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In a piece published by The Daily Beast, Louis J. Ignarro, PhD, Professor Emeritus from the UCLA School of Medicine and Nobel Prize winner, explains why researchers are testing whether inhaled nitrous oxide (NO) would improve the condition of coronavirus patients. And while there’s no conclusive proof yet that this treatment can help doctors fight the pandemic, Ignarro recommends that people adopt a simple breathing exercise that introduces more NO into the body anyway....

The last time that Arizona recorded the highest global infection numbers was back in June 2020. According to data from the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), Arizona reported 62,047 new COVID cases over the past week, including more than 17,200 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Jan. 3, a record high for a single day. With numbers boosted by families mixing over Thanksgiving and Christmas, 76 percent of Arizona’s ICU beds are currently occupied....

But as we entered April, the situation took a turn. The declining rate of new infections in the U.S. had slowly been growing smaller and smaller, and now, cases are increasing once more. In the last week, there has been a nearly 20 percent rise in COVID infections, per the CDC. Even as cases start to trend upwards again, however, vaccine requirements are continuing to be pulled back.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb RELATED: Unvaccinated People Are No Longer Banned From Here....

RELATED: Selma Blair Reveals the First Sign She Had Multiple Sclerosis. In 2002, when she was 20, Sigler came home after filming an episode of The Sopranos and went to take a shower. As she was stepping in, she felt a strange, heavy sensation in her leg. “It was that feeling right before you get pins and needles, that weird tingling, like your legs are asleep,” she told WebMD in 2016....

At the same time, there are some notable changes to what we’ve seen earlier in the pandemic, including a decline in hospitalizations. One top virus expert just revealed there is likely one measure that is making a “big difference” in protecting Americans against severe COVID. Read on to find out what could play a major role in keeping you safe. READ THIS NEXT: Vaccinated People Are “Extraordinarily Vulnerable” to This, New Study Finds....

READ THIS NEXT: TSA Issues New Alert on What You Can’t CCan’tThrough Security. If talk of needing an upgraded ID to fly feels like something you’ve heard about for years, you’re not alone. The Real ID Act was initially passed by congress in 2005 in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in an attempt by the federal government to “set minimum standards” for state-issued IDs, including driver’s licenses. According to the TSA, this includes “anti-counterfeiting technology, preventing insider fraud, and using documentary evidence and record checks to ensure a person is who they claim to be....

The Washington Post reports that the CDC and FDA are looking at data that suggests that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of heart inflammation—also known as myocarditis and pericarditis—in young adults as compared to the Pfizer vaccine. The CDC and FDA review is reportedly based on data from Canada and is still being evaluated by scientific authorities, but two people familiar with the study told the Post that Moderna has been linked with increased cases of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart, and pericarditis, inflammation of the tissue around the heart....

RELATED: American Is Cutting Flights From These 4 Major Cities, Starting May 1. United Airlines has confirmed that it is getting rid of several routes from Cleveland, Ohio, in the upcoming months, Cleveland.com reported on March 14. The carrier is discontinuing seasonal summer routes this year from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Pensacola, Florida, and Portland, Maine, as well as two different popular vacation cities in South Carolina: Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach....

RELATED: Never Do This Before Takeoff, Flight Attendant Warns. To meet the soaring demand for air travel, various airlines are adding routes to beef up their schedules. For instance, the JetBlue and American Airlines’ regional Northeast Alliance will offer nearly 500 daily departures from the three major airports in the New York metro area, as well as 200 daily departures from Boston. As part of the growth, American announced plans to launch new nonstop service between John F....

READ THIS NEXT: 5 Surprising Items TSA May Flag You for at Airport Security. United Airlines passenger Valerie Syzbala went viral on Twitter when documenting her experience tracking down her lost luggage. According to Mashable, Syzbala was traveling from Chicago to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., but when she landed, a notification from the airline’s app informed her that her bag hadn’t made the trip alongside her. Thankfully, Syzbala had the forethought to put an Apple AirTag in her checked bag—a nifty tracking device that can help you locate missing items....

READ THIS NEXT: Never Do This When Ordering a Drink, Flight Attendants Warn. While United is under fire now, the airline is certainly not alone. You might not expect a truly delectable meal when you board an airplane, but you probably expect it to be edible. That was not the case for one American Airlines passenger in June. Ricky James was flying business class from Frankfurt Airport in Germany to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas, when he was served an in-flight meal with a side salad....

RELATED: 90 Percent of People Hospitalized With Omicron Have This in Common. On Dec. 6, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would soon be enacting a new, sweeping vaccine mandate that he described as the first of its kind in the U.S., according to The New York Times. The new order will require all private sector employers in New York City to implement a COVID vaccine mandate for their employees by Dec....

RELATED: If Your Partner Has These 4 Qualities, They’re More Likely to Cheat on You. The latest research comes from a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in February. Using the r/BreakUps subreddit, a team of researchers analyzed language in 1,027,541 posts from 6,803 Reddit users one year before and one year after they announced their breakup. Results showed that three months leading up to their breakup or divorce, users began to speak differently—specifically, they became more personal and informal and were more likely to use different words and pronouns such as “I” and “we....

READ THIS NEXT: USPS Is Suspending Mail Delivery Here, Effective Immediately. The USPS does suspend services in certain places for extended periods of time. With various suspensions, the USPS has made it clear that it will keep operations on pause as long as is necessary. Back in February, the Postal Service withdrew mail delivery from a neighborhood in Avondale, Ohio, after a postal carrier was attacked by a loose dog....

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert announced late at night on Nov. 8 that he would be issuing a statewide mask mandate in Utah after long refusing to do so, often saying that he expected “local governments to step up” and issue their own requirements, instead. “I wear [my mask] all the time … because it’s the right thing to do,” he previously said in September. “We don’t have to be compelled by the government to do the right thing....

1 Training For a Triathlon La Verde’s friend Bill Berry wrote an account of what happened to his friend, who posted it on Facebook. “‘I felt the teeth clamp down and instantly realized it was a gator. My entire head and upper chest were inside her mouth. Then she bit down and I felt the teeth pierce my flesh. There was a loud popping sound, then instinct took over.’ Those are the words of JC describing the moment as he was attacked by a 12-foot gator on August 3rd, 2022, at Thonotosassa lake in Florida,” Berry says....

1 Dramatic Scene at Rush Hour The woman was driving her white sedan along Yandell and Gateway South streets in El Paso around 6:40 p.m. when a giant sinkhole opened up beneath her car. Dramatic video shows the car partially submerged in swirling water and sinking below street level. Several passers-by and El Paso firefighters took quick action and were able to pull the woman from the car via the rear windshield before it fell into the pit....

RELATED: If You Have This Popular Seasoning at Home, Throw It Away Now, FDA Says. On Oct. 7, the FDA announced that Simple Mills had initiated a voluntary recall of certain batches of its Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The crackers, which were sold in individual 4.25-oz. boxes or as part of a three- or six-pack of boxes, can be identified by UPC number 856069005131, which is printed on the bottom of the box....

READ THIS NEXT: Walmart Is Now Banned From Selling You This. Walmart often has to remove products from shelves for one reason or another. In early April, the company chose to stop selling fake service dogs vests and other paraphernalia after receiving complaints. More recently, the retailer was impacted by a major recall of more than 120,800 pounds of ground beef products. While other stores were also affected, the recalled ground beef products were sold at a number of Walmart locations across a total of 17 states....

“Starting November 14, Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice,” the company tweeted on Oct. 23. “This will give customers more time to shop and help us disperse traffic throughout the day. Stores with more reduced hours will keep current hours of operation.” Currently, the hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Walmart representatives told a local news station in Syracuse, New York that the expanded hours will still include a special shopping hour every Tuesday for people age 60 and older and other individuals who are most vulnerable to COVID....