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8,000 IU of vitamin D won’t cause overdose

DEAR DR. ROACH: Several years ago, in my early 80s, my gynecologist told me (like all women who mainly stayed indoors) that I should be taking 4,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily. Yet today, I read an article warning that many people are overdosing on vitamin D. Is this really a concern? –– L.M. ANSWER: Overdosing on vitamin D is dangerous. Last month, I had a patient who had elevated levels of calcium, which caused typical symptoms of confusion, vomiting and muscle weakness. She was found to have a very high blood vitamin D level. (She had mistaken the instructions for taking vitamin ...

Reader makes a plea to careless dog owners

Dear Heloise: Here’s a suggestion to dog owners: Before leaving your yard, have your dog do their business in your own yard. I’ve asked dog owners who have allowed their dogs to use the lawn in the front of my home to do their business, “Why don’t you use your own yard for the dog to defecate?” The usual response is “Hey,I’m picking up after my dog.” Picking up after your dog is fine, but the scent remains and attracts other dogs to the same area. Then dog owners wonder why their dogs are given a bad rap. Well, I say pick up the dog’s droppings from your own yard. ...

Horoscope

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Indecision ties up mental energy. Don’t agonize, because today’s choices aren’t that different from one another and what you choose doesn’t matter too much. Every decision clears space and creates confidence, which fuels the next choice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You notice how people change and grow. In some ways, their process is your process, because when one person changes, the relationship changes. Love is caring enough to acknowledge change — and to balance it, too. Love is constant adjustment. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re looking for ...

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2025. There are 63 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Stock prices collapsed amid panicked selling, $14 billion in value was lost, and thousands of investors were wiped out, triggering America’s Great Depression. Also on this date: In 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh, the English courtier, military adventurer and poet, was executed in London for allegedly conspiring against King James I. In 1922, Benito Mussolini, the founder of fascism, is appointed ...

William H. ‘Bill’ Casner

William H. “Bill” Casner, 79, of Mifflintown, passed away on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at 7:22 a.m. at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Born on Oct 20, 1946, in Juniata County, he is the son of the late Frederick C. and Marjorie M. (Renninger) Casner. He is survived by his brother, ...

Fatherhood, undone by deception

Dear Annie: A few months ago, my life took a turn I never expected. After noticing changes in my wife’s behavior such as late nights at work, a phone that suddenly never left her side and an emotional distance that grew by the week, I followed my gut. Against every instinct that told me not to, I hired a private investigator. What he uncovered confirmed my worst suspicions: My wife has been having an affair with one of her co-workers. That discovery left me with another haunting question. Had she been unfaithful for months or for years? And then the darker thought I could not shake: ...