Dear Doctors: There are vaccines available for quite a few bacterial diseases and infections, but we still don’t have one to protect against strep throat. Is there a reason that the pharmaceutical companies have yet to develop such a vaccine, despite the obvious need for it?
M INNEAPOLIS -- Landon Nelson knows which teachers approve of their LGBTQ students’ sexual orientation and which ones don’t. The 15-year-old Annandale High School sophomore says he feels comfortable and more easily engaged in his art, English and Spanish classes.
CHICAGO — There is often comfort to be had in the familiar. You can wear that old sweater.
Leo Henderson has been named the Rotary Student of the Month at William Chrisman High School. Leo has excelled academically, having earned both the McCoy Medal for Academic Excellence and membership in the National Honor Society. In addition, Leo has participated in the marching and concert bands and has participated in both basketball and baseball.
DEAR ABBY: With the holidays approaching, I am starting to become anxious. I have a family member who ruins every holiday she doesn’t have control over.
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend insists that taking a probiotic supplement has helped her lose 50 pounds by keeping her gut bacteria in check. Will taking a probiotic in conjunction with a balanced diet and exercise help me lose weight? ANSWER: It is true that the gut bacterial population in people who are obese differs from the population in people who are lean.
My granddaughter Greta and I have a lot in common: We’re both always moving, easy to smile (if occasionally cranky) and love to be outdoors in the sunshine. We also share a passion for apple cider doughnuts, which she gets on Saturdays at a farmers market in New Jersey and I snag from Soergel Orchards in Franklin Park whenever I’m in the area.
I tasted a delicious salmon infused with a flavorful teriyaki sauce at the Vale Food Company in Miami, a healthy, fast casual restaurant. I asked Sunny Ilyas, CEO of Vale Food Co, how it was made. His answer was a form of reverse searing. First the salmon is baked in the oven for a few minutes, and then it’s sauteed in the sauce. It’s a quick and easy method and a great new way to make moist, flavor-packed salmon.
“Life is a journey.” I read it on a friend’s mug on Sunday when I was in the house caring for one of our children while the rest were in the shop listening to my uncle preach. (We take turns hosting church services. This time, it was a half mile down the road.)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor’s damage claims against state officials over long-expired COVID-19 restrictions.