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Don’t let tailgaters influence how you drive
Q: The city I live in is planning on installing speed cameras. I don’t know if that’s a…
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Sports gambling: the real March Madness
The term “March Madness” was coined in 1939 by an Illinois high school official named Henry Porter, but…
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What are the limits for drug-impaired driving?
Q: We have a limit for driving with alcohol in your system, and we have a limit for…
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The value of taking pain into your own hands
Last week, I ran into a patient I treated for low back pain about a year ago. That…
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Should I ride or walk my bike through a crosswalk?
Q: Is it no longer advised to walk your bike in a crosswalk? If there were a bike…
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Water over roadway: When does it become a driving hazard?
Q: We’ve been getting flooding alerts where I live. So far, no flooding here, fortunately (sorry to all…
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New Year’s resolution not going well? How to set successful goals
We are now almost three months into the new year, and the resolutions we set so strongly at…
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Thriving with ADHD: tools for parents and youth
Question: My child was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and I’m still learning what that means. I want to…
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Trump administration’s Minneapolis carnage
It’s been about two weeks since federal agents murdered Alex Pretti, a registered nurse working in the intensive…
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How to handle simultaneous left turns
Q: My wife and I have a question. Say two cars on a two-lane highway approach an intersection…
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I was skeptical, but my neighbor turned compost into gold
When my neighbor told me he could transform garbage into gold, I laughed.
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Beyond Kegel exercises: the role of the spine in pelvic pain
I recently saw a patient who was referred to me by her OBGYN. At the time, she was…
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Does speeding really save time?
Q: You write about the downsides of speeding, but what about the upsides? If I’m looking at it…
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Kids’ winter cure for Nature Deficit Disorder
I was so determined to hit Jimmy Miller in the shins with my toboggan that I didn’t notice…
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Writing woes: the complexity of the English language
Proofread carefully to make make sure your writing is correct.
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When traveling, is it safer to rent a car or use a taxi?
Q: When I fly to a city and need transportation once I get there, is it safer to…
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The wealthy man the media ignored
As the new year begins, the media roll out their annual tributes to the rich and famous who’ve…
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I rue the days when I wished I had a cold
Glorious is the morning when you take your temperature and find out it’s 98.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
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How to get left turns right
Q: I was taught when turning left at an intersection onto a street with two lanes in each…