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Zolpidem, like all sleeping medications, roughly doubles the risk of falls in older adults. This class of drugs can also cause cognitive impairment, sedation, and loss of balance (hence the risk for ...

If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.” You have been told to look across your borders, to blame Rwanda, to believe that your suffering comes from elsewhere. Yet most of ...

Dear Abby: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was ...

A therapist with deep ties to the military community, Dr. Emma Smith writes a monthly advice column for Military.com to address questions from our readers. This month, she answers a message from a ...

I’m sure my mother-in-law’s friend is a nice man, but he’s a stranger to us. I don’t want to host them in my house.

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"I would tell him that my mom and my siblings love him more than words can even describe." What a son would say to his 9/11 ...

DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, my daughter “Tina” was in an abusive marriage that ended with the overdose death of her husband.

My worry is that if I give them to Tina, it might cause her to relive that terrible time. On the other hand, I feel the ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

DEAR ABBY: Twenty years ago, my daughter “Tina” was in an abusive marriage that ended with the overdose death of her husband. My wife, her mother, died recently. As I was going through some old papers ...