RELATED: American Is Cutting Flights From These 6 Major Cities, Starting in February. Just a few weeks into the new year, American Airlines has already chosen to drop thousands of flights from its upcoming schedule, according to the Business Journals. Per the news outlet, an analysis of flight data provided by Cirium Inc. indicated that the airline cut 10,621 of its March flights for this year between Jan. 3 and Jan....
RELATED: Apple Is Banning iPhone Users From Doing This, Effective Immediately. As anyone who owns an Apple device knows, software updates are a common occurrence usually used to release new features and patch up any potential bugs or security flaws. But according to customers, the latest update to iOS 15.4 has been creating serious battery drain issues for iPhone users. The glitch has even led frustrated some customers to air their grievances on social media....
READ THIS NEXT: The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Visit If You Love Old Houses. You know Palm Springs is the perfect place to venture if you want to sip chilled cocktails by the pool, but this California paradise is also a destination ripe with antiquing and thrifting. The city’s a real sweet spot for mid-century modern finds, and there are also stores featuring vintage Native American goods—like turquoise jewelry and silver pieces—along with traditional flea markets and thrift stores....
His attorneys claimed he suffered from delusions because of lockdown-related stress. That didn’t stop judges from awarding him part of his victim’s estate. Read on to find out what happened during the trial, the court’s rationale for the judgment, and where Winnister is now. 1 Lawyers Appealed to Court for Inheritance After Winnister admitted to killing his wife, he was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the Telegraph reported....
RELATED: Doing This During Mid-Life Makes Your Dementia Risk Soar, Experts Say. Although calcium helps maintain physical strength, data shows this supplement can also impact the brain, specifically in women. A 2016 study published in Neurology found that calcium supplementation could be associated with a higher risk of dementia for older women. Researchers examined 700 dementia-free women between the ages of 70 to 92 and living in Sweden, over the course of five years....
During an interview for Esquire’s “Explain This,” published on May 11, Rock was asked about an old photo that featured him, Farley, Adam Sandler, and David Spade. “This was a great day,” Rock said before explaining that the picture was taken in Los Angeles one night after he performed on his first big comedy tour. Many Hollywood stars came out to catch the show—Rock even name-dropped Madonna and Richard Pryor as both being in the audience, too....
RELATED: The “Controversial” Way Ben Stiller Learned He Had Cancer. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, Applegate started getting mammograms at age 30—much earlier than guidelines suggest. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists different agencies’ recommendations, which vary widely. Women should consult with their healthcare providers to decide what is the right age for them to start being screened for breast cancer.) Because Applegate’s breast tissue was especially dense, when she went for an exam in 2008 doctors found they couldn’t see much....
RELATED: If You Notice This on Your Legs, Get Checked for Diabetes Now, Experts Say. If you have prediabetes, one of the best ways to reverse its course is to lose weight. The CDC says that, if you’re overweight, losing even a “small amount” should significantly lower your risk of type 2 diabetes. They recommend setting a goal to lose between five to seven percent of your body weight in order to see beneficial changes in your blood sugar levels....
During a press conference hosted by Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, Fauci, who joined via video call, took the opportunity to speak directly to local reporters and citizens about their unique handling of the pandemic. He congratulated the Green Mountain State’s status as having the lowest positive test rate in the U.S. at just .2 percent. “Notwithstanding that you’re a small state, but it should be the model of how you get to such a low test positivity, that you can actually start opening up the economy in a safe and prudent way,” the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director said....
READ THIS NEXT: 80 Percent of People With Long COVID Have This in Common, New CDC Study Finds.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb COVID numbers are currently falling. There’s no doubt that COVID’s impact on the U.S. has waned over the past couple months. In August, the CDC said that although the virus continues to circulate, high levels of immunity from vaccines and prior infection alongside effective treatments and prevention tools have “substantially reduced” the threat of COVID in this country....
RELATED: I’m Boosted and Got Omicron—This Was My Worst Symptom by Far.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb During an appearance on ABC’s This Week on March 20, Fauci pointed out that the sustained decline in infections could end soon, as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant continues to spread—especially as more time has passed since many have received their last dose of vaccine. “We likely will see an uptick in cases as we’ve seen in the European countries, particularly the U....
In a Feb. 5 interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber, Fauci warned Americans to watch the Super Bowl with caution and only with certain people. “I want everybody to enjoy the Super Bowl,” he said on The Beat, but “please do it within the family unit, people who are residents within your household.” Fauci admitted that he misses Super Bowl parties too, but they’re just too risky right now. “Everybody likes to have, I did too back then, to have a big party with a number of people coming in, friends and others from the neighborhood,” he said....
During an interview with The Hill on Jan. 27, Fauci made it clear that we’d never be able to take our minds off COVID entirely. “If normal means not paying attention to anything, we’re never going to go to that normal,” he said. “To me, that would be abnormal, because from now on, we’ve got to constantly be vigilant.” Society won’t be able to disregard COVID completely, in large part because the virus will remain a threat....
RELATED: These 4 New COVID Symptoms Could Mean You Have Omicron, Doctors Warn. During an interview with ABC’s This Week on Jan. 23, Fauci was asked by host Martha Raddatz about the current trajectory of the pandemic and when the latest variant might peak. He explained that while he was cautiously optimistic overall, certain regions might soon be facing a serious set of issues. “There may be a bit more pain and suffering with hospitalizations in those areas of the country that have not been fully vaccinated or have not gotten boosters,” he warned....
In an interview with Newsweek published on Dec. 29, the same day the first case of the new strain was reported stateside, Fauci was asked about the best course of action to keep the U.K. COVID strain—known as B.1.1.7—from taking over in the U.S. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director remained optimistic in his response that, despite the challenges that remain in the months ahead, we are still in a good position to fight the pandemic head-on....
The new study set out to determine the effects of caffeine on “fat oxidation,” or the rate at which your body burns fat. To test this, 15 male participants with an average age of 32 were asked to perform an exercise test four times at seven-day intervals, with researchers making sure each participant was tested the same amount of time since their last meal or workout and that they weren’t taking any supplements....
RELATED: Your Stroke Risk Is 85 Percent Higher If You Sleep Like This, Study Says. If you depend on your morning jolt of java to get you through the day, you’re not alone. According to the National Coffee Association, 70 percent of Americans drink coffee at least once a week, and 62 of Americans drink a cup of coffee every day. For those on the fence about adding coffee to their daily routines, a new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2021 may help sway you....
RELATED: Having This Many Drinks a Week Slashes Your Heart Attack Risk, New Study Finds. In a study published on Nov. 24 in the journal BCM Medicine, researchers from the University of Barcelona considered 642 people over the age of 65 taken from the InCHIANTI project conducted in the Tuscany region of Italy. For two decades, the team collected blood and urine samples from participants and monitored their dietary habits by administering food questionnaires....
READ THIS NEXT: Walmart and Dollar General Are Under Fire for Doing This to Customers. On Feb. 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that it had been investigating a Family Dollar distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, since January as the result of a consumer complaint. The agency said its inspection revealed a number of unsafe and unsanitary conditions, including a rodent infestation. “Specifically, during this inspection we observed rodent evidence, including live rodents, dead rodents of various states of decay, rodent excreta pellets (REPs), gnawings, nesting, and odors indicative of rodents throughout the entirety of your facility including areas where human food is routinely stored,” the FDA wrote in a report issued to the facility....
RELATED: If You Have These 2 Symptoms, Get Tested for Omicron, Experts Warn. During a Jan. 7 interview with NBC-affiliate News 4 New York, Fauci discussed the ongoing Omicron surge and how he expects the situation to play out in the coming weeks. He said he is hopeful that the Omicron wave will break by the end of this month.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “I would hope—I can’t predict accurately, because no one can‚ but I would hope that by the time we get to the fourth week in January—end of the third week, beginning of the fourth week—that we will start to see this coming down,” Fauci said....
