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Use of gabapentin causes great concern

DEAR DR. ROACH: Am I a doomed man? When I was 25, I survived a battle with testicular cancer. The good news is that 45 years later, after two kids and three grandkids, I’m in good health. The only medicine I take is gabapentin for peripheral neuropathy that was caused by the chemotherapy drugs I received during the cancer treatment. One or more of these drugs caused neuropathy in my feet. A neurologist prescribed 800 mg three times a day, and I took this for about 15 years. As I got older, it became 800 mg four times a day. As I talk to people, they seem shocked that I’m still ...

Wearing yellow lenses could help with driving

Dear Heloise: After having cataract surgery, I was about ready to give up driving at night because of bright headlights. I happened upon yellow lens glasses in a drugstore and bought a pair. Problem solved! I wouldn’t think of driving at night without them. They are also amazing when driving on busy highways in the rain. –– H.C., Lafayette, La. SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise@Heloise.com Dear Heloise: I read with interest the advice about protecting one’s toothbrush from the dreadful splash of toilet flushes, but who flushes their toilet with an open lid? The toilet is a ...

Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Rewards will be dispersed. Because you enjoy being a witness to the thriving of those who clearly deserve their rewards, your heart will be full. You’re also well aware that it is impossible to really know who deserves what. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your self-criticism is an indicator of how much you hold yourself to impossibly high standards. Please remember, your value isn’t diminished by a bad habit or a tough day. You are so much more than the sum of your self-assessment. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When it comes to positivity, some people thrive on ...

Today in History

Today is Monday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2025. There are 352 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol, becoming the only president to be twice impeached; ten Republicans joined Democrats in voting to impeach Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” (Trump would again be acquitted by the Senate in a vote after his term was over.) Also on this date: In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while ...

Americans are dying too young

The American public is being sold a bill of goods that enrolling everyone in government-approved health insurance — primarily managed care — will improve the nation’s health and close the troubling disparities between the health of Black and white Americans. Former President Barack Obama made insurance coverage the signature issue of the Democratic Party. Now Democrats in Congress are revving up for a fight to spend hundreds of billions of dollars more subsidizing managed care plans, while Republicans are opposed. Politics aside, the facts show the money could be far better ...

Charles A. Bollinger

Charles A. Bollinger, 81, of San Francisco, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 after being struck by a car while walking. Born June 23, 1943 in Newton Hamilton, he was a son of the late Charles K. and Alice R. (Boozel) Bollinger. Surviving are: a son, Nigel C. Bollinger, of ...