A new UK study by King’s College London and Ipsos MORI finds that while people are getting used to wearing face masks, they have been a source of tension for some, and notable minorities believe conspiracy theories about them. The study also finds that precautionary “COVID-secure” behaviours are sticking, with…
Homemade coronavirus face masks should be two or three layers to stop spread of virus, study finds
Are mask mandates amid the coronavirus pandemic constitutional? Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano weighs in. A new study suggests that homemade face masks with two or three layers may be more effective in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus compared with a single-layered face covering. Researchers in Australia…
Woman compares face mask to a bra in video showing how to properly wear one
You wouldn’t wear a bra with one boob uncovered? So why are people wearing their masks not covering their full face? This is the point Denise Mejia is trying to get across in a now-viral TikTok video, comparing the two in an effort to help people understand. Using a crop…
Uniqlo site crashes and Japan stores see overnight queues for AIRism face masks
Clothing company Uniqlo has been flooded with orders for their new AIRism face masks, with queues in their Japan stores snaking round streets and their website crashing due to the demand. Uniqlo are famous for their well-made basic items in minimalist, functional styles, and the new AIRism masks are made…
Lockdown has made me face my eating disorder and finally get help
Just days after my 33rd birthday, with trembling hands and eyes blurred by tears, I picked up the phone. Content warning: This article contains frank discussion on eating disorders. Embarrassment, shame and guilt flooded my body as I spoke to an adviser called Laura* from the eating disorder charity BEAT….
Hairstylists with COVID-19 didn’t infect any of their 140 clients. Face masks may be why.
Two hair stylists in Missouri interacted with a total of 140 clients and six coworkers before learning they both had COVID-19 — thankfully, the stylists didn’t pass the virus on to any of these contacts, according to a statement from the local health department. The stylists work at a Great…
What is Prednisone & Why Does It Make Your Face Puffy?
Bodies are always complicated — and bodies dealing with chronic illness and autoimmune disease often have different challenges to navigate than some of their peers. For folks whose treatments involve the corticosteroid (a fancy word for hormones produced in the adrenal cortex or made synthetically to decrease inflammation) like Prednisone,…
Woman with 'face sinking' condition has stomach fat injected into her cheek
A woman whose face began to dramatically sink on one side is having her cheek rebuilt with fat taken from her stomach. Kayleigh Crowther, first noticed the left-hand side of her face looking more sunken than usual, she thought she must be developing chiselled cheekbones, having recently lost some weight….
Missouri mom's before, after photos of addicted son go viral: 'The face of heroin and meth'
Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 13 Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 13 are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com A desperate mother has shared chilling before and after photos of her son — who she says is addicted to heroin and methamphetamine — in an effort…
How early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child’s executive function skills—their ability to focus, for example, or organize tasks. Experiences such as poverty, residential instability, or parental divorce or substance abuse, also can lead to changes in a child’s brain chemistry, muting the effects of stress hormones. These hormones…
Two pharmaceutical firms face fines for ‘illegally inflating prices’
Two pharmaceutical firms ‘face fines for illegally inflating the price of life-saving steroid pills costing the NHS an extra £2MILLION per year’ British medicine firms Auden Mckenzie and Waymade face legal action The Competition and Markets Authority accuses them of breaking the law It claims Auden Mckenzie paid Waymade not…