Lifestyle Columns
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Drinking alcohol in excess increases cancer riskMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Does alcohol increase cancer risk even in people who aren't big drinkers? A. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research's landmark 2007 report on...
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Husbands can be abused, tooMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Brother has been married for 15 years. Two kids. Sister-in-law has all control -- brother's and kids' schedules, (over)spending, etc. Her often-heinous attitude has a...
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'What's Going On': Gaye gets 'Masters' treatmentMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - PBS' "American Masters" strays far afield from its usual high-tone artists to examine the life of soul singer Marvin Gaye at 9 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW Channel 11. It's a ...
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Dylan biopic not the same old songMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - "I'm Not There" (two-disc collector's edition) -- Filmmaker Todd Haynes smashes all the conventions of the Hollywood biopic with his surreal, fascinating and uneven ...
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Spotting, despite hysterectomy, never considered 'normal'May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have a problem that no doctor seems to think is serious, but I am very worried. I had a complete hysterectomy when I was 28 because of cancer. I was lucky that ...
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Celebrating little victoriesMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - My neuropathy demanded recognition. Its onset was sudden and dramatic -- a collapse to the floor of my house. In the weeks since then, I've been learning to get back on ...
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Perils on an unrecorded quit claimMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I hope you can solve a dilemma for me. Before my dad died, he signed a quit claim deed to my younger sister and me to his summer cottage in Michigan. He gave my o...
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Club for fiftysomethings offers lodging in members' homesMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Travelers 50 years old and older might want to look into a great way to meet like-minded people and travel inexpensively by joining the Evergreen Club, www.evergreenclub...
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That's some cleaning billMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've been charged a cleaning fee for a recent hotel visit and something doesn't seem right. I'm hoping you can help. I recently booked a few nights at the Grand C...
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Home inspectors responsible for damage to property?May 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. As a home inspector for many years, I've been caught in the "you-broke-it, -- you-pay-to-fix-it" bind. My question is simple: When is a home inspector responsible...