DEAR DR. ROACH: Do meds for high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes lose their efficacy if the patient is noncompliant with diet? My partner thinks a meal of wings, French fries, cake and ice cream is OK as long as he takes a statin, Glucophage and Norvasc. I think the meds will eventually become ineffective. Your thoughts? -- W.G.
DEAR ABBY: My husband died three years ago, and I met someone shortly after. This man is kind and loving, and he treats me well. He happily moved with me to another state to be near my family. I’m 67, and he is 63. I’m retired, and hopefully have enough to live on for the rest of my life, although as everyone knows, anything can happen.
For months, Texas lawmakers were on track to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to continue distributing child identification kits to Texas schoolchildren, a program championed by state officials. In April, both the Texas House and Senate approved preliminary budgets that included money for the National Child Identification Program’s kits.
The Denison Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new selfie station at Alexis’ Kreations. Courtesy photos .
North Texas Artisans Market, 5 p.m. 4800 Texoma Parkway Dance shows, 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
Tom Bean Independent School District has selected its new superintendent. After a unanimous vote Monday by the Tom Bean ISD board of trustees on Monday evening, Steve Goodman was named the district’s new leader.
A Sherman man who recently won the right to defend himself against a murder charge in state district court has also filed a complaint in the federal district court in Sherman. Ebby Wade, 46, is charged with murder in the death of Emilia Gunnels, 21, of Sherman, who was killed back in 2020.
If a dog’s eyesight declines, they may not make noticeable visual mistakes or show signs of discomfort since they primarily rely on smell to navigate the world. Because of this, pet owners need to keep a watchful eye out for common canine ocular diseases, such as dry eye.
Sometimes it is the smallest thing that makes the biggest difference. And in science, the discovery of a whole new type of molecule may make the difference for the future of medicine and engineering. All this thanks to Dr. Richard Smalley, Texas chemist and Nobel Prize winner.