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READ THIS NEXT: Home Depot Shoppers Can’t Get Enough of This “Truly Magnificent” Product. Home renovations or repairs can sometimes seem like a daunting task for even the most experienced DIYers. But for hundreds of projects, from kitchen remodels to closet organization installations, Home Depot offers free consultation services with experts and designers to help answer any questions you might have and to provide a quote. “To get expert advice from a Home Depot design consultant in your area, schedule a free virtual or in-home consultation,” the retailer advises on its website....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that “dogs are very susceptible to tick bites and tickborne diseases,” signs of which might not appear for up to 21 days after a bite. And though the vexing and sometimes debilitating Lyme disease gets a lot of attention, ticks can also infect dogs with Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesiosis, Bartonellosis, and Hepatozoonosis, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC)....

READ THIS NEXT: 6 ’90s Movies That Would Never Be Made Today. TRL, or Total Request Live, was a big hit after it premiered on MTV in 1998. Viewers got to watch interviews with their favorite pops stars and check out a countdown of the top music videos. It declined in popularity over the years and certainly wouldn’t work today. Music videos aren’t as big of a deal as they used to be, and anyone who wants to watch one can find whatever they want, whenever they want online....

READ THIS NEXT: 5 Things You Should Never Bring on a Cruise, Experts Warn. While enjoying yourself at sea, it’s not uncommon to take your time getting to meals. You are on vacation, after all! But according to staff, not being punctual could affect your food’s preparation and what ends up on your plate. “When going for a meal during one of the seatings, remember the first meals are usually the best,” one anonymous former cruise line employee explained in a Quora forum....

READ THIS NEXT: 5 Warnings to Shoppers From Ex-Wegmans Employees. If the person checking out in front of you asks for help buying their groceries, you might be inclined to purchase some of their items as a good Samaritan. Sadly, sometimes it’s a lie. “I worked at Publix and it was a common scam,” Redditor EaglesNest694U shared, adding that it’s been going on for decades. “Mostly seasonal folks coming down and purchasing ‘medicine’ and ’essentials’ that they then sold or returned....

READ THIS NEXT: The 8 Biggest Secrets Sex Therapists Wish Couples Knew. A sex drought can occur for a bevy of reasons, and many of them are totally benign. So, when should you worry? “It is important to assess your needs and see how much sex you want and what you are willing to accept,” says David Tzall, PsyD, a licensed psychologist based in Brooklyn, New York. “Not feeling close or [being] disconnected from your partner may indicate that the lack of sex is impacting your relationship....

Your gray or silver locks could be turning yellow for several reasons. Akirashanti Byrd, the founder and CEO of Curl Centric shares that “yellowing is typically due to a buildup of pigment in the hair shaft.” She explains that exposure to environmental pollutants, UV radiation, yellow-tone shampoos, certain chemicals, or even medications are all cause for an unwanted change in color. The good news is that there are various ways to avoid the yellow....

Charmed alum Alyssa Milano was diagnosed with COVID-19 back in April, but she went back to the hospital on Aug. 8 due to a “real heaviness” in her chest, she tweeted. The next day, Milano took to Twitter again to share a video that demonstrates the hair loss she’s experienced from COVID-19 even months after her “recovery.” Milano is not alone in having this startling issue—a recent survey from Indiana University School of Medicine found that 26 percent of COVID survivors experienced hair loss....

The thyroid “secretes a hormone that controls your body’s metabolism,” explains William Rassman, MD, a doctor and CEO based in Los Angeles, California. “These hormones directly impact breathing, heart rate, your nervous system, muscle strength, a woman’s menstrual cycle, your body temperature, cholesterol levels, and many other functions.” “Every year, about 12,000 men and 33,000 women get thyroid cancer, and about 950 men and 1,100 women die from the disease,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

“New Year’s Eve is the biggest party night of the year [but] for most, putting together a festive look takes pre-planning and creativity,” Elizabeth Kosich, certified image stylist and founder of Elizabeth Kosich Styling, tells Best Life. “It happens to come at the tail end of the holiday season when most are partied-out, making comfort and confidence top priorities when building an outfit strategy.” Kosich confirms that there are “clever shortcuts” to finding the right look without breaking the bank, which will ensure that you look and feel your best before and after the clock strikes 12....

READ THIS NEXT: Never Eat at This Kind of Restaurant on Vacation, Experts Warn. No one plans a trip expecting the logistics to eventually become too much to handle. But once you’ve booked your airfare, reserved your hotel, and selected a rental car, all of the pieces can feel like they add up to a lot of moving parts—not to mention all of the pre-departure obligations you might have to tend to....

RELATED: 99 Percent of People Hospitalized for COVID in 2021 Have This in Common. A study published May 24 in EClinicalMedicine, a Lancet journal, analyzed nearly 40,000 people who were infected with COVID for up to 300 days after infection. The researchers from LabCorp tested participants for antibodies that protect against two different SARS-CoV-2 proteins—nucleocapsid and spike proteins—between March 2020 and Jan. 2021. According to the study, the antibodies guarding against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein lasted the longest at the most stable rate....

Unfortunately, the signs of an emotional affair can be difficult to spot and tough to interpret. Your partner can have friends, right? Doesn’t everyone go through stressful periods when they become detached? To help you decode the signs, we’ve consulted Heller and other therapists to learn more about this type of unfaithfulness. Keep reading to see what they say are the biggest red flags that signal emotional cheating. READ THIS NEXT: 5 Questions Your Partner May Ask If They’re Cheating, Therapists Say....

The study, in a preprint shared by medRxiv on Dec. 27, surveyed 3,762 people from 56 countries aged 30 to 59 who experienced COVID symptoms for longer than 28 days. The study aimed “to characterize the symptom profile and time course in patients with Long COVID, along with the impact on daily life, work, and return to baseline health.” The researchers found that 96 percent of long COVID patients—that is, those experiencing symptoms after 28 days—didn’t return to baseline health for over three months, and the majority of patients still experienced symptoms seven months after diagnosis....

One major change is the number of people now working from home. In fact, 26 percent of U.S. employees now work remotely, and 16 percent of companies are fully remote. While the flexibility and work-life balance aspects of working from home have the potential to improve your quality of life, remote work can have some unexpected consequences. For example, being at home more may mean going barefoot more often—which can lead to several foot complications, according to one podiatrist....

As Carolan notes in the caption for one of the videos, “These are just my personal experiences.” She also asks that viewers please take them “with a grain of salt.” Read on to see how Carolan, who now works as a model and content creator, ranked eight celebs who came into her restaurant, from a woman she calls “the queen” all the way down to the star who she says left a bad tip....

READ THIS NEXT: 6 Secrets Veterinarians Aren’t Telling You About Your Dog. It’s not entirely surprising that this breed made it on the list, as they have a reputation for being a little bit nasty. “I’m sure there are some nice ones, but I just find they often don’t have a very nice temperament, they can be really aloof, and they’re often very aggressive at the vet’s,” says Ben The Vet to kick off his video....

READ THIS NEXT: Jimmy Stewart Refused to Work With This Co-Star Again After Their Classic Movie. While that 1992 NYT story reports that Baldwin lost the role after “indulging in a dangerous game of chicken” with Paramount Pictures, the studio producing Patriot Games, over his plans to star in a Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, a 2011 entry in his HuffPost blog on the subject of studio politics revealed more....

Javeed Siddiqui, MD, the chief medical officer at TeleMed2U, says patients with vaccine-related reactions should try to determine if the “symptoms and timing of their reaction [is] consistent with a true allergic reaction.” Of course, you should consult your doctor if you’re unsure. But in order to prepare, keep reading for all of the signs you’re having an allergic reaction to the COVID vaccine, according to the CDC. And for more vaccine news, beware that If You’re Over 65, You Shouldn’t Get This New Vaccine, Experts Warn....

Now, Milano is taking some responsibility for how things went down. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, she also gives an update on where she and Doherty stand now. Read on to find out more. RELATED: The Most Dramatic Feuds in Hollywood History. At the start, the show’s three leads were close. Doherty and Combs were even in Milano’s 1999 wedding. “I feel that we’re incredibly lucky that the three of us found each other,” Milano said in an E!...