Q: My mother was given a narcotic pain medication to help reduce her pain. She began to sleep more, had decreased appetite and her personality changed. She was tearful, nervous and she stopped going …
When you think of October, brown, ruby red, and harvest gold may come to mind. But right now, the world is awash with pink — pink for the thousands of women whose lives have been touched by breast ca…
Many people who stop smoking, or who are considering it, are concerned they will gain weight. This is a legitimate concern because the majority of people do gain weight once they discontinue smoking.…
Q: While waiting at the bus stop, my 13-year-old daughter’s fingers got cold and turned blue, with a clear line between the blue and normal parts. I am going to take her to the pediatrician next week…
Good physical and emotional health depends upon many factors. One factor not frequently mentioned is a person’s marital status. Matrimony today is not what it was a generation ago. Fewer people are g…
Jeanne Calment is the French woman who lived the longest authenticated human life: 122 years and 164 days. While it seems that so much of longevity is tied to the genetic hand we are dealt at birth, …
In the news: Tampa, Fla.’s “Mystery Monkey” apparently attacked a woman, it was reported Wednesday. The Mystery Monkey is a rhesus macaque that has been living in the wild in the Tampa area and has b…
The city commission recently approved a bid for repair of stone work and masonry at the Santa Fe Depot.
F. Doyle “Moose” Cordes, 76, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, at the Via Christi St. Francis Medical Center in Wichita, Kan.
Weldon L. Ewy, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care Center in Jetmore.