Now, experts are calling attention to one little-known and seemingly unrelated symptom, which is far more common among diabetics than the general population. They say that if you experience this symptom with no known cause, you should bring it to your doctor’s attention. It may merit a diabetes screening if other symptoms are present. Read on to find out which diabetes symptom may unexpectedly affect your hands, and why it’s often dismissed among diabetics....

“When you carry a heavy book bag or purse over one shoulder, you increase the strength of your back and shoulder muscles on one side,” Leann Poston, MD, a licensed physician and medical advisor for Invigor Medical, explains. “These muscles are held in a contracted position causing asymmetry of the back. This asymmetry pulls on the tendons, soft tissue, and vertebrae of the neck, causing pain.” Part of the problem, as Alex Tauberg, DC, a chiropractor and owner of The Pittsburgh Chiropractor, explains, is that this pain isn’t usually immediate, which may be why people don’t realize the harm they’re causing....

Fontaine’s bitter feud with her sister, Olivia de Havilland, is well-documented, but there was another, much more minor Hollywood feud she was involved in, too. Read on to find out more about why she and Grant were at odds. READ THIS NEXT: Kissing Marilyn Monroe Was “Awful,” Famous Co-Star Claimed. Suspicion is about a woman (Fontaine) who quickly elopes with a charming man (Grant) only to find out that he an unemployed gambler and liar....

It is hard to imagine Jay-Z with anyone other than Beyoncé—and yet, life before Queen Bey did exist. Rosario Dawson and Jay-Z were allegedly a low-key couple during the early 2000s. Not much is actually known about the pair, though: While some rumors suggest they dated for three years, others say it was a brief courtship. The two also never publicly admitted that they were a couple, though they did attend a few events together....

Selena: The Series is being backed by the singer’s family; her sister, Suzette Quintanilla, is an executive producer. “Selena will always have a lasting place in music history and we feel great responsibility to do justice to her memory,” she said in a statement when the show was announced. “With this series, viewers will finally get the full history of Selena, our family, and the impact she has had on all of our lives....

RELATED: If You Bought This at Costco, Stop Using It Immediately, Authorities Say. During a Sept. 23 call with investors, Costco CFO Richard Galanti said the company would be “putting some limitations on key items.” The affected items include toilet paper, paper towels, Kirkland Signature water, and cleaning supplies that are currently in high demand. The exact parameters of the limit were not made clear during the call. The limit on purchases of these popular goods comes in the wake of shortages and the Delta variant surge, which has made customers concerned about running out of essentials....

If you’ve been planning to treat yourself to a charcuterie board, be prepared to feel the pinch: Costco is one of many companies that is feeling the effects of a major supply chain crisis created by a lack of available shipping containers at major ports along the West Coast, including Seattle, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Long Beach. The company’s executives say this means your go-to gouda might not be as easy to find for a while....

1 Strange Sounds Benussi was anchoring his boat for the night near a sandbar on Camp Island when he heard something that stopped him in his tracks, UK Times reports. Desperate pleas for help were coming from the open water. To his surprise, a couple were floating past the boat, barely staying above water. 2 Treading Water Benussi was shocked at the sight, especially as they were in the middle of a storm....

According to data collected and analyzed by the COVID Tracking Project, the vast majority of states—41, to be exact—reported double-digit percentage drops in their seven-day averages of new cases this week. While seven other states roughly stayed the same with smaller single-digit drops in cases, there were three that saw COVID numbers increase, including two that jumped substantially. The news comes as some areas around the U.S. have begun to remove statewide face mask mandates, including North Dakota, Iowa, and Montana....

“Societal strategies implemented to oppose COVID-19 might have long-term, negative effects on the obesity epidemic,” the scientists note. They explain that quarantining “might trigger a series of psychobiological mechanisms that accelerate obesity occurrence and increase the risk of developing obesity-linked comorbidities.” The obesity epidemic in America has been growing for the past two decades. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 1999-2000, 30.5 percent of Americans were considered obese (i....

Now, new research is shedding light on how one nightly habit could be ruining your immune system, and putting you at increased risk for a range of serious health conditions. Read on to learn which one unhealthy habit could be tanking your immune system, and why doing it often could lead to a higher likelihood of heart disease, dementia, and more. READ THIS NEXT: If You Notice This at Night, Get a Blood Test, Doctors Warn....

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology on Sept. 17, had nearly 200 participants who worked at least 20 hours a week start and keep a gratitude journal for two weeks—completing at least one journal prompt every day after work. The researchers then paired participants up with coworkers and asked those coworkers to reflect on the other person’s behavior over the past two weeks.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb What they found was that workers engaged in less disrespect, rudeness, harassment, and exclusion of their coworkers after the gratitude journal exercise....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart and Dollar General Are Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers. Dollar General has made various adjustments recently in order to help support its rapid growth. Back in March, this discount chain started more heavily advertising and highlighting its $1 offerings to lure shoppers away from its competitor Dollar Tree—which made a very public move away from its traditional $1 prices earlier this year. Then two months later, Grocery Dive reported that Dollar General had also started testing self-checkout only locations....

READ THIS NEXT: Doing This While You Cook Can Slash Your Cancer Risk, New Study Shows. While there’s no magic pill or supplement you can take to prevent skin cancer, certain foods have been shown to decrease your risk of the disease. “There are definitely foods that we eat that can boost our ability to protect our skin from the sun,” Patricia Farris, MD, a dermatologist and fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, told CNN....

RELATED: If You Drink This Much Coffee a Day, Your Heart’s in Danger, Study Finds.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb In a new study from Spain published in the journal Clinical Nutrition, 152 patients aged 65 or older diagnosed as prediabetic were put on nutrition programs to help stave off the disease. One group was given 200 grams of sardines—or about two cans worth—each week as part of their regimen and advised to eat the fish whole without removing the vitamin D and calcium-rich bones....

In a new interview with People’s In the ’90s podcast, Hurley explained how she and Grant have been able to maintain their friendship after having such a long—sometimes scandalous—romantic history. Read on to see what their secret is and to learn more about their current relationship. RELATED: Elizabeth Hurley’s Model Son Looks Exactly Like Her. “I’m still extremely good friends with Hugh,” Hurley said on the podcast. She then explained that respecting each others’ new lives post-split is the key to being able to remain close....

READ THIS NEXT: Kroger and One Other Grocery Chain Are Closing Stores, Starting This Month. There have been some notable discount store losses over the past year, despite these companies doing great business overall. Over the summer, the Salvation Army closed two of its thrift stores: one in Manitoba, Canada, in June, and the other in Duluth, Minnesota, on July 1. That same month, the popular discount grocery chain Lidl also shuttered two of its stores in the U....

The initial hope held by health experts of vaccinating enough of the population to put COVID behind us once and for all is beginning to shift slightly. During an interview with The New York Times, Fauci explained that while reaching herd immunity made sense as a long-term goal, getting enough of the population immunized should help curb outbreaks in the short term. “People were getting confused and thinking you’re never going to get the infections down until you reach this mystical level of herd immunity, whatever that number is,” Fauci told The New York Times....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Just Issued This Urgent Warning to Vaccinated People. During his interview with Insider, Fauci said conversations of who should and shouldn’t get an additional COVID vaccine dose are no longer relevant. The virus expert’s goal is now to “make it crystal clear that if you have been vaccinated—go get boosted.” He told the news outlet, “Make it really simple. If you had a primary vaccination, get a booster....

RELATED: These 4 New COVID Symptoms Could Mean You Have Omicron, Doctors Warn. While appearing on a remote panel at the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda on Jan. 17, Fauci discussed what the next phase of the pandemic might look like as Omicron begins to wane. He argued that the ability of COVID-19 to mutate as efficiently as it has shows that both herd immunity and variant-specific vaccines were not viable long-term options for controlling the virus, arguing that a broader vaccine that can stay efficient against multiple variants was the only way to truly bring about an end to the pandemic....