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Clock Repair Member NAWCC Cuckoo Clocks, Anniversary, Wall, Shelf & 31 Day Clocks Repaired Home Health Aide Certified Nurse Assistant Home Health Aide Serving Tehama-Shasta Areas Renee Mahood Cell: 530-526-0073 8 years experience in home health care Advertisement If this was your Service Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! Call us at 527-2151 For more information Advertisement If this was your Service Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! Call us at 527-2151 For more information Advertisement If this was your Service Directory ad customers would be reading it right now!! Call us at 527-2151 For more information Dear Annie: Some time ago, relatives from out of town asked to visit us when they were here for a nearby event. We agreed, as we seldom get to see these people. To our surprise, they arrived with the dog they had recently rescued from the pound. It was just a few months old and not housebroken. Worse, we were stuck dog-sitting the evening they went out. Recently, we were at the local market and a woman walked by with a small, very hairy dog rid- ing in the cart. The assistant man- ager informed us that there are ''comfort dogs,'' and people can take them anywhere if they have the right papers. A week later at our corner cafe, we noticed there was a dog sitting in a chair at the table next to us. We got up and left. I have nothing against dogs, Annie, but isn't there a proper place for them? What are the rules these days? — Puzzled in California Dear Puzzled: Comfort animals are not the same as trained service animals for the disabled and do not have the same legal protections, although some courts have given certain protections to doctor-pre- scribed emotional-support animals. Most laws regarding comfort ani- mals involve fair housing practices and transporting animals on air- planes. There are no specific feder- al legal protections (yet) allowing comfort animals to sit at restaurant tables or in gro- cery carts. As for your visit- ing friends, make sure you inform them next time that their dog will have to stay elsewhere. Dear Annie: My 24- year-old daughter is living with me because she cannot afford to live on her own with three baby boys. She could receive help from the government but chooses not to apply for assistance. She says it is embarrassing. She does have a job, but gets no help from the fathers of the chil- dren (two different men). The prob- lem is, this situation is not helping my marriage. My husband has been very patient with his stepdaughter and helps out, but he does not have any patience when it comes to her making the same mistake over and over — having a child out of wed- lock or when she's not in a com- mitted relationship. How do I get my daughter to be more responsible and move out of my house? I love her and my grand- children and have been helping them for four years, but I am tired and want my life back. — Mother With No Life Dear Mother: As long as you are taking care of her, your daugh- ter sees no point in getting help from the government or the chil- dren's fathers. There are no finan- cial consequences for her poor decisions. She won't become more responsible until she is forced to. Tell her to apply immediately for government assistance and file the necessary papers for child support, because you want her to move out within three months and she will need the money. Help her by babysitting for the kids on occasion or buying her some household necessities, but stop enabling her manipulative, immature behavior. Dear Annie: I work as a consul- tant in the health insurance indus- try. One thing you didn't mention to ''Cannot Take Back the Spoken Word'' is that the blabbermouth working in the clinic is in violation of federal regulations and federal law from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rules. Both the ''gossip girl'' and the clinic may be liable for federal penalties. For more information and instructions on how to file complaints, readers can check the HHS website at hhs.gov/ocr/priva- cy. — R Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. Not everyone loves your dog like you do Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar FEATURES DEAR DR. GOTT: Do you have any sugges- tions to cure a chronic, choking cough? My sister has tried almost all possible remedies, but nothing seems to work. DEAR READ- ER: Everyone coughs occasional- ly for one reason or another. The continuation for sever- al weeks or longer, howev- er, is classified as chronic and occurs when an irritant stimulates nerves in the res- piratory tract. While we commonly consider irri- tants to be pollutants or chemicals emitted into the air, they can result from perfume, room fresheners, foods, spices, fresh flowers and a host of other possibil- ities. What bothers one per- son might not affect anoth- er. Then, to make matters worse, the cough may be accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing (partic- ularly with asthma), a runny or stuffy nose, and less frequently hemoptysis (blood in the sputum). Chronic cough can occur because of postnasal drip, acid reflux, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis- ease (such as chronic bron- chitis and emphysema), asthma and in a very small percentage of the popula- tion, lung cancer. Statistics indicate that women are more sensitive to cough reflexes than are men. Is your sister exposed to harmful irritants such as cigarette smoke — either as a smoker herself or through secondhand smoke? Is she on any medication, particu- larly for heart failure or high blood pressure? If so, she might have her answer. An angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor cough is present in almost one-fifth of all people on this type of blood-pressure medication. Does she work in a facility that produces irritants, or perhaps a fami- ly member does and the offending substances are carried to her home via work clothes? Your sister should be in the hands of a qualified physi- cian who can sort out the possibili- ties and make a decision regarding treatment. If she has had the cough for some time now, it will likely remain until a physician can determine the cause. He or she may find it necessary to prescribe an antihistamine, modify the medication she may be taking, draw blood, sched- ule a chest X-ray or CT scan, or refer her to a pul- monologist (lung special- ist). Once the underlying source of the cough is identified and treated, it should disappear, allowing your sister to regain a nor- mal life. DEAR DR. GOTT: My daughter is a college stu- dent majoring in musical theater. She has begun daily saline nasal rinses, where she puts saline up her nose using a special device. She states that the saline comes out of her eyes, nose and mouth. Is there any harm in doing these rinses? She does it to keep her passages clear for singing. DEAR READER: Your daughter is clearing her nasal passages with the aid of a saline solution and neti pot, both of which are avail- able over the counter. The pot is a small plastic vessel resembling a teapot. By tip- ping her head to the side, she is pouring the saline through her nasal passages to keep them clear. I've not heard of the solution travel- ing through to the eyes and mouth, but it's possible, because the nasal passages do communicate with the eyes. Generally considered safe, the process is often recommended by ENT spe- cialists for those who have had sinus surgery. Those suffering from various sinus problems and aller- gies have also found suc- cess, and some research shows that the process does provide relief when used with other, more typical treatments. Chronic cough remains a nuisance Dr. Peter Gott Stocks end flat following mixed economic reports NEW YORK (AP) — Investors treaded water for a second day Wednesday as a batch of mixed eco- nomic reports and signs of division among Federal Reserve policymakers offered little insight into the economy. Stocks ended little changed but modest gains pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a new 15-month high. The cau- tious tone seen Tuesday and Wednesday comes as investors await the govern- ment's monthly employ- ment report Friday. The day's economic news wasn't enough to gal- vanize traders still trying to determine which direc- tion the market will take in the early part of 2010. A sign of growth in the services industry gave some support to stocks. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 50.1 in December from 48.7 in November. A reading above 50 signals growth. The welcome news about service companies was offset by a report that employers cut 84,000 pri- vate sector jobs last month. The ADP National Employment Report came in worse than the forecasts of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The latest batch of reports are similar to what investors have seen months — figures that reveal modest improve- ments but remind them that the economy remains weak. The stock market has been rising for 10 months on signs that the economy is recovering but analysts say stronger signs of growth will be needed to feed its advance in 2010. Minutes from the Fed's December meeting showed that a "few mem- bers" thought that the cen- tral bank's $1.25 trillion program to buy mortgages could need to grow, rather than be phased out on March 31. Dave Rovelli, manag- ing director of trading at brokerage Canaccord Adams in New York, said traders aren't willing to place big bets ahead of the Labor Department's report at the end of the week. Weekly figures for initial claims for jobless benefits are due on today. According to prelimi- nary calculations, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.66, or less than 0.1 percent, to 10,573.68. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.62, or 0.1 percent, to 1,137.14, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 7.62, or 0.3 per- cent, to 2,301.09. Three stocks rose for every two that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.1 billion shares, in line with Tuesday. Bond prices fell, push- ing their yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.83 percent from 3.76 percent late Tuesday. The dollar mostly fell against other major cur- rencies. Gold rose. Crude oil rose above $83 per barrel for the first time since October 2008, settling up $1.41 at $83.18 on the New York Mercan- tile Exchange. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.54, or 0.1 percent, to 637.95. Wall Street