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Top stories for Susan   If cancer needs carbs (glucose) to grow, why don't doctors change people's diets when the cancer is first diagnosed? Pawel Landigi, Medical Doctor • Answered October 7 I discovered I was thoroughly entangled in this exact same question a few years ago when my aunt was receiving breast cancer treatment and a family member was insistently d... Read more » 2.8K 229   A friend of mine leaves her butter on the table at room temperature all the time in a covered butter dish. How does this not make her sick? I thought dairy products need to be refrigerated. Bradley Betts, foodie and enthusiastic home cook. • Answered October 20, 2020 A friend of mine leaves her butter on the table at room temperature all the time in a covered butter dish. How does this not make her sick? I thought dairy products need to... Read more » 16K 1.1K   H-1B Visa Chaos Ujwala Sugathan, HOD, Dept.of English • Posted Sep 20 After Trump revised the H-1B visa policy and hiked the annual visa fee to USD 100,000, major companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and JP Morgan issued urgent advisories to their employees. ... Read more » 872   Should wealthy parents consider buying their adult kids a house (paid for in full)? Adrian Webb • Answered October 1 Been there, done that. For two daughters. One got married, the house was the present (daughter picked it). Several years down the line and 2 kids, the (now ex-) husband decid... Read more » 2.7K 175   Have you ever regretted saving a patient? Mena Mitchell, Registered Nurse Burn Center. ER. OR. Flight • Updated January 29, 2020 Yes. A young boy. He was so badly burned he was frightening to look at. Not to be gross but, as I changed his dressings, even fingers would fall off. His entire head was a ... Read more » 36.5K 719   Antivaxxers are saying that myocarditis has a mortality rate of 25-56% within 3 to ten years after having it. Is this true? Ann Roberts • Answered December 23 I had a friend who was very very much anti-vaxx when it came to covid. She was reasonably healthy and only in her later 40's. So she gets a test verified, mild case of covid... Read more » 3.9K 427   Why do some people refuse to swap seats on a plane, even if it's just for a few hours? What makes their seat so important to them? Elizabeth C • Answered December 23 Recently, I was in the first row (business class) window seat. A rather frail and clearly unwell lady sat next me. Within a few minutes, a random woman who was sitting next... Read more » 1.8K 124   A credit card was issued in my name without me knowing and now the company says I am liable for the debt. What can I do? Chris Garcia, Executive Management at Fortune 500 Companies (1995-present) • Updated Mon Making the credit card company prove in court that you actually opened the account is one of the stupidest moves you could make. First of all, it will not happen overnight.... Read more » 2K 102   Mary E. Rossow upvoted this answer What happens to seniors if they have no savings, property, or family? How do they support themselves? TBD Cobra, former Retired IT, Engineer, Sales. Not my first rodeo. • Updated Sun One stark example that should scare everyone straight… Very good friend. 75 years old. A spender all his life. His monthly SS check of $2,200 exactly equals his monthly rent... Read more » 1.8K 439   I'm 75% sure I have sepsis, but I'm too scared to tell my family. I have had 2 symptoms within the last 2 days. I don't want to go to the hospital as I'm scared. What should I do? Deborah Jugan, former Lawyer-retired • Answered November 19 I vaguely felt like "something is wrong" with me but didn't know what. I had another appointment in the afternoon to get my teeth cleaned. I also had a tooth that I wanted ... Read more » 561 38   Why do people in their 60s think they are not old when they are about 85% through their lives? Thomas Jacques, Book store owner. Studied history and sociology. • Answered January 17, 2018 I'm 67. And I can tell you this, there are times when I wake up in the morning and for some reason it will suddenly hit me how old I am, and I'll think....wtf!! I was in hi... Read more » 1.7K 177   Why do boomers keep working? Why don't they retire and enjoy their golden years, so millennials can find better paying jobs? C. Lang, Barely a boomer • Updated December 12 So many reasons: I am a late Boomer (born end of 1963) who just turned 62, so I'll give you my reasons based on observation of others my age and my personal situation: The yo... Read more » 1.9K 340 Read more in your feed

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