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fluoride to water to reduce the risk of tooth decay and CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) cavities as well as the fortification of flour and cereals with iron to reduce the risk of anemia due to iron “My husband takes responsibility for stardeficiency. Thanks to these preventive public-health tling Boomer in the night and has no hatred toward approaches, tooth decay and iron deficiency have him. None of us is fearful of Boomer. We are taking a become quite rare. And in these two examples, the few more precautions to make sure another incident adverse effects are insignificant enough to make the doesn’t happen. But is there hope for his rehabilitaapproach valuable. Dr. David Lipschitz tion? Did boot camp make it worse?” But is primary prevention of using aspirin I will preface my response with a note stressworthwhile? First, it must significantly lower the risk ing that this situation, in a home with human chilof disease, and second, it should have virtually no dren, would be unacceptable. That said... risk. Unfortunately, research just published in the Ar Sounds like boot camp made it better both chives of Internal Medicine showed that aspirin does times -- but temporarily. The problem with live-in not reduce the risk of death from heart attack, stroke boot camp is that it’s not for all problems. With dogor cancer in otherwise healthy people. gie boot camp, you take the dog out of the home for In this study, more than 100,000 healthy subtraining, and he, hopefully, returns home a better jects with no risk factors of vascular disease were version of his former self. divided into two groups, either receiving aspirin or a This is a home-based problem, and your best Aspirin, first developed as a painkiller almost placebo. After a follow-up period of six years, there hope is a trainer who specializes in aggression and a century ago, is still viewed by many as a miracle were 1,500 nonfatal and 500 fatal heart attacks and works with the dog in the home. Additionally, this is drug. While rarely prescribed for pain, aspirin’s ma- an equal number of fatal and nonfatal strokes. The a dog whose aggressive tendencies are most likely jor use is its effect on platelets. only benefit of aspirin was a 10 percent reduction genetic. So your goal is to control the behavior, not Aspirin prevents the formation in platelets of in the number of nonfatal heart attacks. Particularly cure it. a molecule called thromboxane A2 that is essential worrisome was a 31 percent increase in the risk of The aggression described in this letter can’t for normal platelet aggregation. Platelets play a cen- life-threatening bleeding from the stomach. be cured, but it can be controlled. 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The booklet on back pain delves more deeply into its causes and treatments. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 303W, Box 536475, Orlanby Matilda Charles do, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order © King Features Synd., Inc. (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Some time ago, you answered a letter from an 80-year-old lady who asked if she still needed to have mammoCaregivers for seniors with Alzheimer’s grams. I say an unqualified yes. Two years ago, at the age of 82 1/2, my mammogram detected disease or dementia will applaud a new gadget that cancer. My surger y was then followed by radia- can help keep track of those who might wander: a tion treatments. Two years later, I am feeling shoe with a tiny global positioning system (GPS) DEAR DR. 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I have a porcelain teapot that is also a music box. The handle is in the shape of a young man in 18th century clothes and a top hat; the lid is in the shape of a woman, also in period clothes. The sides of the teapot are decorated with pastel flowers in relief. To turn on the music box, there is a key on the base. There is a metallic label with the words “Hand Painted -- Tilso -- Japan.” What is my teapot/music box worth?

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Playing a shot from the sand can be anything but a day at the beach, but it doesn’t have to be a bad experience if you work on a few basic steps. The first thing to look for in the bunker is the firmness of the sand, and your footprints are the Sand Shots Made Simple first clue. Shallow prints mean firm sand and a livePlaying a shot from the sand can be anything but a day at sand the lySimple ball; deep prints mean soft and a cushioned Sand Shots Made beach. The first thing you need to look for when entering the bunker hit needing more power. is to pay attention to the texture of the sand. When you walk into the Playing a shot from sandIf can be anything but a daythan at the sand look at your footthe prints. yourto footcontrol prints are shallow the In order the distance beach. to look for when entering bunker sand isThe firmfirst andthing the you ball need will tend to jump on you. If thethe foot prints isare to deep pay attention to the texture of the sand. 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If things: the through foot prints Power theand sand, in every other is created the are deep than the sand is soft and the ball will have a difficult time Length of leverage. the swing: Tour legs loading and springing to create Notice in the photo getting out of the bunker, so you will need more power. how I have my feet dug down to create a solid base so I can push players have call aappropriate “desPower the sand, as inhip every otherimpact golfwhat shot, is Icreated the off andin turn my right through to create the through legs loading and ignated springing to swing create leverage. in the photo amount of power. areaNotice in the sand. how I have my feet dug down to create a solid base so I can push Length of the swing; Tour players have what I call a "designated For myimpact hands arethechest-high off and area". turn my right through appropriate swing (For me,hip itme, is chest-high in to thecreate backswing and chestamount power. high in ofthe forward swing). 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Decide which Now that you have established elements, youamount can plug in of a important factor is the speed you most forthe controlling thefrom appropriate variety gives of clubs to the control the clarity distance ball travels the sand. amount of sand forsand the shot. between and If you have a short sand shot, go with thethe lob orclubface sand wedge. As the Now you have established elements, you can plugThese in a shot that becomes longer, go with a these pitching or approach wedge. Digging too deep orsand. too variety of lofts clubswill to the controlball. the from the different change the distance distancesthe theball balltravels travels. IfWork you have a short sand produces shot, with the lob works or sandbest wedge. 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