READ THIS NEXT: Costco Will No Longer Let You Do This in Stores. Whether you shop at Costco or not, you’re likely feeling the heat of these economic times. Robert Nelson, the senior vice president for investor relations and treasury at Costco, recently warned that inflation is continuing to rise, with the estimated price inflation now being in the 7 percent range. Even a retailer as big as Costco has had to adapt....
But in the latest worrisome dispatch from the medical front lines, a Florida-based medical examiner didn’t mince any words when he described the effects of coronavirus on the respiratory system to FoxNow6.com. “My gosh, I really don’t know how to say it without being gruesome—it just destroys the lungs,” said Jon Thogmartin, M.D., the medical examiner for the Pinellas and Pasco County. “When the person dies, you can find lungs that don’t look and feel like lungs anymore....
1 Going Out In Style Sandie Wood, 65, passed away from tongue cancer and was one of 30,000 victims of the National Health Service (NHS) blood contamination scandal. She wanted to say goodbye in her own unique way, insisting on a pink coffin with her sparkly high heels and purses displayed next to it. “Going out in style” was written on the coffin. 2 One Of A Kind Wood also had a floral white witch riding a broomstick on the top of the hearse....
To determine what effect, if any, those personality traits lumped under the umbrella of “disagreeableness” have on a person’s career, researchers at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business examined the behavior of individuals in two studies, noting study subjects’ disagreeableness levels before entering the workforce and 14 years later and how much power or status they’d gained in their workplaces in the intervening time period. One study found no relationship between disagreeable behavior and career achievement—meaning that those less-than-kind behaviors in the workplace won’t pay dividends in the long run....
RELATED: If You Notice This While Walking, It Could Be the First Sign of a Stroke. A 2020 study published in the medical journal Neurology explored possible links between sleep duration, napping, sleep quality, and risk of stroke. By analyzing data from 31,750 participants, the researchers learned that taking a long nap during the day—one that lasts for 90 minutes or more—is associated with a 25 percent higher risk of ischemic stroke when compared with those who nap for 30 minutes or fewer....
READ THIS NEXT: Dollar General Is Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers: “A Serious Problem.” Dollar General has been dealing with a deluge of bad press after the state of Ohio announced that it was suing the chain for allegedly overcharging customers. Consumers in Ohio complained that they were being charged more at the register than what was displayed on the shelf, prompting inspections in multiple counties. According to Journal-News, an October investigation performed by Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds of the Division of Weights and Measures revealed error rates ranging from 16....
READ THIS NEXT: Dollar General and Family Dollar Are Closing Stores, Starting Dec. 3. Dollar General is actively increasing its store footprint across the U.S., but the chain has also closed several locations this year. On Oct. 18, the retailer confirmed that a location in Indianapolis, Indiana, would be shutting down for good, ABC-affiliate WRTV reported. In a statement, a corporate official told WRTV that the decision was made “after careful consideration....
The Spine Intervention Society’s (SIS) interim advice is currently to keep a period of two weeks between your COVID vaccine and your regular steroid shots. “It may be prudent, based on indirect evidence, to schedule elective corticosteroid injection approximately two weeks before vaccine administration and no later than one week before vaccine administration to avoid potential decrease in immunogenicity of the mRNA vaccines,” they advise. While some other experts’ timelines vary slightly, the general consensus is the same....
RELATED: The IRS Just Issued a New Warning to All Taxpayers. The IRS is sending an important letter to millions of taxpayers who received child tax credits last year. Letter 6419 will include the total amount of advanced child tax credit payments a taxpayer received in 2021, as well as the number of qualifying children that were used to calculate their payment, according to the IRS. You might have already received this letter because the agency started sending these out to some people in late Dec....
RELATED: If You Use This Medication, Stop Immediately, FDA Says. On Dec. 7, the FDA announced that Edge Pharma, LLC had initiated a voluntary recall of all of its compounded medications.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The affected products, which were distributed throughout the U.S. to medical facilities and directly to customers, include products “packaged in Containers, IV bags, Syringes, Drop containers, Vials, Bottles, and Jars.” The affected medications can be identified by the Edge Pharma, LLC name and logo printed on a label affixed to each product....
Fauci continued that it “isn’t inevitable” that COVID cases will continue to spike “as we get towards [the] election.” In fact, he added, “I feel that very strongly, if we do things correctly, and we start right now to do that. Everyone, all states, cities have to pull together for that.” It’s similar to what the NIAID director said the day prior on Politico’s Pulse Check podcast. “There seems to be a misperception that either you shut down completely and damage a lot of things—mental health, the economy, all kinds of things—or let it rip and do whatever you want,” Fauci explained....
RELATED: This Is When the Pandemic Will Finally Be Over, Former FDA Head Now Says. During a Nov. 15 appearance on CNBC, Fauci told anchor Shepard Smith that getting daily case counts below a certain level would likely allow us to get a handle on the pandemic. “I think if we can get well below 10,000, I think that would be a level that I think would be acceptable to us to get back to a degree of normality,” Fauci said....
In a Dec. 30 interview with Newsweek, Fauci said that the pandemic could be prolonged if a sufficient number of people don’t seek vaccination. The doctor warned that if that happens, it “will have a significant negative impact on our ability to contain and end this pandemic.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “If you don’t get a substantial proportion of the people vaccinated, and you have a recalcitrant group that prevents you from achieving herd immunity, you can get into a chronic state of a lower level of infection,” he explained....
Read the original article on Best Life. During an interview with Newsweek published on Jan. 6, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said the new strain—which is officially known as the B.1.1.7 variant—is probably in more than just the five known states: Colorado, California, Florida, New York, and Georgia. “I think it’s pretty clear that if it’s in places like California, and New York and Colorado… that pretty soon it’s going to be in several more states,” he said....
Fauci warned against gathering for Super Bowl celebrations this year during a Feb. 3 interview with Today. “As much fun as it is to get together for a big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do that,” he said. “Watch the game, enjoy it, but do it with your family or people that are in your household.” The White House adviser reiterated this warning when speaking to Good Morning America on Feb....
When interviewed by NPR on Jan. 28, Fauci shared that though he has now been vaccinated, he has no plans to begin seeing his children more frequently or with fewer protective measures, in case he can in fact still infect others. NPR correspondent Sarah McCammon inquired about how Americans might plan for their own behavior and lifestyles to change after becoming vaccinated, as well as Fauci’s own post-vaccination plans. “You’ve talked about your family on the show before....
The pandemic has put many of us at a six-foot distance from loved ones, which has been a challenge, to say the least. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns against gestures that promote close contact, like hugging, as this can help spread COVID. But there is good news for those who are vaccinated. According to Fauci, it’s safe for you to hug another vaccinated person. “So, for example, if you’re vaccinated and you have a member of your family vaccinated, someone that’s not lived with you, can you actually be with them without a mask?...
READ THIS NEXT: Dr. Fauci Warns It’s “Very Clear” Vaccinated People Need to Do This Now. But this doesn’t negate all the devastation the coronavirus has already caused and continues to cause in the U.S. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cases and hospitalization are both rising at a weekly rate of more than 30 and 17 percent, respectively. And on May 12, President Joe Biden announced that the country is approaching a tragic milestone: one million lives lost due to the pandemic....
RELATED: Eating This Sweet Treat Every Day Slashes Heart Disease Risk, Study Shows. A June 23 study published in The FASEB Journal examined the effects of postmenopausal women eating milk chocolate within one hour of waking up. Researchers found that when the women ate 100 grams of chocolate in this timeframe, it helped reduce blood glucose levels, burn fat, and decrease waist circumference. Additionally, eating chocolate in the morning also resulted in lower daily cortisol levels....
RELATED: 20 Shocking Things Burglars Already Know About Your Home. Whether you’ve celebrated a recent birthday or have just been treating yourself, you might find yourself with leftover packaging from new electronics. But while it might seem like a pain to break these boxes down and keep them out of the way, it could make all the difference when it comes to your risk of burglary. Paul Moody, a home security expert and founder of Pro Mover Reviews, says that leaving electronics boxes intact in your yard could look like a major jackpot for a thief surveying houses to break into....
