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After undergoing a series of genetic tests to probe his own health and future, Hemsworth learned during the fifth episode of the series that he carries two copies of the APOE4 gene—leaving him at a tenfold risk of someday developing Alzheimer’s disease. Taken aback by having his “biggest fear” confirmed, the star now says he’s taking an indefinite pause from his career to focus on his family and health. Read on to learn how Hemsworth’s discovery changed his life, how you can be tested for a predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease, and whether you should....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Get Prescriptions From CVS or Walgreens, Experts Have a New Warning. CVS has made some other major changes recently that have mostly played out without much pushback, including a number of permanent store closures. In Nov. 2021, the drugstore company announced plans to close about 300 stores every year for the next three years, CNBC reported at the time. While this is set to account for about 9 percent of CVS’ nearly 10,000 U....

The long-running show came back for a second round in 2017, and by 2019, there was talk that Mullally and Messing were not getting along on set. Neither actor has ever directly addressed the rumors, so it’s mostly just hearsay, but there is some evidence that’s hinted at a rift between the stars. Read on to find out what supposedly happened. READ THIS NEXT: These Brady Bunch Siblings Have Hated Each Other for Decades, Co-Star Says....

RELATED: Delta CEO Just Warned This Major Change Is Coming to Flying. As part of a route reorganization, Delta will be dropping seven of its regularly operated flights in the coming weeks, travel news outlet The Points Guy first reported. The resulting changes will also mean that Grand Junction, Colorado; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Cody, Wyoming, will no longer be served by the airline. The route changes will end flights to Lincoln and Grand Junction on Jan....

READ THIS NEXT: Thrift Stores Including Goodwill Are Closing Locations, Starting Dec. 23. Family Dollar is reducing its retail footprint in December. The dollar store chain is closing a store in Huntingburg, Indiana, in about a week, the Dubois County Free Press reported. According to the newspaper, the Huntingburg Family Dollar store will shutter permanently on Dec. 17. And that’s not the only one of the retailer’s stores closing. Family Dollar is also shuttering its store in Little Chute, Wisconsin, this month, Kauna Community News reported....

So, how can you have all the fun you want, and still be able to zip your favorite jeans up in January? Rekha Kumar, MD, MS, Head of Medical Affairs at weight care program Found, shares one simple party pre-game tip with Best Life—and it may be just the thing you need to help you maintain a healthy weight throughout the holidays (and the rest of the year, too). Read on to find out what you might want to start trying this holiday season....

READ THIS NEXT: This Is the One Pick-Up Line That Works Every Time, Experts Say. There are so many different ways to get your flirt on. You can try complimenting the other person, or throw in non-verbal clues “such as leg-crossing, palming, and nodding,” says Chris Pleines, a dating expert from DatingScout. Smiling, eye contact, and minor incidental touch can also “drive home a point you are expressing” when flirting, according to Kevin Darné, relationship expert and author of Pump Your Brakes!...

RELATED: 7 Secrets Dollar Tree Doesn’t Want You to Know. In addition to announcing its price hike late last year, Dollar Tree has been scrutinized due to recalls, investigations, and boycotts. Most recently, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) announced that nearly 1 million Crafter’s Scare Glue Guns sold at both Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores (a Dollar Tree subsidiary) were recalled. The concerning announcement was made on April 14 after Dollar Tree learned that the glue guns can malfunction when plugged in....

“So many of my patients tell me they know their diet is not great but that I should not worry because ‘at least’ they take a multivitamin,” registered dietitian Anna Taylor told the Cleveland Clinic. “But multivitamins aren’t a surefire way to get what you need.” As Taylor points out, far more benefits come from consuming vitamins in the form of whole foods, as the vitamins, minerals, immunity boosters, antioxidants, anti-cancer agents, and anti-inflammatories you find occurring naturally are superior to their synthetic counterparts....

RELATED: If You Got Moderna, Dr. Fauci Warns Against Doing This. During an Oct. 6 interview on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power, top White House COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, said that a nine-part study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on mixing and matching COVID boosters has already been completed.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “What the study does, it gets individuals who’ve been given the classic dose, which is two doses for the mRNA and one dose for J&J,” Fauci explained....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says Doing This Could “Defeat the Purpose” of Your Booster. During an Aug. 23 interview with NPR, Fauci said, “If all things go the way we want them to go … and we get really the overwhelming majority of the people vaccinated, I think as we get into the fall and the winter, we could start to really get some good control over this as we get into 2022....

According to Fauci, how swiftly we get back to normal is reliant on how many people get vaccinated. “It depends how quickly and how many people want to get vaccinated,” Fauci said. “If we have a smooth vaccination program where everybody steps to the plate quickly, we could get back to some form of normality reasonably quickly into the summer and certainly into the fall.” To see Fauci’s answers to your most burning questions about the vaccine, read on, and for one simple step he’s asking everyone to take, Dr....

In a Nov. 25 appearance on Good Morning America, Fauci said, “The final message is to do what really we’ve been saying now for some time, is to the extent possible, keep the gatherings—the indoor gatherings— as small as you possibly can.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Fauci told George Stephanopoulos that while he sympathizes with people’s desire to see family on Thanksgiving, skipping out on gatherings this holiday is crucial in preventing another spike in COVID cases....

Fauci told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Feb. 25 that he can finally embrace his daughter again now that they’re both fully vaccinated. “My professional judgment is that when my daughter wants to come in here, and she is doubly vaccinated, I’m going to have her over to the house, and I’m going to give her a big hug that I haven’t been able to do for a year,” Fauci said....

The six reported cases of blood clots were found in women between the ages of 18 and 48 who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Those with the very rare reaction noticed symptoms between six and 13 days after vaccination. During an Apr. 18 interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet the Press, Fauci warned that the drug heparin, a blood thinner used to prevent blood clots, could make the situation worse....

On Feb. 2, Fauci warned against administering just the first dose of the COVID vaccine in an effort to immunize as many people as possible without concern for when the second dose will be available. According to Fauci, there are risks involved with using this tactic. “The danger is that the efficacy following a single dose is not as great as after the second dose,” Fauci explained during a live Twitter event with The Washington Post....

During a recent event at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) dismissed many school administrators’ idea of using contact-free forehead thermometers to protect children returning to classes this fall, according to ABC News.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Fauci even says that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the White House have abandoned the screening procedure. “We have found at the NIH, that it is much, much better to just question people when they come in and save the time,” he said....

Thinking of hosting or attending a party in the near future? Experts agree that’s probably not the best idea. In a new interview with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Aug. 3, Dr. Fauci addressed the likelihood of airborne transmission of the coronavirus, which he says warrants serious consideration. “We need to pay a little bit more attention now to the recirculation of air indoors,” Fauci told JAMA....

RELATED: If Your Breath Smells Like This, Get Your Liver Checked, Experts Say. If you’re a fan of drinking coffee on a daily basis, you might be in luck. A 2007 meta-analysis published in the Gastroenterology journal found that mounting evidence indicates that enlarging your coffee consumption could protect your liver. The researchers for the meta-analysis reviewed nine different studies that were published between 2002 and 2007, involving more than 241,000 individuals....

You may want to start regulating your daily coffee intake, especially if you’re prone to migraines. A 2019 study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that drinking three or more servings of caffeinated beverages a day is likely to trigger migraines. The researchers observed 98 adults with episodic migraines (0 to 14 headache days per month) over the course of six weeks as they reported their caffeinated beverage intake each day....