Month: May 2021

BREAKING: Walt Disney World Removing 6 Feet Physical Distancing Requirements, Will Change to Less Distance in Select Locations – wdwnt.com
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BREAKING: Walt Disney World Removing 6 Feet Physical Distancing Requirements, Will Change to Less Distance in Select Locations – wdwnt.com

We reported earlier that Universal Orlando Resort has reduced their physical distancing requirements for guests to three feet. With a change today on The Walt Disney World website, Disney may not be far behind. The “Returning to a World of Magic” page on DisneyWorld.com has this updated image, where the “6ft 2m” markings in the arrow have now been removed. Here’s what it looked like before: The verbiage below was also changed: So, what of importance changed? Here’s the breakdown: ADDED: While we will reduce physical distancing measures for Guests across many areas with a gradual, phased approach, six-feet distancing measures will continue in all dining locations, merchandise stores and in areas where Guests can temporarily remove their masks.  REMOVED: Cars will be directed to ...
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Lost microbes found in ancient poop could relieve chronic illness – CNN
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Lost microbes found in ancient poop could relieve chronic illness – CNN

The microbes lived in our ancestors' digestive systems, forming part of the ancient human gut microbiome, which differs significantly to those found in people living in modern industrialized societies, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The microbiome is a combination of fungi, bacteria and viruses that resides in your gut, primarily in the large intestine, helping digest food, fight disease and regulate the immune system. Previous research has made a connection between preindustrial diets, greater diversity in the gut microbiome and lower rates of chronic illnesses, and the team set out to find reconstruct ancient human gut microbiomes to investigate this link, researcher Aleksandar Kostic of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston told CNN. Research in t...
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Maine CDC reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 302 additional cases – WMTW Portland
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Maine CDC reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 302 additional cases – WMTW Portland

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 302 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and one new death.The number of Mainers who have died from COVID-19 is 798. The new death was reported in Cumberland County.The 302 additional cases bring the total since the beginning of the outbreak in Maine to 64,748.The Maine CDC said 602,527 Mainers, or 44.82% of the population, have received their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 798 Total cases: 64,748 Confirmed cases: 47,773 Probable cases: 16,975 Cumulative positivity rate: 2.8% 14-day positivity rate: 2.5% Currently hospitalized: 122 Patients in intensive care: 47 Patients on ventilators: 25Get more detailed COVID-19 data from t...
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Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, more announce Las Vegas performance dates at new resort – Fox News
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Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, more announce Las Vegas performance dates at new resort – Fox News

A slew of stars has announced performance dates for Las Vegas' upcoming new casino, Resorts World. Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Celine Dion will be the first to headline shows at the new resort, which is set to open on June 24. The 5,000-capacity theater will open in November.  Dion, now a Vegas icon, will kick off the performances on Friday, Nov. 5 with a special opening performance that will benefit coronavirus relief, according to a release obtained by Fox News. The 53-year-old songstress will perform 10 shows at the venue throughout the month of November with Underwood, 38, taking over in December for six shows. KATY PERRY AND ORLANDO BLOOM'S EX-WIFE MIRANDA KERR DISCUSS THEIR 'CLOSE' RELATIONSHIP Perry will then play eight shows between December 2021 and January...
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Candace Cameron Bure still talks to Lori Loughlin following prison stint for the college admissions scandal – Fox News
12May By No Comments
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Candace Cameron Bure still talks to Lori Loughlin following prison stint for the college admissions scandal – Fox News

Candace Cameron Bure revealed that she’s been in contact with her former "Fuller House" co-star Lori Loughlin following her release from prison.  Loughlin along with her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, each served time behind bars as a result of their involvement in the now-infamous college admissions scandal. Although her involvement with the scam cost the 56-year-old actress her role on the Netflix sitcom revival as well as the Hallmark series "When Calls the Heart," it seems her co-star is maintaining a friendship.  Bure appeared on "Daily Blast Live" Tuesday where she was directly asked by the hosts if she keeps in contact with Loughlin now that she’s back home having been released from her two-month prison stay in December. "Yes, I’ve talked to Lori [Loughlin] many t...
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Chris Hemsworth shares Thor photo with Tom Hiddleston | EW.com – EW.com
12May By No Comments
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Chris Hemsworth shares Thor photo with Tom Hiddleston | EW.com – EW.com

Chris Hemsworth shares Thor photo with Tom Hiddleston | EW.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore EW.com Close this dialog window Share options Close this dialog window View image Chris Hemsworth celebrates Thor's 10th anniversary with throwback photo featuring Tom Hiddleston this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
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Coronavirus: Covid can cause erectile dysfunction months later, study claims – Daily Mail
12May By No Comments
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Coronavirus: Covid can cause erectile dysfunction months later, study claims – Daily Mail

Coronavirus can cause erectile dysfunction months after a man has recovered from the illness, according to a study.   Miami University scientists scanned the penis tissue of two recovered Covid patients aged 65 and 71 who were struggling to get erections. And, in what they claimed was a world-first, they found the virus was still lingering in there more than six months after they had been ill. One of the men was seriously ill and admitted to hospital but the other only had mild Covid, suggesting anyone infected may be at risk. Experts not involved in the study said it was the first evidence that Covid had been found in the penis.  The virus is known to be able to damage blood vessels and internal organs, and this research suggests it can block blood flow to the genitals, making it difficu...
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The differences between elimination, eradication and herd immunity — and what it means for Covid-19 – CNN
12May By No Comments
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The differences between elimination, eradication and herd immunity — and what it means for Covid-19 – CNN

Hope for an eradication akin to smallpox -- or even a polio- or measles-style elimination -- is a towering aspiration. Herd immunity, meanwhile, is a moving target that requires a lot of things to go right -- and stay right, experts say. People will need to trust science, put their communities over personal comfort and realize that pathogens have no respect for state or national borders. How previous disease fights have played out -- from measles in the United States to anthrax in Kenya to the global defeat of smallpox -- offers lessons for how humanity might overcome the latest scourge. Some variables -- variants, for instance -- are largely out of people's control, but so many other proven measures are fully within their power. "If we had done a better job of social distancing...
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Doctors fear COVID-19 vaccines are messing with mammograms – Los Angeles Times
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Doctors fear COVID-19 vaccines are messing with mammograms – Los Angeles Times

After more than a year of anxious waiting, women newly vaccinated against COVID-19 are flocking back to mammography clinics to catch up on routine tests that were delayed by the pandemic. In some cases, they’re met with one more pandemic surprise: a false red flag for breast cancer. Like a sore arm or slight fever, lymph nodes enlarged by the immune system’s response to a COVID-19 vaccine are virtually always a sign that the shot vaccine is doing its job. But to the medical specialists who scour mammograms for signs of malignancy, the unexplained appearance of swollen lymph nodes has typically sparked concern and a recommendation that the patient be called back for further testing. The result has been new uncertainties for women and the doctors who care for them. If it’s a false alarm, w...
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