There’s always intrigue in the buildup to the Preakness because hope for the first Triple Crown since 1978 is alive, resting this year on American Pharoah. The Preakness field is limited to 14 horses, and eight will run this year, including four from the Kentucky Derby — American Pharoah, Dortmund, Firing Line and Mr. Z. PREAKNESS 2015: Triple Crown winners | Get to know the Preakness contenders | Pimlico’s toilet runs...
Pelvic exam and Pap smear: Good news—cervical-cancer rates fell 17 percent between 1998 and 2002. Since half of cases are diagnosed between ages 35 and 55, and it takes 10 to 15 years for HPV to develop into cancer, it’s important to catch abnormalities before they turn potentially malignant. Start getting a pelvic exam and Pap smear at 21, or three years after becoming sexually active (whichever comes first), and get retested at least every three years until 65....
Cecilia Blomdahl lives in Svalbard on the island of Spitsbergen and documents her day-to-day life on her TikTok, Instagram and Youtube to an audience of millions. She told Newsweek in an email that her initial intention was to work on the island for a few months, but six years later she’s still there and loving it. In the video posted last week, Blomdahl responded to a comment from a previous video showcasing the island’s hospital....
There was thrilling action, controversy and tension by the bucketload as some of the biggest clubs in the division clashed. Nottingham Forest claimed their first top-flight win since 1999 as they downed West Ham 1-0, while there were victories for Aston Villa and Liverpool. Elsewhere, Southampton fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Leeds, though Brighton failed to break down visiting Newcastle as the pair drew 0-0 at the Amex Stadium....
Some of the best players in the world have passed through England’s top division, leaving their mark in their own particular way. Plenty of milestones have been hit in the process, while records continue to be set and broken. If you’re wondering who has the most titles, or which player scored the most goals, you’ve come to the right place. Goal has compiled a list of some of the Premier League’s best and worst records, which you can see below....
A pulsating affair at the Etihad Stadium meant it was “as you were” in the title race, with City a point ahead after twice leading and twice being pegged back in a 2-2 draw that showcased precisely why these are the two outstanding sides in England and Europe. “It was like two boxers, two heavyweights. At the moment that you put your arms down, you get such a knock in the middle of your face,” Klopp said at his post-match news conference....
Arsene Wenger guided his side to a narrow 1-0 victory over the Foxes in the same match last season, with a late Robert Huth own goal handing the Gunners maximum points. All the latest summer transfer rumours Chelsea, though, are first Premier League champions not to be televised on matchday one since Manchester United in 2003-04. The 12:30pm UK time early Saturday kick-off on the opening weekend will take place at Vicarage Road, with Liverpool travelling to Watford on August 12 (Sky Sports)....
The most common preservative used in eye drops is called benzalkonium chloride, or BAK. Using BAK too frequently can irritate your eyes and may make dry eyes worse. Eye drops for dry eye that are free of preservatives do not contain BAK. If you have dry eye and you are an ongoing eye drop user, you may prefer a preservative-free option. This article will address dry eyes, preservative-free eye drops, and when it’s best to use preservative-free eye drops....
Still, Nixon took time at 12:21 p.m. on Dec. 19 to call the junior Democratic senator-elect who was just 29 when he won the Delaware seat a month earlier. Joe Biden. Nixon called to console Biden over the deaths of his wife and daughter in a car crash a day earlier, and to congratulate him for a stunning upset over incumbent Republican J. Caleb Boggs, a close Nixon ally....
First, his tweet. PHOTOS: College basketball cheerleaders Now, the context. President Obama was giving his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, and the Michigan State-Iowa game was on ESPN at the time of Obama’s request. So it’s clear that the president loves Fran McCaffery and Tom Izzo. Or maybe the known basketball lover is brushing up on the teams that will make up the NCAA Tournament’s Field of 68....
The tweets, with Devine’s email address removed, quoted something she wrote about Trump’s reemergence on Monday from his weekend hospitalization due to COVID-19. “You see it in enthusiasm for the President outside Walter Reed Hospital. You see it in Registrations, from Florida to Pennsylvania & West Virginia, where Republicans are outstripping Democrats by 2 to 1,” the tweet began. “If the President bounces back onto the campaign trail, he will be an invisible hero, who not only survived every dirty trick the Democrats threw at him, but the Chinese virus as well....
“[Let’s] be very clear, before Twitter goes crazy. What the president did in the record now, to my mind, is clearly impeachable and clearly removable,” Meacham said in a Thursday interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “Because he was giving away—he was compromising the sovereignty of our elections for personal benefit.” Yesterday, Congress held its first public impeachment hearing, where William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, and George Kent, a senior State Department official, said Trump prioritized “investigations of Biden” over Ukraine and infected relations with the country, respectively....
There may not be a more lethal finisher in the U.S. national team pool, but Press doesn’t necessarily fit the traditional lone striker mold. As a winger, she can produce eye-popping runs but also drifts in and out of matches. Whether it was the 4-1-4-1 the U.S. won the 2015 Women’s World Cup in or the 4-3-3 deployed at the 2016 Olympics, Press hasn’t been able to land a regular place in the starting lineup....
An infection can begin in your incision, in your blood or in the area surrounding your incision. It is also possible to have an infection that seems unrelated to your surgery, such as a urinary tract infection (UTI) after gallbladder surgery. This is because many surgeries require the patient to have a urinary catheter during the procedure. There are many small things that you can do that will greatly improve your chances of recovering from surgery without an infection, but the most important of all of these is washing your hands properly and frequently....
Prezcobix contains two active ingredients: darunavir and cobicistat. Darunavir works by blocking the HIV protease enzyme from cutting Gag-Pol polyproteins in infected cells into smaller functional viral proteins and enzymes. This process stops infected cells from growing and infecting other healthy cells in the body. Cobicistat is a strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor. Because darunavir is rapidly metabolized in the liver, cobicistat is used to boost darunavir’s effects by competing with its metabolism in the liver....
The U.S. consulate in Tijuana issued the rare “health alert” for American citizens, warning them about St. Luke’s Hospital in Cabo San Lucas, a town popular as a tourist destination. “U.S. citizens have reported instances of withholding care for payment, failing to provide itemized lists of charges, ordering unnecessary procedures, withholding U.S. passports, obstructing medical evacuations, and refusing to discharge patients without payment,” the consulate said in its statement....
Sadio Mane and Mo Salah are both in World Cup action on Tuesday, looking to make their mark on international football’s premier competition. Mane’s Senegal get their Group H campaign underway against Poland in Moscow, while Salah’s Egypt will be looking to bounce back after their heart-breaking 1-0 loss to Uruguay in their opening game as they face hosts Russia in St Petersburg. It’s a big day for both....
Obafemi Martins was sold just before the start of the season. The only coach the MLS version of the club had ever known, Sigi Schmid, was replaced midseason. And two of the team’s biggest stars, Clint Dempsey and Roman Torres, missed extended time through injuries. Simply put, the Sounders had their share of trials and tribulations. As the 2017 season draws near, the Sounders, having fought through the rocky patches of 2016, look primed and ready to come out and defend their crown....
Video obtained by the Mail Online apparently shows the Duke of York peering out from a door of Epstein’s New York mansion and waving goodbye to a woman after Epstein had left an hour earlier in the company of another young woman. The 21,000-square foot mansion in Manhattan where the prince was pictured, along with his mansion in Florida, was where Epstein was accused of paying underage girls to perform sex acts....
Virginia Giuffre has accused the Duke of York of sexually assaulting her in London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including when she was 17. A civil lawsuit she filed in New York caused international headlines when it was launched in August, along with calls for the U.K. police to investigate. However, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday, October 10: “The Metropolitan Police Service continues to liaise with other law enforcement agencies who lead the investigation into matters related to Jeffrey Epstein....
