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RELATED: If You Did This at Your Wedding, You’re More Likely to Get Divorced. In a 2013 study by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, and his team set out to discover how alcohol can affect a marriage. Data was collected from 634 couples, who were recently married when they joined the study. Couples were examined for the next nine years in order to determine if alcohol use could lead to divorce....

RELATED: Never Eat at This Kind of Restaurant on Vacation, Experts Warn. One of my favorite things about vacationing is slipping into a luxurious bed with high-quality pillows and sheets. Yet, on a cruise ship, it doesn’t matter how expensive the cabin is—all guests benefit from deluxe bedding. When my friend and I sought out ways to save on our getaway, I knew an interior cabin would still have the same high-end linens but with a lower price point....

According to the experts at Covid Act Now, Alabama is at a critical COVID risk level, with an infection rate (the average number of people a sick person will infect) of 1.08 and a positive test rate of 12.6 percent. The site also notes that the state only has enough contact tracers to trace 4 percent of new cases in 48 hours. According to The New York Times, Alabama has almost 37,200 coronavirus cases as of June 30, with nearly 930 deaths....

On April 4, Insider first reported that personal information from over 533 million Facebook accounts across 106 countries had been posted on a low-level hacking website, including 32 million accounts in the United States. The leaked data can include full names, phone numbers, birthdates, locations, biographical information, and relationship status. Notably, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had his information exposed, Fast Company reports. The recent data dump isn’t the result of a new hack, but rather from a breach in 2019....

In fact, this interview led to Grant and Robert Downey Jr., his co-star in the 1995 movie Restoration, making up on Twitter over 20 years after their movie came out. (Downey actually did have an issue with Grant, calling him a “jerk” around the time the film was shot.) With as many romances as he’s starred in, Grant has worked with many leading ladies over the years. And he recalled to Jess Cagle that the dynamic between him and one rom-com co-star in particular was “tense” on set....

RELATED: If Your Plants Are Dying, This Simple Trick Will Revive Them. If you notice your plant is wilting and drooping when it was lively just the day before, you might want to check its roots. If they smell and are “dark and mushy,” this is an indicator your plant is a victim of root rot caused by overwatering, Apartment Therapy says. If you notice that your plant’s roots are in need, head to your medicine cabinet—hydrogen peroxide may be able to help out....

1 A Festival For Twins Brittany and Briana met Jeremy and Josh at the annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. The Deane twins were hoping to find eligible identical twins to marry, and it clearly worked out. “When we stopped to talk, there was an immediate connection,” Josh, now 38, says. “I was attracted to Briana and Josh was attracted to Brittany. We exchanged phone numbers with each other and started to talk regularly via phone and social media....

RELATED: If You’re Using This in Your Home, Throw It Out Immediately. On Sept. 1, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that PetSmart had voluntarily initiated the recall of approximately 100,300 Top Paw Double Diner Dog Bowls. The affected dog bowls sold for approximately $28 in brick-and-mortar PetSmart stores and via the company’s website between Oct. 2017 and June 2021. The bowls have a label on the bottom printed with SKU number 5270098 and UPC number 73725775404....

On May 26, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Target recalled about 58,500 of its Room Essentials Shower Stool. The safety advisory comes after customers reported injuries due to the stool becoming slippery and unstable when used, potentially causing the items to tip over and posing a serious fall hazard. According to the CPSC’s announcement, the shower stool in question was sold at Target locations nationwide and through Target....

RELATED: If You Bought This at Walgreens, Stop Using It Now, Authorities Say. On July 21, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Rite Aid had recalled approximately 9,780 rechargeable handheld fans. The affected fans were sold exclusively at stateside Rite Aid stores between April 2021 and June 2021 and for about $10. The fans, which weigh approximately 8.8 oz., were sold in blue, pink, and purple. They can be identified by item number 9050103 printed on their box and on a sticker affixed to the fan....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Shop at Walmart, Prepare for These Major Changes Starting in July. Finding out about recalls can be disconcerting, as they often indicate that a product, food, or medication could be dangerous to use or consume. And recently, different products have been subject to recall, including another medication, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned could put anyone taking it at serious risk. According to the June 29 announcement, California-based Bryant Ranch Prepack Inc....

RELATED: Never Ignore Pain in This One Body Part, Experts Warn. Despite how serious of a threat it poses, heart disease is a serious health condition that typically shows no signs or symptoms until a doctor’s visit or major medical event makes it known. But in the case of high cholesterol, one of the first warning signs may be noticing lingering pain in your feet and toes when you lie down at night to sleep....

RELATED: If You Got Pfizer, You May Not Have Antibodies Against Delta After This Long. On Oct. 4, The Lancet published a study that examined the Pfizer vaccine’s effectiveness over six months. According to the study, the effectiveness of Pfizer at preventing COVID infection dropped to 47 percent from 88 percent six months after the second dose. However, the vaccine’s effectiveness at preventing severe outcomes remained high. Pfizer was 90 percent effective at preventing hospitalization and death related to COVID for at least six months, even as the highly transmissible Delta variant became the most dominant strain of the virus....

The authors explained that the correlation between increased death rates and high blood sugar is due to how hyperglycemia affects the body, including effects on blood clotting, the weakening of the linings of blood vessels, and the so-called “cytokine storm” that leads the immune system to overreact to the virus. The findings led researchers to urge doctors to test the blood sugar levels of all coronavirus patients, even those who are not known diabetics....

The recall affects nose studs sold at Primark stores located in both Chicago, Illinois and northeastern Florida between Aug. 2020 and Dec. 2020. The nose studs being recalled come in a five-pack in either white gold-toned metal or yellow gold-toned metal and retail for approximately $3.50. The packaging for the white gold metal studs bears Kimball number 4102701 and Kimball number 4102702 for the yellow gold-toned version. And for the latest recall news delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter....

Read the original article on Best Life. Some COVID patients experience post-viral syndrome, which can occur with other viruses too, where you’re technically no longer sick, but the virus continues to wreak havoc on your body. And one of the key symptoms of post-viral syndrome is fatigue.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Leann Poston, MD, a licensed physician and health advisor for Invigor Medical, says post-viral syndrome is characterized by “persistent fatigue” and “exhaustion that is not relieved by sleep....

RELATED: If You’re Not Cleaning These 2 Spots, You’re Attracting Spiders to Your Home. The huntsman spider is big and brown, with a leg span that can grow to 12 inches, making it the world’s largest spider by diameter, according to Live Science. In fact, this spider has often been described as being “the size of a dinner plate,” per the science news outlet. Due to its color and size, this spider is sometimes mistaken for a brown recluse or a tarantula, but the telltale sign of a huntsman spider is the position of its lengthy legs....

RELATED: The IRS Says These People Must Return Their Stimulus Checks. If you’re unemployed in Oklahoma, nailing down a job soon may lead to even more money in your pocket. The state is offering to give a one-time $1,200 check to people who get off unemployment benefits and start working, per an executive order signed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. The payments will begin in July and come from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, per USA Today....

RELATED: Never Eat Leftovers That’ve Been in the Fridge This Long, Experts Warn. Stocking up on canned goods might be a great way to make sure there’s always food on hand, but there’s still a limit to how durable they can be. The CDC warns that any store-bought or homemade items in cans that appear puffy, swollen, cracked, or otherwise abnormal should be thrown out using the appropriate methods. This is especially true of home-canned items, which have a shorter shelf life than industrial canned foods....

READ THIS NEXT: Don’t Fill Up Your Gas Tank Without Doing This First, Police Now Warn. Anyone who has been pulled over for speeding knows all too well that police are constantly monitoring the roads. But they’re not just watching for those going over the speed limit. Back in February, police in Los Angeles warned drivers that having seemingly harmless bumper stickers or decals on their car could make them a target for crime by giving “criminals free information” about themselves or their family....