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RELATED: If You Bought Any of These 7 Foods at Kroger, Get Rid of Them Now, FDA Says.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Nutracap Holdings, located in Georgia, is voluntarily recalling various dietary supplements because they potentially contain wheat, milk, soy and/or coconut that has not been declared on the labels, according to a release from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these ingredients could face a life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products unknowingly, because their labels don’t accurately reflect their ingredients....

RELATED: 99 Percent of People Hospitalized for COVID in 2021 Have This in Common. From May 17 to May 20, Hawaii reported no coronavirus deaths. On May 21 and May 23, there were two COVID deaths per day—which means there was less than one coronavirus death per day on average this past week, per Johns Hopkins. And the state’s COVID case counts are down by a lot, too. According to The New York Times’ data, Hawaii has reported only about five new COVID cases per 100,000 people each day in the last week, making it one of the states with the lowest COVID rates in the entire country....

A normal fever is considered to be around 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit, says Tara Scott, MD, chief medical officer and founder of Revitalize Medical Group. This is considered a common coronavirus symptom, but you might be worse off if your fever is significantly higher. According to Harvard researchers, a high fever is a severe COVID symptom, and that would be any fever above 102 degrees Fahrenheit, Scott notes.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Leann Poston, MD, a licensed physician and health adviser for Invigor Medical, says you should also pay attention to whether or not your temperature can be brought down....

RELATED: If You Have This Condiment in Your Fridge, Get Rid of It Now, FDA Warns. The Coca-Cola Company is recalling a range of Minute Maid products, according to Food Safety News. The reason for the recall is the “potential of foreign objects, specifically metal bolts or washers.” Company spokesperson Ann L. Moore said the recall is voluntary, and it applies to a limited quantity of refrigerated Minute Maid Berry Punch, Strawberry Lemonade, and Fruit Punch sold in 59-ounce cartons....

READ THIS NEXT: This Popular Retail Chain Is Closing Stores, Starting July 14. While it’s not been an easy couple of years for most businesses, clothing companies in particular have struggled to stay afloat amid the COVID pandemic and record-breaking inflation. In March, H&M announced that it would be shuttering 240 stores this year. And just last month, Chico’s confirmed that it would shut down 40 locations, both among its company-named stores and its White House Black Market (WHBM) brand....

On Feb. 22, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that GLG Trading, Inc. was recalling their 12.07-oz. vacuumed sealed packages of Ming Yang Hotpot Seasoning (Medium spicy, Mala), 17.6-oz. vacuumed sealed packages of Ming Yang Hotpot Seasoning (Slightly spicy), and 17.6-oz. vacuumed sealed packages of Ming Yang Hotpot Seasoning (Super spicy, Extremely) sold in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, and Texas. The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the seasonings, which were originally produced in China, were not re-inspected by authorities in the U....

For a new study published May 5 in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, Danish researchers analyzed the data on heart attack-related calls to a non-emergency medical helpline and an emergency number in Denmark between 2014 and 2018. They found that more than 8,330 heart attacks were diagnosed within 72 hours of a call, but there were discrepancies in how the patients’ conditions progressed. According to their findings, heart attack patients with atypical symptoms were more likely to die within 30 days than those who had called with chest pain, regardless of whether they called the emergency or non-emergency number....

From the committee’s deliberations, which were published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, these are the groups who will likely receive the COVID vaccine first. And for more on the vaccine, check out How Many People Need to Get Vaccinated to Stop COVID. Read the original article on Best Life. A sub-group of the committee had already suggested that the nation’s 21 million health care workers should be first in line for the vaccine....

Charvet opened up about his decision to step away from acting and singing in a new interview with Page Six. According to him, it was time to focus on his family. Read on to learn more about Charvet’s new passion and his life today. RELATED: See Charles in Charge and Baywatch Star Nicole Eggert Now at 50. Charvet’s last onscreen role was in the 2013 movie Prisoners of the Sun....

Moss is best known for her starring role as Trinity in The Matrix movies, and at 53 years old she’s set to return to the role for The Matrix 4. But, the actor says that when she celebrated her 40th birthday, the type of parts she was offered changed right away. Read on to see what Moss had to say about her experience and to read more about the ridiculous standards for women of aging in Hollywood....

Florida has been one of the states that’s seen an increase in reported cases over the past 14 days. According to Reuters, there’s been a nearly 50 percent rise in cases since last week, bringing the state’s total to over 75,000. Florida also broke its record for new single-day cases two days in a row recently, first on June 11 and then on June 12. Between June 14 and June 15, Miami-Dade County’s confirmed coronavirus cases increased by about 550 to nearly 22,750 cases....

Boston, which is poised to enter phase 3 of reopening on July 13—at which point gyms, movie theaters, libraries, museums, and casino gaming floors will be allowed to reopen—has had 13,578 reported cases of coronavirus and 710 deaths thus far; and 9,568 patients have recovered from COVID-19. The city reported 22 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on July 7. While Walsh admitted that restaurants, hotels, and tourism in Boston are “in for a bit more of a ride” as those businesses slowly and methodically reopen to abide by the city’s new capacity and social distancing limitations, he said that a slow and steady approach would serve the city well in the long-run....

Among a group of 2,104 study subjects, the administration of dexamethasone reduced the death rate of ventilated patients by one third; in patients receiving oxygen, the death rate was reduced by one fifth. But while these numbers may seem promising, the treatment isn’t for everyone—the study found no reduction in the death rate among patients who were receiving neither oxygen treatments nor ventilator support.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “Allergies and asthma are disorders that result from an overreaction by the immune system to harmless triggers such as pollen....

As reported by Fast Company, professors at Duke developed their testing mechanism (which they say can be cheaply set up by other labs and/or companies producing masks) when approached by a local volunteer group who wanted to donate face coverings to those in need—and to donate a kind that would actually protect. Eric Westman, MD, of the School of Medicine, and Martin Fischer, PhD, of the chemistry department, collaborated on a test using a black box, a laser, and a cell phone camera to visualize the pattern of respiratory droplets....

READ THIS NEXT: This Iconic Coffee Chain Is Closing 130 Locations, Effective Immediately. The restaurant industry is a notoriously risky, fickle place, where even the best prepared and skilled operators can find themselves with too little foot traffic to stay open. But the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in an era of unprecedented difficulty for restaurateurs as temporary closures, limited diners, ongoing supply issues, and lack of meaningful assistance forced many out of business....

Using the most recent polling data from Real Clear Politics as of Oct. 26, we found the 15 major swing states to watch right now and which way they’re currently leaning. These are Real Clear Politics’ averages of the current projected vote shares and don’t guarantee which candidate will win, as was evident in the 2016 election. So, it’s more important than ever to make sure you get out and vote on or before Nov....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says Wait to Get Your Booster Shot If You’ve Done This. Researchers from the U.K. just released a new report on Jan. 14 recounting results of a study that analyzed the long-term protection of a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine by observing more than 700,000 Omicron cases. According to the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the results showed that two weeks after the shot, Pfizer’s booster cuts the risk of symptomatic infection against COVID by about 70 percent....

According to a Q4 2020 Zillow survey, the average home appreciated by more than $20,000 last year. And a new report released in April called the Zillow Home Price Expectations (ZHPE) survey, sponsored by Zillow and administered by independent research firm Pulsenomics, has further insight into how 2021 is shaping up. They surveyed real estate experts and economists between Feb. 15, 2021 and Mar. 1, 2021, and concluded that the average home’s value will go up 6....

Read the original article on Best Life. On Jan. 14, Biden unveiled his stimulus plan, and made clear that his administration plans to send out a third stimulus check for $1,400 to account for the deficit of the second stimulus check that recently went out. “We will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most,” said Biden. “The $600 already appropriated is simply not enough....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says Doing This With Your Booster Creates More Antibodies. The latest study was published in the journal The Lancet on Oct. 29 and conducted in Israel by the Clalit Research Institute in collaboration with Harvard University. In it, researchers analyzed health record data from July 30, 2021, through Sept. 23, 2021, which is when the Delta variant had become the dominant strain in the country. The team then carefully matched 728,321 patients who had received the initial two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at least five months earlier with 728,321 patients who had received a third shot, pairing them based on similarities in risk, health, age, sex, and location to offer an accurate comparison....