Blood donations ARE safe amid COVID-19 pandemic: NIH study finds 0.001% risk of patients receiving a transfusion with trace amounts of coronavirus A new NIH study says Americans can safely receive blood donations without the worry of catching COVID-19 Results…
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The Real Reason DSW Shoes Are So Cheap
Stores give away items all the time. Or, they might produce their items in a certain way so they can be affordable, like is the case with IKEA. This extends to shoe companies such as DSW, which sells a large…
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Instagram Users Are Trashing Chris Hemsworth for His Legs, Following ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Set Photo
In life, a few things are obvious—grass is green, water is wet, and internet commenters hiding behind their smartphones and keyboards will relentlessly tirade celebrities for their body shape. The latest person at the sharp end of internet misery? Hollywood…
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Here Are The Colors You Should Use If You’re Decorating A Comforting Space
Ever hear of a “green room” in theater? It’s the room performers wait in before they go on stage, and while some joke it’s called “green” because that’s the color of nauseatingly-nervous actors’ faces, it actually refers to the color…
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Here Are The Colors You Should Use If You’re Decorating A Creative Space
You’re planning your creative space, and now it’s time to decorate. Where do you start? It’s a daunting task. Do you go for just one color, or decorate the room in all of the colors of the rainbow? Whites and…
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Which medications are most toxic to the liver?
A new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology provides insights on how common hospitalized patients develop liver injury from taking different medications. When investigators analyzed the records of 156,570 hospitalized patients, they found 499 cases of drug-induced…
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Mini-hearts are similar to human hearts
Vanessa Solvang is a master’s student in biotechnology and has chosen to specialize in cell and molecular biology. She spends a lot of her time cultivating and studying mini-hearts at NTNU’s Laboratory Centre (Laboratoriesenteret). Here you’ll find mini-hearts, mini-brains, mini-lungs…
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Experts are worried using Body Mass Index is not a fat lot of good
You might not be as overweight as you think! It has been the standard measure of weight and health for years. But now some experts are worried that using the Body Mass Index is not a fat lot of good…
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Why People Are Buying Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards
Since the nation’s COVID-19 vaccines started in December 2020, more than 147 million doses have been given (via NPR). And according to MarketWatch, some states are opening up vaccinations for all adults this week, which means more people may be getting…
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Even in a pandemic, child vision tests are crucial
It’s critical for parents to maintain their children’s vision checkups during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert says. “All children should have their eyes checked by their pediatrician at regular intervals, even if they don’t have any symptoms,” said Dr. Samantha…
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