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    ARIES – Mar 21–Apr 20 Don’t rush in and act combative this week, Aries. Take a more delicate approach to convince others to see things your way. As the saying goes, “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” TAURUS – Apr 21–May 21 Are you feeling like you may want to be a

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  • BPS Model for Treating Chronic Pain0

    I recently came across an article about treating chronic pain and the complexities associated with it. Pain has been a topic of interest to me ever since I sustained an injury that ultimately led to a total hip replacement at the age of 46. Chronic pain can be defined as any pain that has lasted

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  • The World of Weird Words0

    In our last two installments, Webb’s Weird Words focused mostly on terms from medicine and India, as I was honoring Abraham Verghese’s current bestseller The Covenant of Water, which revolves around those two subjects. This week, we’re back in random mode: I simply pulled up the first of the 26 pages in my oddball vocab

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “What the Dead Know: Learning about Life as a New York City Death Investigator” by Barbara Butcher

    The Bookworm Sez: “What the Dead Know: Learning about Life as a New York City Death Investigator” by Barbara Butcher0

    Dead men don’t tell tales. Their voices are forever silenced, their fingers will never point to what happened to them or why. Their eyes will never widen in fear or anticipation, or glance in the direction of the guilty. Dead men don’t tell tales but, as in the new book “What the Dead Know” by

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  • Impact In my Life

    Impact In my Life0

    Going through school wasn’t easy for me. Learning never came easy, and I had some major struggles. I dreaded most school days and went to the nurse’s office saying I was sick pretty often just to try and get out of school in my younger years. Certain years were worse than others because of teachers.

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “I’m an American” by Darshana Khiani, illustrated by Laura Freeman

    The Bookworm Sez: “I’m an American” by Darshana Khiani, illustrated by Laura Freeman0

    Big loud booms. Crackles from the skies and pretty colors falling from the stars. That’s what makes an Independence Day celebration, but what makes you an American? Is it the way you honor the flag, or the clothes you wear, or is it the get-togethers you have with family? In the new book, “I Am

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  • Horoscopes0

    ARIES – Mar 21–Apr 20 Sometimes you feel a need to be in charge to prove that you are capable, Aries. This week take a back seat and fall in line with the established modus operandi. TAURUS – Apr 21–May 21 You may get into the habit of focusing on past mistakes, Taurus. This week,

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  • Makeup as We Age0

    As skin ages, the classic approach to makeup with foundation and powder can become less effective as makeup settles into fine lines and wrinkles. Instead of covering up, the best approach to mature beauty focuses on nourishing from within and enhancing what you have. For myself, I’ve noticed that my skin is in its best

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  • Rambling

    Rambling0

    Boy, do I have some fun stories to share with you all! It’s been two weeks since I’ve written a column. I got an extra one done before our ten-day vacation, and a lot has happened since. I think this week, I am going to start with the day we were leaving for the river.

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  • The World of Weird Words0

    Last week, Webb’s Weird Words paid homage to the current bestseller Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese. When all was said and done, I wound up adding nearly 40 new words from Verghese’s novel to the ongoing list of oddball vocab I use for these columns. Most were Indian or medical words, since the novel

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  • Too Many Words0

    I make my living with words. Nearly everything I do involves words. From praying, preaching, teaching, and writing to counseling, consoling, and confronting — I work with words all day long. This is probably the reason my hobbies tend to be solo adventures. When I get some time away, the last thing I want to

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  • Managing Inflammation Using Biomarkers0

    I wrote an article a while back about how the line between science fiction and modern medicine is blurring. The article focused on genomic medicine and how healthcare could be customized based on one’s genetic makeup. The idea was that by mapping an individual’s DNA, their healthcare could be made more proactive as well as

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