Mothballs have been the go-to solution for protecting household fabrics for generations. That pungent, chemical odor is a ...

People use mothballs in many ways, but they're not always safe. To protect you and your household's health, try these alternative solutions instead.

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Day length is getting shorter, the dog is shedding as are the leaves from the walnut trees in my backyard. These are all signs that colder temperatures are just around the corner! As we head into fall ...

I recently received a letter from a lady, a “limited income senior citizen” who writes: “I dissolve 64 mothballs in one gallon of gasoline, filter it, shake it up and add a quarter cup of this ...

Q. I have a problem with mice, and I’ve been using mothballs to get rid of them. I may have used too much, because I have symptoms like headaches, nausea and eye irritation. How can I detox from ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: Bradley, our young indoor-outdoor cat, recently experienced a bout ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Granny alert: wrapping your grown childrens’ precious baby things in mothballs so that they can be passed on to your grandchildren may seem like a good idea. But mounting reports of deaths and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With so much clickbait around these days, it can be hard to know which health news is merely alarmist, and which should make you ...