The Beckhams have four kids: 22-year-old Brooklyn, 18-year-old Romeo, 16-year-old Cruz, and 9-year-old Harper. The proud parents often share photos of their family on social media, so it’s only natural that Harper would be the one to wish Victoria’s 28 million follows a happy International Women’s Day. Read on to see Harper in the video and to find out what other members of the family had to say on the occasion....
1 Real-Life Iron Men Launch Themselves Onto Ship The video, posted by Gravity Industries, shows people zipping around the HMS Tamar, a Royal Navy Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol ship, looking very much like Tony Hawk. Business Insider reports that the marines were testing a “jet suit” created by Gravity to conduct a “visit, board, search, and seizure” operation or VBSS. People are seen launching themselves out of an inflatable boat behind the larger ship, then landing on the tanker’s deck....
RELATED:If You Use This Medication, Stop Immediately, FDA Says. The Cranford, New Jersey-based company Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc. is voluntarily recalling 33 different lots of its 750-milligram metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The reason for the recall is that the drugs could contain too much N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which is “classified as a probable human carcinogen,” meaning it could cause cancer based on results from laboratory tests....
RELATED: If You’re Vaccinated, This Is How Likely You Are to Get COVID, New Data Shows. Arnaud Bernaert, formerly the head of Global Health and Healthcare at the World Economic Forum, told Yahoo Finance on Sept. 7 that “viral vector technologies are going to become obsolete,” while mRNA vaccines dominate. One of the reasons he believes mRNA vaccines are dominant is because they can be developed in a shorter period of time....
RELATED: Virus Experts Have Stopped Going to These 4 Places as Delta Surges. In June, cruises began departing from the U.S. once more, over a year since they had been suspended due to the pandemic. But just as cruise ships had been a hotspot for virus outbreaks in 2020, they’re proving to still be hotbeds of transmission, even in the post-vaccine era. Over the course of two weeks in late July and early August, 27 COVID cases were identified aboard a Carnival Vista cruise ship sailing out of Galveston, Texas, despite more than 96 percent of passengers being vaccinated, The New York Times reported....
However, if you stopped into a Winn-Dixie recently—or a store owned by its parent company, Southeastern Grocers—you might want to double-check your groceries before making your next meal. A popular food from Winn-Dixie and other stores is being recalled because it could make customers sick. Read on to find out if you purchased the affected food and what to do if you’ve got it at home. RELATED: If You Bought Any of These 7 Foods at Kroger, Get Rid of Them Now, FDA Says....
On Oct. 12, police in Longfellow, Massachusetts, had arrived at a house on appropriately named Memory Lane around 9:15 am. They were there to assist in the eviction of a homeowner, WWLP reported. Suddenly, 55-year-old Rorie Susan Woods pulled up in an SUV, unpacked some bee hives, and started directing their occupants toward the officers. The police immediately tried to stop Woods from brandishing the bees, but they weren’t entirely successful....
“I just want to tell anyone who is on a journey to try to save their life or change their life for the better to lose weight, just believe in yourself because you will be blown away with how much you can accomplish and what you can do by just believing in yourself and not giving up,” she says. Here’s what happened after she had 47 pounds of excess skin removed....
The research, published in June in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found a significant link between hot flashes and cardiovascular disease. Hot flashes and night sweats, also known as vasomotor symptoms (VMS), have long been suspected to have an association with heart disease. Researchers from the University of Queensland have now determined that women who have VMS after menopause are 70 percent more likely to experience cardiovascular events—heart attacks, angina, and strokes....
READ THIS NEXT: Yellowstone National Park Will No Longer Let Visitors Do This. As with most national parks, policies are regularly updated to protect travelers, as well as the wildlife within the park itself. Earlier this month, Yosemite National Park announced that a wildfire, dubbed the Washburn Fire, had spread to over 2,000 acres in Mariposa Grove, threatening its giant sequoias. “Hazardous” conditions led to closures of the park’s South Entrance, as well as Wawona Road (Highway 41), and a mandatory evacuation order was issued for visitors in the Wawona area, which is in the southern portion of the park....
READ THIS NEXT: Virus Experts Just Gave This Pressing New Warning to Boosted People. Without fanfare, the Spanish Ministry of the Interior extended the COVID entry protocols for travelers through June 15. And that could affect the summer vacation plans of would-be travelers who aren’t fully vaccinated. Spain “extends all the restrictions that are currently applied to the Spanish external land, sea, and air borders by virtue of the recommendations of the Council of the European Union due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19 until 12:00 p....
Half of those recovering from COVID have reported difficulty sleeping as a long-term effect of the virus, according to a survey of more than 1,500 people in the Survivor Corps Facebook Group, a resource for coronavirus survivors that has nearly 113,000 members. But it’s not just your typical struggle to close your eyes and get some rest. Patrick Hobart, a 41 year old who had COVID in March, also told Today he still has “anxiety about sleeping,” even seven months after he recovered....
The Japanese study, which was recently published in the journal mSphere, explains that hand sanitizers require four minutes of continuous rubbing to work properly. That’s because viral particles are protected from the product’s active ingredients by a thin layer of mucus, which takes time to break down. As the study explains, this renders most hand sanitizing guidelines insufficient. “Current hand hygiene methods recommended by the CDC and WHO involve the use of disinfectants… for 15 to 30 seconds,” the study reads....
According to a news release from vaccine producer Novavax on May 10, early trials of a study conducted on animals found that their combination COVID-19 and flu vaccine successfully produced an immune response. The preliminary findings could pave the way for future vaccines that will tackle both seasonal pathogens with a single shot. “Despite low rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza remains a significant risk to global public health and the need for versatile, more effective vaccines is as important as ever, including against the flu,” Gregory Glenn, president of research and development at Novavax, said in a statement....
“Snow goggles can theoretically protect you because coronavirus can enter through the mucous membranes of the eyes,” explains Abisola Olulade, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician. “If someone coughs or sneezes and it comes into contact with your eyes, this could lead to COVID. If someone touches a surface that has coronavirus and then touches their eyes, this could potentially cause infection of the membranes of the eye.” According to Olulade, the coronavirus has been found in tears and other conjunctival secretions, which means the virus could be carried down into the tear ducts and then into the nasopharynx and the lungs....
At the time this article was published, 11 states were at that point: Florida (58.6 new cases per 100,000 people); Louisiana (46.8); Mississippi (41.1); Nevada (38.0); Arizona (37.8); Alabama (37.1); Texas (36.9); South Carolina (35.2); Georgia (32.9); Tennessee (31.1); and Idaho (31.0). But why do 25 new cases per 100,000 people indicate that a state should be instituting stay-at-home orders again? During a call with press on July 24, Thomas Tsai, MD, assistant professor at the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T....
But not everyone is enjoying the class commentary at the heart of the thriller-comedy. In a 17-tweet thread, conservative writer and commentator Ben Shapiro slammed Glass Onion for its thinly veiled parody of billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, insisting that Norton’s character advances a “foolish conspiracy theory” about the divisive public figure. Read on to find out why he and other Musk fans are up in arms about the Netflix original....
READ THIS NEXT: 79 Riddles for Adults (With Answers)! 184 Most Likely To Questions to Help You Break the Ice Whether you’re looking to pass the time or learn more about someone you’re with, these “most like to” questions can help. Funny Most Likely To Questions READ THIS NEXT: 165 “Would You Rather Questions” That Are Impossible to Answer. Most Likely To Question For Teens READ THIS NEXT: 250 Truth or Dare Questions for Making Parties Way Less Boring....
Monstera deliciosa—colloquially known as “The Swiss Cheese Plant”—is beautiful, easy to grow, and can happily live in a wide variety of climates. This vibrant plant only requires watering once a week, but will grow sizably with just a bit of care, according to horticulturist and botanist Andrew Gaumond, director of content at Petal Republic. “One of the main considerations with Monstera plants is to ensure you have sufficient space, as the plant will grow up as well as out as it matures,” explains Gaumond, who notes that you may see as much as 28 inches of growth per year....
Unfortunately, the mental health outcomes may be even worse for those who contract the virus; a May 2020 study published in The Lancet Psychiatry reveals that in previous outbreaks of coronaviruses, including SARS and MERS, approximately 15 percent of hospitalized patients still had lingering anxiety or depression three years after their discharge. However, even if things seem grim right now, there’s still hope. With the help of experts, we’ve rounded up easy-to-follow tips for boosting your mental health on a daily basis....
