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Trampolines, Germs and the Kids Who Love Them Jan. 25, 2025
I hate trampolines. Not because I consider the weird faces you make in midair unbecoming, not becaus... Read More
Ready to Travel? Pack Your Zen Mar. 09, 2024
By Nicola Bridges Yoga, meditation, mindfulness and care about maintaining a sense of serenity are a... Read More
Responding to the Superbug Crisis Oct. 19, 2022
Hospital rooms, operating rooms and medical equipment are so inadequately cleaned that any patient g... Read More
Holey Microbes! Sep. 14, 2022
A used kitchen sponge wallowing in the sink may be the germiest thing you touch on a daily basis, fa... Read More
Long Fingernails Harbor Germs Apr. 28, 2022
Q: At my Yorkshire terrier's recent wellness visit, we saw a new veterinarian, a woman with surprisi... Read More
How to Clean a Washing Machine Jan. 24, 2022
If you assume the inside of your washer is the cleanest place in your home because you put detergent... Read More
How Not to Get COVID-19 at a Trump Rally Jun. 19, 2020
All right. Don't touch me. I don't want to get sick. The virus, ya know. You? You got more guts than... Read More
What Airlines Post-Coronavirus Procedures Can't Mask May. 08, 2020
In 2018, lawmakers passed legislation calling for regulators to set more constricting rules regardin... Read More
Are Airlines Finally Cleaning Up Their Act? Mar. 13, 2020
The idea of commercial airlines being vessels for the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 remin... Read More
Cash Money Is Sick Mar. 06, 2020
I probably won't die from the coronavirus, though saying that means I probably will. As the old-time... Read More
I Love Vaping! Dec. 25, 2019
DR. WALLACE: I'm 19 and have been vaping for almost two years, and in fact, I love it! I realize tha... Read More
Treating Fever Nov. 12, 2019
In adults and older children, fever can be a friend. When your child is sick, their body temperature... Read More
Traveling With Kids Oct. 08, 2019
When you think "vacation," do you think "summer"? Maybe it's time to think "fall" instead! Fall is a... Read More
Fan of Fasting Sep. 05, 2019
Dear Annie: I cannot tell you how elated I was to read the letter from "Eating and Satisfied." I, to... Read More
We're Struggling to Stay Afloat Apr. 30, 2019
DR. WALLACE: We are a family of four children with a father and mother (me). A while back, you had a... Read More
Our Disrupted Human Immune System Mar. 22, 2019
Hardly a day goes by when we do not read about how some juice concoction or pill or yoga pose will "... Read More
A Healthy Perspective Oct. 29, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I'm a "health freak." I eat properly, work out every other day and usually get nine hou... Read More
Are Handshakes Really Bad? Aug. 12, 2018
Dear Annie: A man who extends his hand demanding a handshake is presumptuous and arrogant. Handshaki... Read More
Not Over Him Yet Feb. 11, 2018
Dear Annie: About a year and a half ago, the absolute love of my life and I broke up. I was going th... Read More
Not Wanting to Hover Jan. 04, 2018
Dear Annie: I have a somewhat uncomfortable question. Recently, I moved from California to Texas for... Read More
