READ THIS NEXT: The Least Romantic Zodiac Sign, According to Astrologers. If you’re not feeling it, you need to be upfront with your Aries partner. To them, if you’re not all the way in, you might as well be out. “Be direct and efficient in your breakup style, even if things get heated,” advises Atlas. “Let them react in their own way, but be prepared that they might move on faster than you expect,” she says....
READ THIS NEXT: Walmart and Walgreens Are Under Fire for Selling This to Shoppers. The U.S. has been dealing with a baby formula shortage for some time now, but it has only gotten worse over time. Analytics company Datasembly reported that 31 percent of the most popular baby formula brands were out of stock nationwide in early April, according to The Wall Street Journal. Just two weeks later, this rate had gone up to 40 percent for the week of April 24....
For those with Lewy body dementia (LBD)—the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease—symptoms can be even more stark. Patients may experience failing motor skills, cognitive impairment, behavioral changes, hallucinations, malfunctions of the nervous system, and more. Unfortunately, there is no single test to determine whether an individual has LBD—doctors must instead rely on a patchwork of clues and symptoms to form their diagnosis and create a treatment plan....
Reddit user @Istrx13 took to social media in April to address a question many homeowners might be asking themselves lately: “Why is there a dryer sheet in my mailbox?“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Istrx13—a mail carrier whose real name is Chris Strickley, according to Today—says mailboxes offer a comfortable shelter for yellowjackets and wasps in the warmer months. Multiple times, he’s opened up mailboxes to find a small nest with around three to five yellowjackets inside....
Walgreens has been known to cancel second dose appointments. Walgreens has been administering both the Pfizer and Moderna shots to its customers. However, due to booking errors and a limited supply of each vaccine type, “Walgreens, one of the biggest vaccine providers, sent some people who got a first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine to get their second doses at pharmacies that only had the other vaccine on hand,” the Times reports....
RELATED: If You Drink This Every Day, Your Heart Could Be in Danger, Study Finds. Edema is the proper medical term for swelling in the body, and while it can occur in any area for various reasons, if it appears in your legs, feet, or ankles, it can be a sign that your circulatory system is not performing the way that it should and that something is wrong with your heart....
On March 5, the FDA announced that Kareem Mart had recalled its 1-lb., 2-lb., and 10-kg. containers of tahina (also known as tahini), due to potential salmonella contamination. The affected products were sold in Chicago, Illinois, and the state of Michigan between Apr. 2020 and Oct. 2020, and have an expiration date of July 1, 2022. The FDA notes that, among otherwise healthy individuals, salmonella can result in abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting; in immunocompromised individuals, children, and the elderly, salmonella can cause “serious and sometimes fatal infection[s]....
Though President Donald Trump has promised to protect Americans from the threat of displacement during the pandemic, critics are quick to point out that his eviction protection plan would only serve residents of buildings with federally backed mortgages. Just one fourth of America’s 44 million renters would be protected by this ban extension, while homes with privately held mortgages would continue to have no tenant protections at all. With congress unable to reach an agreement on housing protections as part of the federal stimulus package, talks have stopped for summer recess and are unlikely to resume before mid-September....
RELATED: The No. 1 Sign There’s a Tarantula in Your Home, Experts Warn. As we get closer to autumn and the weather turns cooler, the leaves will fall and make the perfect accommodation for a handful of critters, including wolf spiders. On Sept. 13, Jim Dill, pest management specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, told the Bangor Daily News that fall is mating season for wolf spiders. Wolf spiders make noise all year, but during mating season, they take it up a notch....
States, including Texas, have followed the CDC’s recommendations for Phase 1a of the vaccination process, which includes healthcare workers, EMS workers, and residents of nursing and long-term care homes. But on Dec. 21, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced that it was choosing not to follow the CDC’s recommendations on who would be receiving the next round of vaccinations during Phase 1b, The Week reports. Instead of inoculating frontline essential workers and people over the age of 75, Texas has opted to give its next doses to people 65 and older as well as any other adults above the age of 16 with serious health conditions including cancer, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, obesity, organ transplant status, diabetes, and sickle cell disease, and those who are pregnant....
RELATED: If You Notice This in the Bathroom, Get Checked for Diabetes, Experts Say. Those with diabetes may experience a range of skin changes related to the disease. In particular, many people with diabetes develop a condition known as acanthosis nigricans, which appears in the form of “dark, thickened, velvety skin” surrounding skin creases. Though acanthosis nigricans can also appear around the groin, neck, elbows, knees, or chest (underneath the breasts), many people develop this darkened skin inside their armpits....
RELATED: Drinking Your Coffee Like This Can Slash Your Alzheimer’s Risk, Study Says. A new study published Aug. 16 in the Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine journal looked at the association between pain and dementia. The researchers used data from more than 2,400 participants who were given comprehensive check-ups—which included detailed pain assessments—between 1990 and 1994, and then divided them into three pain groups: widespread pain, other pain in only the joints, and no pain....
RELATED: If You Live in These States, Watch Out for the World’s Largest Spider. Sowbugs aren’t exactly an uncommon sight in yards and gardens, with the isopods frequently seeking shelter among dirt, leaves, and decaying plant matter. Unfortunately, the presence of these bugs may mean that you’ll soon see venomous sowbug killer spiders, AKA woodlouse spiders, coming to hunt them. “Sowbug killer spiders are attracted to organic matter because sowbugs are attracted to organic matter....
READ THIS NEXT: Never Do This With Your Phone in Public, FBI Warns. Battery prices have been increasing. These days, “almost every device these days has a battery that’s going to wear out, and it’s a built-in death clock,” Kyle Wiens, the CEO of repair community iFixit, recently told The Washington Post. This includes everything from your toothbrush to your AirPods. Unfortunately, batteries have gotten more expensive at the same time....
The researchers from Michigan Medicine’s Sleep Disorders Centers analyzed the link between sleep apnea and dementia among those 65 and older. For the study, which was published in the journal Sleep in March, the researchers looked at Medicare claims from more than 53,000 people across the U.S. ages 65 and older who had been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—the most common form of sleep apnea, according to the Mayo Clinic....
RELATED: If You’re Over 65, Never Drink This While Eating, New Study Says. Anyone can get food poisoning, especially if they come in contact with the four major foodborne germs: Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and E. coli. But according to the CDC, people 65 and older are more likely to get sick with food poisoning and have a more serious illness. “Older adults have a higher risk because as people age, their immune systems and organs don’t recognize and get rid of harmful germs as well as they once did,” the CDC explains....
RELATED: If You Notice This With Your Eyes, Get Your Thyroid Checked, Doctors Say. Floaters can take a variety of shapes: they’re most often described as looking like dots, circles, thread-like strands, shadows, or cobwebs. “Floaters are actually tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eye,” explains the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). “Though these objects look like they are in front of your eye, they are actually floating inside of it....
RELATED: If You Live in These States, Report This Bug to Local Officials. Margaret Skinner, PhD, an entomologist and researcher with the University of Vermont and its extension program, recently told CNN that the U.S. typically sees outbreaks of gypsy moth caterpillars every six to eight years—but experts say we’re seeing one of the worst outbreaks in recent history this year.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Kathy Decker, the manager of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation’s forest protection program, told the outlet that the COVID pandemic aided the country’s gypsy moth outbreak, as it stopped the department’s aerial forest inspections due to social distancing regulations, which prevented authorities from catching the outbreak until it was too far along....
READ THIS NEXT: If You See This Scary Bug in Your Home, Don’t Kill It, Experts Warn. Invasive species are nothing new when it comes to ecology. But because of modern advances in technology and transportation, biological stowaways are now able to move around the world more quickly and efficiently as plants, animals, and microbes slip into shipping containers, planes, or even just moving boxes. For example, the Southeastern U....
RELATED: Never Go in a Lake If You See This One Thing, Local Officials Warn. It’s not just more obvious signs of problems, like visible debris or opaque water, that may indicate it’s a bad idea to go swimming in a particular pool.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “If you see a missing or broken drain cover in the pool, don’t go in, or get out as soon as you can,” says Matthew A. Dolman, Esq....
