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New Hampshire-based Gorham Paper and Tissue and White Mountain tissue companies, which make “a range of tissue and towel products” sold in stores throughout North America, are potentially in limbo now that the Gorham Paper Mill—in which the two companies are located, and which supplies their paper pulp—has filed for bankruptcy, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. The mill’s parent company, Delaware-based Zohar III Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in its home state on Nov....

READ THIS NEXT: Vaccinated People Are “Extraordinarily Vulnerable” to This, New Study Finds. More and more research indicates that long COVID is far from a rare development. Interim result released June 21 from a long-term Dutch study just revealed that around 50 percent of all the patients enrolled in this large study still have one or more COVID symptoms three months after being first infected with the virus. At the same time, new data from the CDC’S National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found that nearly one in five U....

The Mayo Clinic describes tinnitus as a ringing in the ears that others can’t hear. The common symptom, which is not a disease itself and affects 15 to 20 percent of people, may also sound like a buzzing, clicking, roaring, humming, or hissing in those it affects, according to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Research has recently been able to establish a link between tinnitus and those with “long COVID,” which is officially referred to as “post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection” (PASC)....

While experts say it’s hard to predict the exact day of the cicadas’ hatching, they have a pretty good idea of when it’s likely to begin. Jessica Ware, PhD, an associate curator of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, told Reuters she expects the emergence will be sometime around May 13. “May is going to be a loud month, for sure, for cicadas,” said Ware. The cicadas, which have been residing below ground feeding off tree roots since 2004, must wait for spring weather to warm the soil so they can emerge, according to Reuters....

To find out why you might be feeling extra good when you’re working out, we consulted the experts and it turns out, there are a lot of ways pumping iron does your body extra good. Read on to find out more, and for other factors that affect your sex life, check out Men With These 3 Personality Traits Have the Most Sex, Study Shows. “Workouts, especially lower-body ones, cause the body to secrete hormones like testosterone,” personal trainer Nick Liguori told Well+Good recently....

While abiding by the smell test might sound like taking the easy way out, studies have shown that denim doesn’t collect germs and dirt the way other fabrics do. In 2011, Josh Le, a student at the University of Alberta, conducted an experiment about the durability of jeans, as ABC News reported. Le wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months, sporting the jeans about 330 times without washing them....

Back pain can be a muscle ache symptom of the coronavirus, says Leann Poston, MD, a licensed physician and health advisor for Invigor Medical. However, it’s highly unlikely for this symptom on its own to be a sign that you have COVID. Instead, Poston says those infected should also expect to experience losing their sense of taste and smell, shortness of breath, headache, fever, and/or a dry cough. And for more on coronavirus complications, If Your Symptoms Appear in This Order, You May Have Severe COVID....

“The ideal water temperature for a shower is between 98 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit,” explains Peter Bailey, MD, a family practice physician and medical expert for Test Prep Insight. “This is the optimal temperature range for maintaining comfort and body temperature, while washing away sweat, dirt, bacteria, and other particulates.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Bailey says temperatures higher than 104 degrees could actually lead to medical ailments such as scalding, a drop in blood pressure, and lightheadedness....

We first looked at a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the percentage of adults in each state who experience short sleep duration, which is defined as seven hours or less per any 24-hour period. (We’ve included the high end of the CDCs estimated percentage range.) It’s important to note that while we acknowledge that sleeping too much or too little could be the result of a physical or mental health condition, not necessarily laziness, it does often play a factor in how active your lifestyle is....

On Oct. 19, the Salt Lake County Health Department tweeted out a ranking of vaccination status by zodiac sign, from most to least vaccinated, based on their data. If you’re someone with strong opinions about the various signs, you might find yourself surprised by the results—and based on your own star chart, you could end up feeling either a burst of pride or some cosmic disappointment. (Of course, while this data was compiled using birth dates, we’re talking about astrology and not science, so try not to take it too seriously....

In order to narrow down a list of countless hotels that operate in the U.S., we choose the three largest brands from each of the five biggest hotel operators: Wyndham, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, and Hyatt. From there, we consulted the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), an independent agency that scores hotel chains based on interviews with recent guests and other industry data, with a score of 100 representing the peak of customer satisfaction....

To determine the smartphones we chose to analyze, we looked at countless lists of the best, worst, and newest smartphones on the market right now. We landed on six of the top phones, according to experts, and then examined several metrics to determine which was the most unpopular of the bunch. First, we turned to the trusted tech experts at Tom’s Guide for both the starting price point of each phone and where it ranked out of the 12 on the site’s best phones in 2021 list....

As one highly contagious variant begins to spread across the U.S. (and with another looming), health officials are anxious to see shots roll out as quickly as possible to help slow the spread of the virus. But even if about a million doses are administered per day, the general public will still likely be waiting a few more months for their injections. “We’re looking at probably middle of the summer, end of the summer before the average, healthy, young American has access to vaccination,” Celine Gounder, MD, a former member of the COVID-19 transition advisory board for Biden, told CNN during an interview on Sunday, Jan....

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine only requires a single shot. As Live Science notes, this may make it a better option for people who have difficulty traveling to get the vaccine, particularly those with limited mobility. “People get one shot, but there’s no guarantee they can come back for the second shot,” infectious disease expert Peter Gulick, MD, told Live Science. For this group of people, it would be wise to cut down travel time and opt for the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine....

David Petersen became the latest Wheel of Fortune contestant to lose based on a minor technicality. On the March 31 episode, Petersen tried to solve a puzzle, answering, “sole, flounder, cod, and catfish.” Host Pat Sajak dismissed the answer, saying it wasn’t right. But when another contestant, Danielle, answered “sole, flounder, cod, catfish” without the “and,” she was told she had correctly solved the puzzle. Since then, outraged viewers have taken to social media to express their frustration with Petersen’s loss and Wheel of Fortune’s technicality....

READ THIS NEXT: 5 Body Language Signs That Mean Someone Is Lying, According to Therapists and Lawyers. Ghosting happens for all sorts of reasons. However, one recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that a common one is safety concerns.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb For the study, the researchers presented participants with a variety of dating scenarios and motives to break up with a person. They then asked them how they would end the relationship....

Although the vaccine will be integral to eradicating COVID, it shouldn’t be seen as a miracle elixir that will wipe out the virus altogether right off the bat. On Dec. 10, Fauci told Chris Cuomo on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time that we should expect to be wearing masks for a while longer. To see when Fauci says you can ditch your mask, read on, and for more on the future of the pandemic, Dr....

RELATED: Wendy’s Is Permanently Getting Rid of This Menu Item. Some Chick-fil-A locations in southern states say they are having to close dining rooms because of a shortage of workers. Three Chick-fil-As in Alabama and one in Georgia are no longer allowing customers to dine indoors, according to CNN. “Due to lack of staff, we have resorted back to serving guests through our drive-thru only,” one of the locations in Calera, Alabama, said in an Aug....

RELATED: Vaccinated People Who Get the Delta Variant Have This in Common, WHO Says. Researchers from Imperial College London just released the latest findings from their ongoing Real-Time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) trial. The new study, which was released as a preprint on Aug. 4, looked at COVID cases during a period in which the Delta variant had completely taken over infections, replacing the previously dominant Alpha variant. The researchers had more than 98,000 people test themselves for the virus at home, and then analyzed their samples through PCR testing....

The recall affects nine different prescription medications made by Dr. Reddy: 100 mg Imatinib Mesylate tablets, 400 mg Imatinib Mesylate tablets, 50 mg Pregabalin capsules, 75 mg Pregabalin capsules, 100 mg Pregabalin capsules, 150 mg Pregabalin capsules, 800 mg Sevelamer Carbonate tablets, 5 mg Tadalafil tablets, and 20 mg Tadalafil tablets. “The packaging of the products is not child resistant and can pose a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children,” the recall notice states....