1 Rhino Wreckage A man was driving his truck on National Highway 37 when the rhino appeared and slammed into the side of the vehicle. The truck continued on its journey as the animal reeled and fell over. Finally, the rhino got back on its feet, and displaying a slight limp, wandered back into the bushes by the side of the road. Keep reading to learn more and see the video....
As the stigma around mental illnesses diminishes, more and more people are able to find the help they need—and new research is being conducted on treatments that may prove effective against anxiety. Read on to find out which vitamin supplement a new study says can help alleviate your symptoms, and what you need to know if you decide to try it out. READ THIS NEXT: If You’re Using Any of These Supplements, Call a Doctor, FDA Warns....
READ THIS NEXT: Walgreens and CVS Are Under Fire for Selling This Medication to Shoppers. Pre-pandemic, people mostly turned to Walgreens and CVS to get their prescriptions filled. But over the last two years, both chains have become a popular destination for millions of people seeking COVID care—whether that be to get coronavirus tests, vaccinations, or free N95 masks.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb According to its website, Walgreens has administered more than 65 million COVID vaccines and 29 million COVID-19 tests throughout the pandemic....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made clear that wearing a mask when in public, along with thorough hand-washing and social distancing, is a crucial component to abate the spread of the COVID-19 contagion that has led to roughly 120,000 deaths in the U.S. since March.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Wearing a face mask, however, has become a political issue in these hyper-partisan times we find ourselves in, as some feel mandatory mask-wearing infringes on personal rights....
RELATED: If You Bought This at Walmart, Throw It Away Immediately, FDA Says. Mashed, a food-based news outlet, recently surveyed nearly 600 U.S. adults, looking to find out which grocery store has the worst-quality produce according to customers. The respondents were able to choose from eight different grocery stores: Aldi, Costco, H.E.B., Kroger, Meijer, Publix, Target, and Walmart. According to Mashed, the highest percentage of customers picked Walmart, with 33....
READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Shoppers Can Now Buy This “Award-Winning” Product in Stores. Thanks to its low prices and special perks for regular shoppers, Walmart has managed to warm up to millions of customers. But even though the company is regularly praised for many of its moves, there are some recent examples where consumers have called out the retailer for its policies and changes.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb In June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was suing Walmart for money transfer fraud, alleging that the company “turned a blind eye” to scammers using the store’s money transfer services....
RELATED: Walmart and Kroger Just Gave This Major COVID Announcement for Shoppers. Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of two different antiviral COVID medications, Walmart has started selling these pills at stores across the nation. But the company has added a new notice about shoppers looking to buy this product, saying they can’t enter the store to do so. Because the antiviral medications are only available and prescribed to those with COVID, according to a Dec....
A July 15 study published in Nature found that there are three separate groups that showed immunity to the coronavirus. The first consisted of COVID-19 patients who have T cells—a bunch of immune cells that can kill the virus and act as a line of defense against future pathogens. The next faction included people who had been infected with the SARS virus in 2003 and also had these same T cells....
READ THIS NEXT: If You Find This on Your Car, Report It Immediately, Police Say in New Warning. By now, the non-stop SPAM calls that bombard our phones can make the occasional scam emails we receive seem like a trickle by comparison. But according to experts, there’s one new type of scam that combines both forms of communication known as “callback phishing.” According to a report published by cybersecurity firm Unit 42 on Nov....
Redfield said that there is already some good news in terms of the mortality rate from coronavirus, with the total number of stateside deaths expected to go down in the coming weeks. “Hopefully, next week, we’ll start to see a decline,” he said, noting that there is a testing lag of up to four weeks that influences overall COVID case numbers and mortality data. In order for the U.S. to see the decline in COVID cases and deaths continue, Redfield said, “the most important thing we can do is…protect the vulnerable around us,” including the elderly and those with preexisting conditions that can make COVID more severe, like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, lung disease, and kidney disease....
Unfortunately, one of the most common causes of weight gain is stress. “The hormone cortisol can cause weight gain by raising glucose levels via a process called glycogenolysis,” says Michael E. Platt, MD, author of Adrenaline Dominance. “Glycogen stored in the liver is converted into glucose. When it comes to sugar, it does not matter if you are eating it or if the body is making it. If you do not burn it up, the body stores the sugar as fat in the fat cells....
Most recently, this was supported by a study of flu transmission published in July in the journal PLOS Pathogens. The study found that aerosols were an “an important mode of influenza virus transmission,” particularly in closed spaces with lower ventilation rates. The findings are indicative that the same thing is likely true of COVID-19, as it is caused by a respiratory virus similar to the flu. What’s more, the study found that that infection rates dropped when ventilation improved....
Fuksina says that the current assumption is that 25 percent of the infected COVID-19 population “remains asymptomatic and never develop symptoms or have positive findings on chest X-rays.” However, some studies have shown that as many as 80 percent of those with COVID-19 are “silent carriers,” showing no or very mild symptoms. Why that is is a big question plaguing the medical and scientific communities. While it’d be easy to assume that asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 are healthier than those who come down with bad—or even deadly–cases, it’s not as simple as that, Fuksina explains....
1 Sneaky Snake It’s not clear if the woman really thought the X-ray machine would somehow not pick up on the fact she had a four-foot snake hidden in her carry-on luggage. Fortunately, TSA agents at Tampa International Airport did see the constrictor, which the woman claimed to be an emotional support animal. 2 No Snakes Allowed Airlines do not allow snakes to travel in carry-on bags, and only some will allow snakes in properly packed checked luggage....
RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says These 2 Things Determine If You Need a COVID Booster.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While studies on vaccine efficacy over time are ongoing, experts such as Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, believe it may be as long as three to five years before additional doses are needed. “I would predict that protection will last for a few years—protection as I define it, which is protection against severe to critical disease,” he told Business Insider in a May interview....
Per the CDC, the first most commonly reported underlying condition is cardiovascular disease, which is a known issue for 32 percent of coronavirus patients. Following cardiovascular disease is diabetes, which affects 30 percent of those with COVID-19, and chronic lung disease, which affects 18 percent. All of these higher-risk cases together had a death rate that was 12 times higher than that of patients who did not have underlying conditions....
RELATED: If You Have These Symptoms, Get Tested for COVID—Even If You’re Vaccinated. Several doctors told WFLA, an NBC affiliate, that COVID patients are now reporting earaches more frequently than they had before. People are coming in believing they have a run-of-the-mill earache or ear infection, but then end up testing positive for COVID. Nicole Frommann, MD, medical director for TGH Urgent Care in Florida, told WFLA that this is one of the ways the Delta variant is distinctive from the previously dominant Alpha variant....
That’s why dental experts are urging the public to take a second look at how we brush our teeth. They say that by not doing this one simple thing, your risk of gum disease skyrockets over time. Read on to learn the simple brushing hack that dentists say can transform your oral and overall health. RELATED: This Is the Absolute Worst Time to Brush Your Teeth, Dentists Say. Brushing may seem simple, but experts warn that far too many of us are missing the mark when it comes to performing this everyday health habit....
RELATED: Unvaccinated People Are No Longer Banned From Here. On. Feb. 15, the organizers behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced that ticket holders would not be required to show proof of vaccination to attend the California-based music festival this year. And that’s not all—there will also be no testing or masking requirements “in accordance with local guidelines,” Goldenvoice, the entertainment company behind the festival, wrote on the official Coachella website....
READ THIS NEXT: The Theme Song of Your Life, Based on Your Zodiac Sign. This year is all about self-revelations and self-love for you, Aries. You’ve been giving a lot of yourself lately, and it’s time to embrace your own ambition again. Finding the right balance between aspirations and obligations will be a major theme for you in 2023, especially with Jupiter—the planet of luck and expansion—spending the first half of the year in your sign....
