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Your migraine plan and the headache that means call 911

Most bad headaches aren't emergencies, but a few are, and the difference is mostly about how fast the pain arrived.

GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The Prostate Conversation You Should Have at Fifty

PSA testing isn't automatic anymore, which means the appointment only happens if you ask for it. Walk in knowing the numbers and the trade-offs.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The minivan wins more often than you want it to

Before you spend sixty grand on a three-row SUV, go sit in the third row with a car seat already installed.

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Working nights without wrecking your sleep, heart and waistline

Rotating shifts are hard on the body, but most of the damage comes from four or five fixable habits. Start with the drive home.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Blood Pressure Numbers and What Actually Lowers Them

The line moved to 130/80 back in 2017, most home readings are taken wrong, and the fixes that work are boring and cheap.

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Change Your Own Brake Pads Before Lunch on Saturday

Front pads on a normal car take about ninety minutes, two jack stands and one tool most guys don't own yet. What goes wrong, and how to avoid it.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The lung scan takes ten seconds and most who qualify skip it

A low-dose CT is a 20-second breath hold, no needle, no fasting. If you smoked a pack a day for 20 years, it's probably free. Here's who it's for.

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GuideHealthCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to Read Your Cholesterol Panel Without Panicking

Total cholesterol is the least useful number on the page. Here's what your lipid panel actually says, and what to ask your doctor about it.

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Long Sleeves and a Wide Brim Beat a Tank Top in July

The guy with the farmer's tan is working harder than he needs to. What to wear when it's 97 and you've still got four hours of fence to fix.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Bunions, flat feet and when an insole is worth the money

Pull the insole out of your boot, stand on it, and look down. That five-second test settles most foot arguments before you spend a dime.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Rotate your tires at home and read what the tread tells you

An hour in the driveway twice a year buys you thousands of extra miles and an early warning on your alignment, your shocks and your right foot.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Why the wool vest still beats a coat for chores

A good wool vest keeps your core hot and your arms loose, and it won't melt when a spark lands on it. Buy the right one and it outlasts three coats.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The first two days after a pulled hamstring or calf

Ice is comfort, not treatment. What actually shortens the layoff, the one test that says you can run, and the trap that gets you hurt twice.

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Electric, Hybrid or Gas for a Family of Five

Eight years, 120,000 miles, five seatbelts. Run the arithmetic yourself before a salesman runs it for you.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

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The sale barn is harder on clothes than the hayfield

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How to get off sleeping pills without losing a month of sleep

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

How a white shirt goes gray, and how to stop it

The collar ring isn't dirt, the yellow under the arms isn't sweat, and chlorine bleach is making both of them worse.

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How to buy boot socks that don't give you blisters

Wool, weight, height and fit — the sock decisions that decide whether you finish the day walking normal or limping.

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