Tears are a natural emotional release, but crying often leaves behind puffy, swollen eyes and traces of redness or dryness. This happens when excessive tear production overwhelms the eye’s drainage ...

Many people believe that if they cannot cry easily, it means they are emotionally numb or disconnected. But that is not always true. Sometimes, the reason is purely medical. One common and often ...

Dennis McCarthy has the day off. Here is a “Best of Dennis” column originally published on May 16, 1991 in the Los Angeles Daily News. Uncle Al is pacing the maternity ward, doing the job he does best ...