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HOUSTON — The Delta Plus COVID-19 variant has been identified in Houston. Delta Plus is a mutation of the Delta variant which is already causing trouble across the country. Houston Methodist has found three cases of the Delta Plus variant in its patients. Doctors in India put out a warning saying this variant of concern may be more contagious and cause more severe illness.

The “delta variant” has come to dominate headlines, having been discovered in India where it provoked an extreme surge in Covid-19 cases before spreading around the world. But now a mutation of that variant has emerged, called “delta plus,” which is starting to worry global experts. India has dubbed delta plus a “variant of concern,” and there are fears that it could potentially be more transmissible. In the U.K., Public Health England noted in its last summary that routine scanning of Covid cases in the country (where the delta variant is now responsible for the bulk of new infections) has...

Absolute must. Down load and really absorb this protocol(both summary and detailed). It was originally read to me by Dr on Tele health appointment. Managed to track down source

Model Ashley Graham has become the first plus size model to ever feature in an issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. The 26-year-old model, who was raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, features in a beautiful new campaign for swimwear brand swimsuitsforall, which was today unveiled as the first ever plus size ad to have been selected to grace the pages of the publication's iconic Swimsuit Issue. 'I know my curves are sexy and I want everyone else to know that theirs are too,' the size 16 fashion star said of her ground-breaking campaign.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney implicitly retreated from President Obama's argument that Obamacare was a crucial part of his economic agenda. Asked why President Obama has been silent on the law as its second anniversary approaches, Carney explained that the president is now focusing on the economy rather than health care reform. "The president does speak about health care on occasion and will continue to do that," Carney told reporters, "but he is focused on a forward agenda right now -- and working with Congress and doing the things he can through executive action -- to grow the economy...

Australia's Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson rejects plus-size models, as reported at MSN. Says Dawson, "I would like someone to name a plus-size model in Australia because I can't." As far as Dawson is concerned, a plus-size model will not win the reality TV show. Australia's Next Top Model was created by Tyra Banks, the host of America's Next Top Model. In the program, models are eliminated until one model remains and is crowned the winner. Is it unfair for Dawson to prevent the success of a plus-size contestant? Australia's Next Top Model judge Charlotte Dawson says "no" to...

Apple announced iTunes Plus today, where anyone can buy DRM-free tunes with "amazing" 256 kpbs sound quality for $1.29 versus the typical $.99 per song. This is great news--and not only because it takes advantage of EMI's decision to free music lovers from the shackles of digital rights management. In the long-run, I think the question of audio quality is also going to become far more important. Yes, I know--fidelity is far down the list of most consumer's priorities. Conventional wisdom is that it only matters to audiofiles who have convinced themselves they can hear a difference. That may be...

Clovis Man turns 75, plus 13,000 By MICHELLE SEEBER Clovis News Journal CLOVIS, N.M. — He lived among saber-toothed cats, hunted giant mammoths and bison and was smart enough to dig water wells. Other than that, even thousands of years later, we still don't know much about the people known collectively as Clovis Man. Last week marked 75 years since a local amateur archaeologist discovered Clovis Man at Blackwater Draw, about 14 miles southwest of Clovis in eastern New Mexico. Clovis people lived between 11,500 and 13,000 years ago. Since Clovis Man's discovery, evidence has surfaced that prehistoric man's first...