READ THIS NEXT: Dr. Fauci Says Vaccinated People Who Don’t Do This Will “Get Into Trouble.” On June 15, Fauci tested positive for COVID for the first time on a rapid antigen test, according to a news release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The infectious disease expert told The New York Times he received the positive result after experiencing a “scratchy throat” and added that his initial symptoms were quite mild....
The spread of the U.K. strain of COVID to at least 24 states and the arrival of a new strain from Brazil in Minnesota have some experts worried that these highly contagious variants could cause spikes in cases. But during an on-air interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on Jan. 25, Fauci explained that there was a simple solution to the seemingly endless stream of new COVID mutations. “I think people need to understand: The best way you prevent the evolution of mutants is to suppress the amount of virus that is circulating in the population and the best way to do that is to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as you possibly can,” he advised....
When asked if, as has been the case with some other viruses, COVID was likely to become less virulent with time, Fauci said that there’s no reason to believe that will be the case with COVID. “We certainly don’t have any data indicating that it’s mutating into a less virulent strain,” said Fauci. “Sometimes, when viruses mutate to spread more efficiently, they become less virulent, but we do not have any data to indicate that that is, in fact, happening with SARS CoV-2....
Fauci implored people to go outside during a Facetime Live conversation with Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo. The reason? Viruses of all sorts spread more easily inside, which Fauci referenced in the context of reopening schools safely, but certainly applies elsewhere as well. Research has consistently shown that any indoor setting is among the riskiest places to contract COVID-19, especially highly trafficked and poorly ventilated spaces like bars, restaurants, and possibly even school classrooms....
Fauci said he had the “prototype” experience in regards to vaccine side effects. Just as others have reported, he noted that his own second dose of the COVID vaccine caused a more pronounced reaction, but that his side effects resolved by the following night. Read on to learn what Fauci experienced that you should also expect, and for more on the side effects that are actually cause for concern, check out If You Have These Vaccine Side Effects, Don’t Get Another Shot, CDC Says....
RELATED: If You’re Over 65, Never Order These 5 Drinks, Experts Warn. Moscow mules, a mixed cocktail of vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice, are traditionally served in copper mugs—and have been ever since they first became popular in the 1940s. However, a new 2022 study published in the Journal of Environmental Health (JEH) warns that the high acidity of the drink can leach unsafe levels of metal from copper mugs in as little as 27 minutes....
RELATED: Eating This Nut Once a Week Slashes Your Heart Disease Risk, Study Says. A 2015 study published in the Heart journal looked at how chocolate impacts heart health. The researchers analyzed nearly 12 years worth of data for more than 20,900 adults from Norfolk, England, who were taking part in a longer study tracking the impact of diet on long-term health. Of those studied, 20 percent said they did not eat chocolate, while others had a daily consumption averaging about 7 grams per day, with some eating up to 100 grams each day....
“Ryan is such an amazing actual artist,” Mendes told Now to Love. “I really see that [in the girls] coming from his side. He’s always drawing with them.” While Mendes has a lot of talents herself, she admits art is not one of them, so she leaves that to Gosling. “I, like, finger paint, but he actually draws, and he’s just an amazing artist,” she said. “They take their little sketchpad, and they sit with him, and they draw together....
One of the most striking images in the trailer is this unmasked shot of Pattinson’s caped crusader. Seemingly deviating from the playboy versions inhabited by Christian Bale and Michael Keaton, Pattinson’s Wayne looks a little more haunted and a little less perfectly heroic. “His morality is a little bit off,” the actor said of Batman, speaking to The New York Times. “He’s not the golden boy, unlike almost every other comic-book character....
READ THIS NEXT: This Popular Med Is “The Most Dangerous OTC Drug” According to Doctors. Certain OTC medications can cause acute liver damage, especially when consumers take more than the recommended amount. However, studies have shown that even if you do adhere to dosage recommendations, you may still run the risk of more moderate liver injury.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb For instance, a 2008 study published in the journal Medical Clinics of North America noted that for most people, “the minimal dose of acetaminophen that produces liver injury varies from four to 10 grams....
READ THIS NEXT: Family Dollar and Another Discount Chain Are Closing Stores. Inflation is plaguing every sector of the economy, driving consumers to pull back on discretionary spending and seek out retailers that aren’t going to overcharge for necessities. According to The New York Times, dollar stores understand this tendency, which is why they have a business model designed to weather all storms. These stores are situated in small or rural areas, where they can offer lower prices than surrounding nearby retailers—and still profit when money is tight....
READ THIS NEXT: Dollar General Is Under Fire for Doing This to Shoppers: “A Serious Problem.” Family Dollar hasn’t had the smoothest ride over the past year. Back in January, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found a number of unsanitary conditions in one of the chain’s distribution facilities in West Memphis, Arkansas, including a major rodent infestation where more than 1,100 dead rodents were uncovered following a fumigation....
Despite the closures, 300 Family Video locations will remain open throughout the Midwest and South. The chain, which opened its first location in Springfield, Illinois in 1978, has managed to buck the trend of video chains going under with a unique business model. Unlike former competitors like Blockbuster, Family Video owns all of the buildings it operates from, COO Keith Hoogland told the Indy Star in 2015. “We’re in the real estate business,” he said....
Data analysis conducted by The Washington Post suggests that in five states where coronavirus had been prevalent, plus New York City, there were 8,300 more deaths from heart problems in the past three months—an increase of nearly 30 percent compared with historical averages. Normally, the Post reports, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. But in the early months of the pandemic, hospitals around the country saw a significant decline in the number of patients with serious conditions like cancer, stroke, and heart disease from the amount who would usually seek treatment for those conditions....
Per data collected by the New York Times, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Florida has exceeded 269,800. On Sunday, the state reported 15,300 new infections—which is the highest daily total for any state since the pandemic began—accounted for over 24.9 percent of the nearly 61,400 new cases across the country. This percentage is staggering, especially because Florida’s population makes up just 6.5 percent of the entire U.S. population....
1 Fight Me Like a Man According to the woman, the two men got into a fight as a result of a road rage incident. “Guy got out of his car saying ‘fight me like a man,’ and the other guy was trying to hit him with his car and then he got out and fought him like a man,” she told CBS 47. 2 Vicious Fight Video footage shows the two men arguing at the intersection, with the verbal aggression escalating....
RELATED: If You Do This When Getting Dressed, It May Be a Sign of Dementia. Scientists have long believed that a good night’s sleep is associated with the consolidation of memories. Now, a new study published this month in the Nature partner journal NPJ: Science of Learning has confirmed that longer durations of slow-wave sleep can measurably improve memory. The researchers assembled a group of 24 subjects aged 18 to 31 years old, and asked them to memorize 80 faces and names—40 from a hypothetical Latin American history class and another 40 from a Japanese history class....
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This is not the first time an audience member has been injured by the 30-year tradition. Read on to find out more and to see what Rose had to say about throwing in the towel by not throwing his microphone. READ THIS NEXT: This Is the Most Hated Rock Band of All Time, According to Data. Rose has made a tradition of tossing a mic into the audience for a lucky fan to keep—lucky as long as they can catch it without being hit....
“One thing that I’ve discovered through having kids is that I have dyslexia,” the singer and The Voice coach revealed. “Everyone has things that happen and mine was that. And I feel like a lot of the problems that I have had or even decisions that I’ve made for myself stem from that, because now the children—obviously, it’s all genetic—they have some of those issues.” According to the Mayo Clinic, dyslexia “is a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words....
