Some bloodborne pathogen may also be transmitted in other ways, such as by exposure to semen, urine, or saliva. Sometimes this is because small amounts of blood may be present in these fluids. Other times, it’s because the virus or bacteria isn’t restricted to growing and living in blood. That is why it is always a good idea to be cautious when handling bodily fluids. When in doubt, assume they are infected and take proper precautions — such as by following universal precautions....

With an image that started as America’s sweetheart before the decline in public opinion saw her maligned as a cheating harlot and unfit mother, the singer’s downward spiral culminated in a public meltdown and her eventual conservatorship—which she is still under. Now, a new documentary about the conservatorship she has been under for the past 12 years has shone renewed interest in her unique situation, spurred on by the Free Britney movement....

What is Chikungunya? Chikungunya (chik-en-gun-ye) is a viral infection causing fever and joint pain that spreads from person to person by mosquito bites. The name means “that which bends up” in the Makonde language In Tanzania where the disease was first identified in the 1950’s. The name refers to how those infected appear: hobbled over by joint pain. How does Chikungunya spread? The infection is spread by a bite from a female Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito....

One of my favorite studies ever done showed how this happens in rats. In the 1990s Michael Meaney of McGill University saw that when a Mother Rat rarely licks and grooms her pups, the pups grow up to be fearful, stressed-out, jumpy and neurotic. If a Mother Rat is attentive and grooms her pups a lot, they grow up to be less neurotic, less fearful, more curious, mellower. The reason isn’t genetic, at least not in the usual sense....

According to an internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) document that was obtained by The Washington Post, the Delta variant appears to have an R0, or basic reproduction rate, of between around 5 and 9.5. The R0 value of an infectious pathogen refers to its contagiousness and transmissibility. The number gives an idea for how quickly a particular pathogen will spread through a given, susceptible population in which there is no immunity....

The first was a 66-yard touchdown rumble vs. Texas on fourth-and-inches, the spark needed in a 55-48 comeback win in the Red River Showdown. The second was considerably less explosive, but perhaps just as important. The third-ranked Sooners, who entered the game as 38.5-point favorites, held off Kansas 35-23 because of it. Williams’ key play came late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Oklahoma-Kansas game, with the Sooners facing fourth-and-1 at their own 46 and leading the Jayhawks 28-23....

Diprivan is a powerful medication, but it has a very short half-life, meaning the drug wears off very quickly. Many sedatives linger in the body for hours or days, making Diprivan the primary drug used for short periods of sedation. Diprivan is packaged in a fat emulsion, giving it a thick, white, milk-like appearance. How It’s Given Diprivan is given through an Intervenous (IV) injection. It may be given once, known as a bolus, to provide sedation that lasts 5 to 10 minutes, or it may be given as an IV drip for ongoing sedation as needed....

How much does lupus run in families?Why are certain ethnic groups—including people who are Black, Asian, Latinx, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders—two to threes times more likely than people who are White to develop the condition?Can genetics predict who is susceptible to lupus and, if so, prevent it? The answers to these questions are likely to be complicated and involve many elements, including not only your genes but also hormones (especially estrogen) and environmental factors....

Ask her something like “Are you sure that you don’t want to be together anymore?” to see the status of your relationship. Social media can also give you a clue about whether she’s still interested in keeping your relationship going. If she’s deleted photos with you off her Instagram, changed her profile picture to one where she’s single, or changed her relationship status online to “single,” take this as a sign that it’s over....

Etienne, who has 1,234 rushing yards and five touchdowns this season — including a 109-yard performance vs. the Chargers in the wild-card round — stands to be a central figure to Jacksonville’s upset bid. Chances are, the NBC announcer crew of Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth or Melissa Stark will mispronounce his name. At the very least, there will be multiple iterations of it. The pronunciation of Etienne’s last name has been a point of discussion dating back to before his playing days at Clemson, when he was a standout back at Jennings (La....

There’s a slew of remedies, but one natural solution may help ease discomfort in your gut: diaphragmatic breathing. It’s a breathing exercise where you inhale deeply and slowly through your nose, expanding your stomach, and then gently breathe out. TikToker @reclaimingmelissa said deep breathing can “dramatically improve” irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and heartburn. Is it true? Diaphragmatic breathing, or deep breathing, requires a little more effort than standard breathing. While inhaling through your nose, you should keep your chest as still as possible while allowing your stomach to expand....

He has been widely criticized for inflaming the situation by not unequivocally condemning the actions of the white supremacists at the rally and mentioning fine people “on many sides” of the issue; in a later press conference he did walk that back by saying, “I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists, because they should be condemned totally,” but it was seen as too little, too late....

There are two basic types of macular degeneration, dry and wet, medically referred to as non-exudative and exudative. About 85 to 90% of cases are the “dry” type, while 10 to 15 percent are the “wet” type, which is more severe. Typically, wet AMD usually begins as the dry type. It occurs when new blood vessels grow behind the retina. Because the new vessels are weak, they leak fluid and blood, causing scar tissue to form and retinal cells to stop functioning....

Above all, though, it was a chance for two of the league’s best players to face each other, one-on-one. Eagles corner Darius Slay and Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson are undoubtedly two of the league’s biggest stars. The opportunity to see both players duke it out with one another to see who had the edge was mouth-watering. Monday’s game was billed as a battle of titans. It ended as a one-sided affair....

This article will explain what you need to know about embedded deductibles, and how you can plan for your potential out-of-pocket costs under your family health plan. In some cases, high-deductible health plans historically used aggregate deductibles instead, but embedded deductibles are common for all other plans when multiple family members are enrolled in a plan together. When a health plan has embedded deductibles, it just means that a single member of a family doesn’t have to meet the full family deductible for after-deductible benefits to kick in....

A joint collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, Webb is the largest and most powerful space observatory ever built, promising to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. But where is the telescope currently traveling to, and how fast is it moving? Webb’s final destination is a special point in space known as the second Lagrange point, or L2, which is located approximately 930,000 miles away from the Earth in the exact opposite direction from the sun....

“Democrats and liberals, they’ve been flopping in prime-time television for years. It’s always the same, right?” Fox News host Laura Ingraham said on The Ingraham Angle, slamming the committee’s hearing as a “flop,” “ludicrous,” and a “snooze fest.” “It’s misleading information, vicious innuendo, attempts to connect the dots that never quite pay off. That drumbeat, constant drumbeat of demonization and distraction. It’s neither entertaining nor edifying,” she told her viewers....

A native of Belton, South Carolina, Moore has lived and worked in the Atlanta area for more than a half century, and has carved out a Hall of Fame-worthy career as both a commercial and a fine artist along the way. MORE: 10 greatest Braves players of all time | Classic photos of Hank Aaron A versatile and skilled high school athlete, Moore turned down a college football scholarship to pursue an art career, studying at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida....

Now, with four years as a member of the Miami Heat behind him, James is headed toward a Cleveland return. Much basketball has been played in between, and James has become a different player; he’s become a better player. MORE: Caliendo reads LeBron letter | LeBron returns to Cleveland | A decade of LeBron James left the Cavaliers and went on to win two titles and play in four straight NBA Finals with the Heat....

For the most part, if you do not have a nutritional deficiency, herbs and supplements will not resolve your thyroid condition—and some may cause serious health problems. However, some herbal supplements may help optimize your thyroid function by interacting with the hormones that are already present in your body. If you are looking into herbal treatments, keep in mind that the effects they have on one type of thyroid disease are not likely to be the same for all types of thyroid disease....