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Ozempic Could Cause These “Risky” Behavioral Changes, New Study Finds Alones / Shutterstock Type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic and its sister drug for weight loss, Wegovy, have both been lauded for their health benefits—but their potential side effects are just as well documented. While some patients have managed to control their diabetes and shed serious pounds, others have been forced to discontinue the treatments. The most commonly reported side effects are uncomfortable physical symptoms, particularly gastrointestinal issues ....

Ozempic Reduces Knee Pain by 50 Percent, New Study Finds Shutterstock According to a 2023 study published in The Lancet Rheumatology , nearly 1 billion people worldwide will be affected by the most common form of arthritis : osteoarthritis. Currently, the condition affects 15 percent of the global population over age 30, with factors like aging and obesity pushing that number higher and higher. The condition occurs in the knee when cartilage breaks down and allows your bones to rub together, leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling....

Passenger Lands 900 Miles From Destination in Jamaica With No Passport Shutterstock A gate change in the eleventh hour coupled with a last-minute restroom pitstop caused a Frontier Airlines passenger to land nearly 900 miles from her final destination, in a foreign country, and without her passport no less. Beverly Ellis-Hebard , who considers herself to be a seasoned traveler, told ABC’s Action News Investigative Team that she touched down in Jamaica after a boarding agent scanned her ticket and failed to alert her of her flight’s gate change....

Popcorn Sold In 9 States Recalled Over Health Concerns, FDA Warns Shutterstock / Studio KIWI Besides maybe potato chips, it’s hard to think of a snack food more widely loved than popcorn. Whether you’re digging into a bucket at the movies, putting out a freshly popped bowl for a party, or picking through some as an afternoon snack , it provides that perfect crunch that seems to be appealing no matter how hungry you really are....

Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Can Cut Covid Risk and Slow Aging, Researchers Say Shutterstock The benefits of weight-loss drugs have been making headlines for years now, helping people drop massive amounts of weight, lower heart disease risks, and manage type 2 diabetes. However, as more studies are conducted, additional pros of the medications are being identified. In fact, researchers from the latest study suggest that semaglutide (better known by Novo Nordisk’s brand names Wegovy and Ozempic) can slow aging and lower the risk of death from COVID....

Pumpkin-Like Harvest Moon Will Light Up the Night Sky Friday—Here’s How to See It iStock / petesphotography For casual stargazers, special events involving the moon tend to stand out. Along with meteor showers and some comets, they’re one of the few occasions when you don’t need a telescope to take it all in. This is especially true when the biggest object in the night sky is even more prominent and brighter than usual....

Rare Space Phenomenon Stuns Even Veteran Astronauts: See the Breathtaking Footage Copyright @scientificamerican/TikTok The northern lights are incredible to watch at any time—but imagine seeing them from the vantage point of the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick had the luck to see the light show from above, and captured some of the most stunning footage ever seen. “It was intense,” Dominick, a flight engineer, told Scientific American . “I’m up here with a couple of veteran folks that have spent more than a year of their life in space across missions, and all of them have unanimously said they’ve never seen anything like it....

Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Again—Here’s When Your Pharmacy Will Probably Close iStock Drugstores like Walgreens and CVS are scaling back their retail footprints to counteract retail shrinkage and low profit margins. But for pharmacy giant Rite Aid, the future is more dire. There’s been whispers that Rite Aid has been struggling to stay afloat amid crushing debt and decreased foot traffic, and could be headed towards its second bankruptcy in less than three years....

Royals “Threw Harry Under the Bus” to Distract From William Affair Rumors, Insider Says Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images In April 2019, a rumor surfaced that Prince William was cheating with a woman named Rose Hanbury , the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, who had been friendly with his wife, Kate Middleton . Soon after, more negative stories about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were published in the U.K. press. A coincidence?...

Russell Stover Chocolates Recalled Due to Health Concerns, FDA Warns Eric Glenn / Shutterstock Spring is right around the corner, meaning many of us will be loading up on sweet treats for upcoming festivities. Dating all the way back to 1923 , Russell Stover is one of those mainstay chocolate brands that you probably know and love and would reach for without thinking twice. But if you’ve already started collecting goodies for your Easter basket, you’ll want to double-check and see if a certain Russell Stover sweet ended up in your stockpile....

See “Air Force One” & “A Little Princess” Star Liesel Matthews Now at 38 <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/a-little-princess.png?strip=1&resize=640%2C360&quality=82" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Liesel Matthews in “A Little Princess” - 1”> Warner Bros. It was a short acting career, but a memorable one. In the 1990s, Liesel Matthews was a child star who made a splash with two big roles. In 1995, the actor starred in A Little Princess , about a young girl who is sent to a boarding school where she’s treated badly while her father fights in World War I....

See “Moonlighting” Star Cybill Shepherd Now at 74 Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Cybill Shepherd’s career and personal life have been riveting since she first appeared on screen. From The Last Picture Show (1971) to Moonlighting (1985-1989)—which is now on Hulu by the way—and, of course, Cybill (1995-1998), the actress has always said what’s on her mind. “What got me in trouble, what has always gotten me in trouble, was disobedience. On the Cybill show, I had been 57 different kinds of disobedient....

See Janice From “Friends” Now at 61 Warner Bros. On Friends , Maggie Wheeler played one of the most iconically annoying women of all time: Chandler’s ( Matthew Perry ) on-again, off-again girlfriend and sometimes foe, Janice Litman. Janice’s braying laugh and catchphrase, “Oh…my…god,” are the hallmarks of the recurring character, who has a habit of popping back into the gang’s lives at the worst possible moments. While the two weren’t meant to last, Wheeler’s career was....

See Michael J. Fox’s Lookalike Son Sam, Who Just Watched Him Accept an Oscar Oscars / YouTube On Saturday, Nov. 19, when Michael J. Fox took the stage at the Governors Awards, his family was looking on proudly from the audience. Michael and his wife, Tracy Pollan , have four children together: Sam , Aquinnah , Schuyler , and Esmé Fox . All of them were in attendance to watch their father accept his honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and give a speech about his career and history of advocacy for others with Parkinson’s disease....

See Pee-wee Herman Now at 70 Paul Natkin/Getty Images You may not immediately recognize the name Paul Reubens , but you are undoubtedly familiar with his alter-ego, Pee-wee Herman . Created by Reubens during his days as an improv comedian in the early 1980s , the besuited eternal manchild, whose infectious innocence and over-the-top demeanor appealed to both kids and adults with an appreciation for camp, eventually spun off into a stage show, an HBO special, a 15-time Emmy-winning children’s program, three big screen movies, and pop culture immortality....

Setting Boundaries With Family: How to Do It Right Shutterstock When you think of a happy family , you probably envision a close-knit group of people sharing life’s ups and downs. However, while it’s true that intimacy is an important ingredient of close family relationships, many experts argue that setting boundaries is just as crucial. Though these two things are widely viewed as representing opposite ends of a spectrum, intimacy and boundaries actually go hand in hand....

She Played Ashley on “Happy Days.” See Linda Purl Now at 67. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/09/linda-main.png?strip=1&resize=640%2C360&quality=82" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Linda Purl and Ron Howard on “Happy Days” - 1”> CBS Television Distribution With her many notable roles over the years, chances are, a few generations of TV lovers would instantly recognize Linda Purl —but for which character, likely depends on when you grew up. That said, fans of Happy Days will know her best as Ashley, Fonzie’s girlfriend during the tenth season of the show....

Shoppers Are Now Threatening to Boycott Walgreens—Here’s Why Shutterstock Whether you’re filling your prescriptions or picking up products last minute, Walgreens is one of the most popular drugstore options in the U.S. But even with millions of customers choosing to make Walgreens their number one healthcare destination, the company has still faced its fair share of backlash. Now, one Walgreens policy has been called into question by shoppers all across the country—and many are so outraged that they’re calling for a mass boycott of the drugstore chain....

Shoppers Are Still Abandoning Home Depot, New Data Shows—Here’s Why ACHPF / Shutterstock When you’re in need of any sort of home improvement or construction materials, you can rely on your local Lowe’s or Home Depot store to have what you need. These giant warehouses offer a wide selection, and typically have friendly employees ready to assist or offer advice. But Home Depot has been on a bit of a decline this year—and things don’t appear to be looking up just yet, per new data....

Shoppers Are Turning Away From Nordstrom and Macy’s, Data Shows—Here’s Why damann / Shutterstock When it comes to heavy hitters in retail, stores like Nordstrom and Macy’s have historically led the pack. These big-name department stores withstood the test of time, with their brick-and-mortar locations surviving what some called “the retail apocalypse,” as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, many believe that the biggest threat to in-store shopping is rising crime , as many retailers have been forced to put merchandise under lock and key....