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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH By Keith Roach, M.D.
Do Prednisone Benefits Outweigh Its Risks? DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 80-year-old woman who always had excellent health until about four years ago, when I was diagnosed as having bronchiectasis. Since then, I have had to use an albuterol solution, plus an Airway Vest, in periodic daily treatments in order to continue breathing. A few weeks ago, my doctor prescribed 10 mg of prednisone daily in addition, and the results KDYH EHHQ DPD]LQJ ,QVWHDG RI ÂżYH WR VL[ LQKDOHU WUHDWPHQWV HDFK KRXUV , need only two or three, and (the best result) I can sleep through the night! Previously, I woke every three to four hours nightly for a treatment with the inhaler and vest, and I often slept poorly afterward. My prednisone dosage has been reduced to 5 mg daily, and although I know it is a (possibly dangerous) corticosteroid, I dread the prospect of going back to the days of arranging my life around the use of the albuterol inhalers, as well as feeling so much less able to enjoy what life I have left. What would be the result of continuing a minimal dosage of prednisone (5 mg or less per day)? What alternatives do I have? -C.B. ANSWER: This is a good question, not just for bronchiectasis (a scarring condition of the airways, so they can't clear mucus properly), but for the many, many diseases treated with prednisone. Long-term use of high-dose prednisone (and similar steroids, such as cortisone and methylprednisolone, or Medrol) can cause diabetes in susceptible individuals, and it raises blood
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* When you make a chicken in the crockpot, use this trick to have it come out moist and delicious: Prepare the bird as normal, rinsing and patting dry, then seasoning. Ball up six to eight wads of aluminum foil -- enough to cover the bottom of the crockpot. Put bird in breast-side up on top of the foil balls. The chicken should not be touching the sides of the pot. Cook on low 6-8 hours for a succulent dinner! * "To use the last of the peanut butter in a glass jar, simply add your morning oatmeal for D \XPP\ ÀDYRUHG EUHDNIDVW Or add sliced bananas and a couple tablespoons of milk for a delicious dessert!" -- J.S. in Kansas * To help kids in both becoming responsible for the food choices they make and being a helpful member of the household, encourage them to choose a family meal each week, and then help to prep or even cook the meal according to their ability. Experts say this offers a good opportunity to talk about nutritional choices and the impact of different food-preparation techniques. * "If you purchase sodas or other drinks that are linked together with plastic rings, do the little critters a favor: Cut open the loops with scissors so that there are no rings for animals or sea life to get caught in." -- A.A. in Florida * When you are zesting or juicing oranges, lemons or limes for a recipe, go ahead and do several at a time. Freeze the citrus zest and juice in an ice-cube tray. You can pop out the cubes and use them in recipes later on. * Lightly squish your toilet paper roll as you put a new one on. It will not spin as freely but still functions, meaning less waste. Send your tips to Now Here's a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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PAWS CORNER By: Sam Mazzotta Hero Dog Exposes Puppy Mills DEAR PAW'S CORNER: This year, the American Humane Association chose Harley, a scrappy, one-eyed Chihuahua, as the 2015 Hero Dog. Its decision calls attention to the stark realities of puppy PLOOV RQH RI ZKLFK +DUOH\ ZDV UHVFXHG IURP +DUOH\ KDG VLJQLÂżFDQW health issues when he was rescued, and he lost an eye when his cage was power-washed with him in it. Despite this, he retained a strong spirit and has become a beacon for other puppy mill dogs. The "Harley to the Rescue" campaign inspired by him (http://milldogrescue.org/harley-to-the-rescue/) has saved close to 600 puppy mill dogs. Can you let people know about the AHA's Hero Dog, Harley? -- Ginny, via e-mail DEAR GINNY: I sure can! Harley's story also can be found at the AHA Hero Dog page: http://www.herodogawards.org/hda2015voteKDUOH\ +H ZDV FKRVHQ IURP D ÂżQDOLVW ÂżHOG RI HLJKW H[HPSODU\ GRJV including service and military dogs, and other rescued pets that have become an inspiration to pet advocates. Unlike responsible breeders, puppy mills have destructive breeding practices, and care can be brutal: for example, they'll attempt to produce as many litters of popular dog breeds as possible, exhausting and often physically abusing breeding dogs, selling the best and mistreating the rest. Mill dogs often are kept in tiny, dirty cages, with little to no medical care. Puppy mill rescues gain access to and liberate such dogs, try to have the mills shut down, and provide care and rehabilitation for WKH UHVFXHG GRJV 7KH\ OO DOVR WU\ WR ÂżQG KRPHV IRU GRJV WKDW DUH able to be adopted, but sadly, many are unable to live with a family. Hopefully, through legislation and continued vigilance, puppy mills can become a thing of the past. Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Noteworthy Inventions ATTAULLAH DURRANI’S RICE • Attaullah Durrani left his native Afghanistan in the 1920s and came to America to study chemistry. He wanted to work in the petroleum industry but couldn’t ¿QG DQ\ RSHQLQJV • One night he attended a dinner party and met a man who was in the canning industry. He suggested that Durrani study rice instead. Cooking it was time consuming; what America needed was an easy way to cook rice. Perhaps Durrani could invent a way to put rice in cans. • Durrani was intrigued and moved to the heart of rice country: Arkansas, where the local rice co-op gave him a laboratory. Years of experimentation showed that canning rice didn’t work. What did work was pre-cooking it, drying it, and packaging it in a box. It was easy to ship, the shelf life was long, and it would cook within minutes. • In 1941 Durrani went to New York City and dropped in on an executive of General Foods. He whipped out an electric hot plate, a sauce pan, a packDJH RI KLV ULFH DQG D ERZO %\ WKH WLPH KH ¿QLVKHG KLV VSHHFK WKH ULFH ZDV cooked, and the executive was impressed. Durrani received a handsome fee, and General Foods began working with instant rice. • The Army was interested in the product because soldiers needed quick IRRG LQ WKH ¿HOG 7KH SURGXFW KLW WKH PDUNHW LQ 1949 and is found in most American cupboards today. Appropriately enough, it’s now called Minute Rice. • The only grain that beats rice for world-wide production is corn. However, corn is grown for many uses other than human food, so rice is actually the top crop for feeding humans. • China and India are the world’s top producers of rice.
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• In 1890 Charlie DeDomenico left Italy to come to America. He moved to San Francisco, where he started a chain of fresh produce stores. He sent to Italy for his bride, Maria. • Her family, who ran a successful pasta factory, closed their business and followed her to California. In 1912 Maria convinced Charlie to start a pasta factory which her family would run. They set up shop in the Mission District of San Francisco and sold bulk pasta to restaurants and grocery stores. They called it the Golden Grain Pasta Company, and their four sons helped run it. • In the 1950s Charlie’s son Tom and his new bride Lois had dinner with their landlady, who was Armenian and served an Armenian dish that combined rice pilaf with vermicelli. It was very tasty, and Tom and his brother Vince wondered if they could add it as a sideline to the family’s pasta business, so they began experimenting. • They added dehydrated chicken soup to the rice, packaged it individually instead of in bulk, and gave it a catchy new name which incorporated both of the main ingredients. Introduced in 1958, it sold well not only because of its taste, but also due to its easy preparation method, consisting of ‘sautĂŠ and simmer.’ • A trip to Italy in 1964 inspired a similar pre-packaged instant Alfredo noodle mix. Quaker Oats bought the company in 1986, but it still celebrates the San Francisco origins of the product. What’s the rice mix called? Ricea-Roni, combining rice with macaroni. The noodle product is called Pasta-Roni. • The average American eats about 25 lbs (11 kg) of rice per year. Rice has no sodium, no cholesterol, and no gluten. It contains over 15 vitamins and minerals. Although there are over 40,000 strains of rice, only a few varieties are grown commercially.
* On Nov. 5, 1775, Gen. George Washington condemns his troops' planned celebration of the British anti-Catholic holiday, Guy Fawkes Night. Guy Fawkes had been charged with placing gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament to trigger a deadly explosion that would have killed King James I. * On Nov. 6, 1854, "the March king," John Philip Sousa, is born. The instantly recognizable sound of Sousa's timeless pieces -- such as "Stars And Stripes Forever" (1896) -- are well-known to many Americans, even if they don't know the names of the pieces. * On Nov. 4, 1928, Arnold Rothstein, New York's most notorious gambler, is shot and killed during a poker game in Manhattan. When policed asked the bleeding Rothstein who had shot him, he reportedly put KLV ÂżQJHU WR KLV OLSV keeping the gangsters' code of silence. * On Nov. 7, 1943, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is born in Canada. A bout with polio as a child had left Mitchell unable to form guitar chords with her left hand, so she experimented with non-standard tunings that would become part of her signature sound. * On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union ODXQFKHV WKH ÂżUVW DQLPDO LQWR VSDFH D dog name Laika -- aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. Laika survived for several days, kept alive by a sophisticated life-support system. She died after the batteries ran down. * On Nov. 2, 1960, a landmark obscenity case over "Lady Chatterley's Lover," by D.H. Lawrence, ends in the acquittal of Penguin Books. The publisher had been sued for obscenity in publishing an unexpurgated version of Lawrence's 1928 novel. 2Q 1RY IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ years, the Republican Party wins control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The empowered GOP united under the "Contract with America," a 10-point legislative plan to reduce federal taxes, balance the budget and dismantle social welfare programs. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Act Would Hold VA's Feet to the Fire --Here's a real heartbreaker: Some 300,000 veterans have died before their claims at the Department of VetHUDQV $ႇDLUV ZHUH HYHQ ¿QLVKHG 7KH records were in a batch of 866,879 SHQGLQJ ¿OHV DOWKRXJK LW FRXOGQ W EH determined if the veterans were seeking health care. More than 6 million reFRUGV ZHUH IRXQG FODVVL¿HG DV ORFNHG for no apparent reason. Of those locked records, over 770,000 were found to be veterans who had applied for care, but because of the locked status, it couldn't be determined whether they got care. Many of the records had EHHQ ¿OHG DV SHQGLQJ PRUH WKDQ ¿YH years ago. One veteran's record had EHHQ SHQGLQJ IRU \HDUV DQRWKHU IRU 9 years. At least 10,000 applications were dumped, without a reason being determined or documented. It's a nightmare. What we need is the VA Accountability Act of 2015. This bill, passed in the House of Representatives in July, would give some teeth to the ability of the VA to remove or demote employees "based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes." The White House is against it, and even issued a threat to veto the legislation if it lands on the president's desk. (One of the problems stated by the White House policy memo was that it would take away rights to appeal. However, the bill itself says that an employee will have the right to appeal.) The Act also would give increased protection to whistleblowers and employees who speak up about wrongdoing. In too many cases, good employees at the VA (they're in the majority) fail to say anything because of retribution or the threat that WKH\ OO EH ¿UHG DQG WKH\ UH VWXFN ZRUNing for bad managers who hold axes over their heads. Here's another grim factoid: govtrack. us gives the Act only a 15 percent chance of being enacted. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Swing Symmetry Few places in the golf swing have a similar look to another, except for two key areas in the backswing and downswing. When the club swings back to an “upside down” position on the backswing, then through to the same point in time with the club on the follow through, you should observe the following for yourself: 1. Shoulders are near a 90 degree turn. The upper body should be turned roughly 90 degrees or your best turn by each position. This is proof of allowing the lower body to freely rotate and shift weight during the swing. The shoulders turn on a “plane” which means that each respective shoulder is under the chin at these two places. 2. The wrists are free to hinge and re-hinge. The hands and wrists play a critical role to swinging the club with speed and repeatability. The left thumb is basically pointing up and slightly behind the player at each point. 3. At least one arm is extended for swing width. Simply stated, the left arm is long in the backswing, and the right arm is long in the follow through (vice versa for left handers). Width creates and sustains power. Jason Jenkins was a 16-year member of the Jim McLean Golf School teaching staff and was one of GOLF Magazine’s Top 100 Teacher Nominees 1999-2010. He was named one of the Golf Digest Top Teachers in California in 2011. Contact Jason at 760-485-2452 or GHYJRO¿QVWU#JPDLO FRP
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Bizarro World It's Tuesday, and everything I think I know to be right in the world is wrong. The Broncos are 5-0 but all Denver fans think Peyton Manning is a bad quarterback. "His numbers are slipping," they cry, but for the past three seasons he has EHHQ WKURXJK ¿YH VWDUWV In South Carolina, Manning's old nemesis, the ball coach named Steve Spurrier, KDV UHVLJQHG )DFHG ZLWK KLV ¿UVW ORVLQJ VHDVRQ VLQFH KH FRDFKHG WKH SURIHVVLRQal football team from Washington, Spurrier just decides to bail. It's not something that should have taken anyone by surprise. Spurrier has been slipping of late. What kind of coach tells people during the off-season that he plans on coaching another "two to three years"? The kind of coach who isn't interested in his recruits, that's who. Who would want to play for Spurrier when by their senior or junior year KH V RII WR JR ¿VKLQJ"7KH RQHV ZKR JRW VXFNHUHG LQWR VHHLQJ KLP OHDYH WKHP DV D freshman, that's who. Playboy will stop featuring pictures of fully nude women.
A woman gets sassy with Donald Trump, complaining that she expects to be paid a fair wage for doing the same work a man gets paid for. Turns out she's an UNPAID intern for Jeb Bush. Jennifer Lawrence announced that she doesn't want to be likable, while Rhianna sits for an interview with some lady getting drunk during lunch. She says she fell in love with her and then writes about how she Googles female anatomy post-childbirth, and I wonder why I read any of the story. A woman named Jennifer Connell is the worst woman in the world today, suing her 12-year-old nephew for an "exuberant hug" that broke her wrist one afternoon in Westport, Connecticut. The Jets have the second-best defense in the NFL. Saying the word "best" and Jets in the same sentence is hard to fathom, but the numbers don't lie. Tom Brady's "guru" doctor is found to not be a doctor at all. How does that happen? That's almost as bad as Hillary with the e-mails. In the same way you would think that the president's staffers would have noticed that they all had .gov email accounts, you would think the Patriots would be on the lookout for an M.D. credential at the end of the doctor's name. It would just seem to make better sense. What's next? Manny Pacquiao wanting a rematch with Floyd Mayweather? Yes, turns out he did say that yesterday. Because that's something we all want to see. Mayweather just PDGH PLOOLRQ IRU D ¿JKW WKDW QRERG\ ZDQWHG WR ZDWFK LQ 6HSWHPEHU $ UHPDWFK RI D GXG ¿JKW 7KDW V ZKDW ZH KDYH WR ORRN IRUZDUG WR" Next you'll tell me that the Cubs will beat the Cardinals to advance to the NL Championship Series. On second thought, don't. I've heard enough for one day. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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