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Seventy-eight-year-old Mabel became anemic after being hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer. She was discharged home on medicine to heal her ulcer, plus an iron supplement. Three months later, Mabel’s blood tests showed she was still significantly low in iron.
When I asked about her iron supplement,...
Over the weekend a water leak sprang out in the closet where the water heater is housed over a round plastic water collection tray with three-inch-high sides setting over the beautiful oak hardwood flooring my late husband & Sonny put over all the floors in the house except the kitchen. The...
I went to Easter Sunday Service at a beautiful little old church; the windows were stained glass; the domed cathedral ceiling was polished wood; the lights were long lanky cylinder chandeliers, and the old hard wood floor was in pretty good shape for the shape it was in.
I noticed two ladies...
Q: There's a sticker on my prescription bottle that says not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice with it. I love grapefruit. Is it okay to have grapefruit juice for breakfast and take my pill in the evening instead?
Your medicine's "grapefruit effect" doesn't wear off that fast. After...
I’m officially an empty nester now. Sonny has moved out to take a job close to Caren and Jake and has taken a room at their house. I’m on my own, well kind of on my own. I’m living with my parents (does that mean they are no longer empty nesters?) and my days get to revolve around the routine of...
Over the past decade, water shortages have become increasingly common, triggering limits to the availability of fresh water, especially in the Southwestern U.S. and California. In hot weather, lawns featuring swaths of green grass require constant watering to look healthy. People living in areas...
Spent the weekend with Jake, Caren their two roommates and the five dogs. Jake’s been looking for a church for a while and it just so happened they decided on a church to visit while Sonny and I were there. I think with all the churches open now and Easter coming up he got serious about taking his...
Q: Why are nicotinamide, niacinamide, niacin and nicotinic acid names for the same thing, vitamin B3? It’s confusing
How did one vitamin get so many names? Vitamin B3 is two closely related compounds, niacin and niacinamide, with each version having two different official titles.
When vitamin B was...
I was making Ruben sandwiches for Grandma, Grandpa, and I this week. As I sliced up the Swiss cheese the holes reminded me of an old saying Grandma Lydia uses every now and then… She says, “Wow, that’s a hole you could drive a Mack truck through.”
Mack is an old brand. It’s a company that builds...
Q: My medicine is upsetting my stomach. What can I do about that?
You are not alone. The most common side effects of medications are stomach irritation or gastritis. Gastritis describes any of these symptoms: queasiness, stomach pain, stomach cramping, stomach burning, loose stools, or nausea....
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