‘Covid arm’ is HARMLESS and disappears within a week, study finds

A rash that appears on the arms of some people who receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is harmless, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at data from 16 Americans who developed so-called ‘Covid arm,’ in which people experience itchy and swollen skin, sometimes accompanied by red lumps or hives.  They found that the reaction is … Read more

Flip or Flop’s Christina Haack finds buyer for Newport Beach mansion she shared with ex Ant Anstead

She returned to using her maiden name following her split from second husband Ant Anstead in September. And now Christina Haack – formerly Anstead and before that El Moussa – has offloaded the Southern California mansion she once called home with the British TV personality and their young son. The Flip or Flop reality star … Read more

Feeling younger can protect adults against health decline, study finds

Simply feeling younger can protect middle-aged and older adults against health decline by buffering against stress, an astonishing new study reveals.  Researchers in Germany investigated whether people’s ‘subjective age’ – feeling younger than we actually are – had an effect on the detrimental effects of stress.  Specifically, the experts looked into the effects of stress … Read more

Texas farmer finds five abandoned migrant girls under 7 on his land as border crisis worsens

Five abandoned girls from Honduras and Guatemala were found on Sunday on the land of a Texas farmer, hungry and crying after being left by their families to try to get into the country alone in another example of the worsening border crisis.  All of the girls were under the age of seven and one … Read more

Texas farmer finds five abandoned migrant girls under 7 on his land as border crisis worsens

Five abandoned girls from Honduras and Guatemala were found on Sunday on the land of a Texas farmer, hungry and crying after being left by their families to try to get into the country alone in yet another example of the heartbreaking border crisis.  All of the girls were under the age of seven and … Read more

Intoxication brings strangers physically closer, study finds

Social distancing would be almost impossible when pubs fully reopen, a new study suggests. According to researchers in the US, strangers who consume alcohol together may keep their distance initially, but draw physically closer as they become intoxicated. The experts, at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, compared the effects of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on distancing … Read more

Cricket bats made from BAMBOO are ‘better than willow’, study finds

Few things are as quintessentially English as the crack of a leather-clad cricket ball being dispatched though the covers by a bat made of homegrown willow.   But the global expansion of the game, driven by insatiable demand in Asia, has left manufacturers looking for cheaper, more sustainable alternatives to the light-coloured wood of the Salix alba … Read more

Cricket bats made from BAMBOO are ‘better than willow’, study finds

Few things are as quintessentially English as the crack of a leather-clad cricket ball being dispatched though the covers by a bat made of homegrown willow.   But the global expansion of the game, driven by insatiable demand in Asia, has left manufacturers looking for cheaper, more sustainable alternatives to the light-coloured wood of the Salix alba … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: People with kidney disease are 70% more likely to develop dementia, study finds

HEALTH NOTES: People with kidney disease are 70 per cent more likely to develop dementia, study finds By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:12 BST, 8 May 2021 | Updated: 22:12 BST, 8 May 2021 People with kidney disease are 70 per cent more likely to develop dementia, a major study has found. Swedish researchers … Read more