hurt. A second reader struggles with a coworker's baby talk and suggests briefly listening then steering conversation to topics like sports. The column also tackles wedding finances, defending that couples should own their choices, not parents, and ribs a skeptical groom’s view with a prologue about responsibility.
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Amy
Hhem
Mark
Gender specific knee implants gain traction in surgery debate
The article explains knee replacement surgery and cost, then discusses gender specific implants designed to fit women's anatomy. Surgeons like Mercy’s Littleton envision better joint motion, while others remain skeptical. Experts note women’s higher knee issue rate and propose earlier replacements with emphasis on physical therapy for recovery.
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AAOS
Mercy
Littleton
Kimberly Templeton
Kansas City VA Medical Center
Templeton
Megan Greco
Physiotherapy Associates
Grece
Daylight Saving Time Debate Linked to Mood Effects
The article notes Congress authorized the daylight saving extension in 2005 to save energy, with limited discussion on mood. It highlights research on circadian rhythms, light's role in hormone release, sleep, and mood, and explains that delayed sunrise, not total sunlight, most affects winter mood, especially for western edge of time zones.
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Avery
North
Arbisi
Seasonal affective disorder and light therapy guidance
The article explains how to determine seasonal mood disorders like winter blues, the role of circadian rhythm in timing light therapy, and the effectiveness of treatments such as bright light and dawn simulation. It notes several expert opinions on treatment efficacy and public policy timing changes affecting light exposure.
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Ness
Terman
Paul Arbisi
Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center
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