If the words you associate with the winter months are “red,” “cracked” and “peeling,” you probably suffer from seriously dry skin on your hands. Cracks on your fingers can make even the simplest tasks — like typing, turning a page, or doing up a button — very painful. For advice on how to cope […]
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How to Set Up a New iPhone
Whether your new iPhone is your first or you’ve been using Apple’s smartphone since 2007, the first thing you must do with any new iPhone is to set it up. This article covers activating an iPhone 6S Plus & 6S, 6 Plus & 6, 5S, 5C, 5, or 4S running iOS 9. RELATED: If your […]
Traditional Christmas Dinner Menu
As turkey is traditional for Thanksgiving, so ham is traditional for Christmas dinner menus. This menu features Baked Ham and Scalloped Potatoes, two easy recipes that are delicious. The ham you find in your supermarket is almost always fully cooked and ready to serve immediately. Most people prefer to heat the ham, and a glaze […]
5 Things to Do Before You Close Your Credit Card
So you’ve decided you want to close your credit card. Maybe your credit card issuer won’t lower your interest rate. Or perhaps the credit card no longer benefits you. Maybe you’re simplifying your wallet and need to let some credit cards go. Once you’ve made sure that closing your credit card isn’t going to hurt […]
Diabetes and hypertension often go hand in hand
Dear Dr. Roach: My 72-year-old aunt has hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. She is not on any medications yet. If she took medication to correct her hypertension only, would her blood sugar levels normalize? Or, if she took medication to correct Type 2 diabetes only, would her hypertension be eliminated? I need to know […]