Do you find it difficult to swallow food? Does food feel like it gets stuck in your throat when you eat? These are common symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a disease that affects an estimated one in 2,000 people in the U.S. EoE is reportedly increasing around the world.

In a cruel irony, one of the most significant health challenges facing older Americans is also one of the least diagnosed, especially in the early stages when steps can be taken to slow or better manage decline. Cognitive decline, a condition that can progress to dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, is on the rise.

I love to celebrate, and it is always fun to come up with new ways to mark special occasions. Everyone should have a birthday cake on their birthday, but for that faraway friend or family member, sometimes a homemade cake just isn’t in the cards -- until now!

Dear Annie: When the time comes -- hopefully I pass before my loving husband and faithful partner of nearly 25 years, but if not -- I could use a few words of advice as to how to deal with my estranged step-daughter, her bitter mother (both vultures) and her young children who I’ve never met due to an unresolved falling out many years ago. I just know that if my husband were to pass first that there will be drama beyond words.

Many a Kansas girl grows up dreaming of living on the prairie like Kansas heroine Laura Ingalls Wilder. Living close to where Laura lived, that dream is a little closer for those that live in Independence and Montgomery County.

Dylan Edwards hasn’t suited up for a single practice or game with the Kansas State football team, but head coach Chris Klieman is already comparing him to one of the best running backs to ever play for the Wildcats.

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach admitted last week that his staff prepares more for the late rounds of the NFL Draft than the early ones. Because of that, it can feel especially gratifying when landing guys you might not expect.

Among the revealing notes about the Kansas City Royals’ glory runs of 2014 and 2015 was their drumbeat of improvement. Starting in 2009, when they lost 97 games and finished in fourth or fifth place in the AL Central for the six straight year, the Royals became the second team in baseball history to improve their victory total over the next six seasons.