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The doctor or technician administering it places a drop of the patient’s blood in a small vial of solution, along with a dipstick that develops a single dark line when submerged. If the blood sample harbors antibodies to HIV, the stick develops a second line as well, and the patient immediately gets counseling. OraQuick detects antibodies that may not appear until three months after a person contracts the virus, so it won’t pick up new infections....

Anyone who has survived a B-52 bombing raid will never forget it. Some say it’s like being caught in an earthquake, others like being struck by lightning. Still others recall its deafening roar. If the explosion doesn’t kill you, the bomb’s concussion can. A B-52 raid can suck the air out of your lungs and shatter your eardrums. American soldiers used to tell tales of seeing North Vietnamese soldiers who had survived a B-62 strike staggering around the moonscape of bomb craters, bleeding profusely from the nose and ears....

In patients with IBM, inflammatory cells infiltrate the muscles of the body, especially in the hands, arms, legs, and feet. Once they accumulate, protein “bodies” discarded by the cells build up and cause the muscle to degrade, leading to progressive symptoms of weakness and wasting (atrophy). The presence of these damaging “inclusion bodies” in the muscles gives the condition its name. Symptoms The symptoms of IBM usually take time to develop, rather than coming on suddenly....

Lymphoma Risk In RA Patients Lymphoma is cancer of the lymphatic system (lymph nodes, spleen, and other organs of the immune system) that starts in white blood cells (leukocytes). The connection between an increased risk of lymphoma in rheumatoid arthritis patients concerns researchers, healthcare providers, and patients. Here’s what current research tells us: RA patients have twice the lymphoma risk as the general population. Still, the percentage of RA patients who develop lymphoma is low....

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that more 43.5 percent of child care workers, or 560,000 people, would benefit from the minimum wage being bumped to $15 per hour in the next four years. Roughly 95 percent of the child care workers who would get a pay raise are women, and 36 percent are Black or Hispanic. Black and Hispanic child care workers would see their yearly income rise by $3,200 and $3,100, respectively....

Pokémon fans are no strangers to remakes; Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are slated for release next week. However, Gold and Silver haven’t been remade since 2009, with the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. So far, only Pokémon’s first generation games have been treated to multiple remakes, including the Let’s Go! titles. RELATED: Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Leaks Confirm Lack of Platinum Content It’s impossible to know if Nintendo will ever release Let’s Go!...

The popular picture captioned: “I didn’t notice that they had their tongues sticking out until afterward,” has received over 41,000 upvotes since it was posted by @Sweaty-Camera-7801 on December 31. Cooper, the nine-year-old tabby cat, and labrador retriever Savannah are looking directly into the camera while pulling the same face. Speaking to Newsweek, the poster, who didn’t want to give their name, said: “They act a lot like siblings. Cooper bites small objects like phones or pencils that he can reach, and Savanna is an attention hog....

Squads to choose from India A Lokesh Rahul, Anmolpreet Singh, Ankit Bawne(C), Himmat Singh, Ricky Bhui, Rishabh Pant (WK), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Siddhesh Lad, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jayant Yadav. England Lions Dominic Bess, Sam Billings (c), Danny Briggs, Matt Carter, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Alex Davies, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Sam Hain, Tom Moores, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope and Jamie Porter....

Another change for the Indian team is fast bowler Navdeep Saini’s inclusion. The 28-year-old is set to make his Test debut at the SCG. He comes into the team in place of Umesh Yadav, who had been ruled out of the remainder of the Test series after pulling his calf muscle in the Boxing Day Test. While Rohit Sharma’s addition was imminent, it might be looked at as slightly harsh on Mayank Agarwal, who has been replaced following poor performances in just two Tests....

Rohit Sharma was caught and bowled by Josh Hazlewood after scoring 26 runs and being involved in a 70-run partnership with Shubman Gill for the first wicket. During a discussion on the Sony Sports network, Zaheer Khan was asked if Rohit Sharma had looked comfortable in the middle, although he was playing Test cricket after a long time. Sharma had stitched a useful partnership with Shubman Gill up until his dismissal....

India went with the spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Washington Sundar, and Shahbaz Nadeem in Chennai on Friday. While the latter two have played just one Test each before this game, Kuldeep Yadav has featured in six. Kuldeep also didn’t feature in a single match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with Sundar making his Test debut in Brisbane. In conversation with Cricbuzz, Gautam Gambhir called Kuldeep Yadav’s exclusion ‘unfortunate’. In a more expected call, veteran pacer Ishant Sharma was given the nod ahead of Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur in the Chennai Test....

The Indian selectors and team management have a tough task ahead of them to choose the playing XI for the first Test. With some of the senior players back in contention, a few youngsters who have performed admirably might have to make way. In a recent edition of the Star Sports show Game Plan, Gautam Gambhir was asked about the number of bowlers India should field in their playing XI....

Virat Kohli returned home from the Australia tour for the birth of his first child after India’s loss in the first Test in Adelaide. The Indian team led by Ajinkya Rahane then scripted a glorious turnaround to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by a 2-1 margin. Ajinkya Rahane’s calm and collected demeanor on the field and the way he rallied his troops were hailed by cricket experts. There were even suggestions of the Mumbaikar being handed over the Indian Test captaincy permanently....

The first Test in Chennai, starting on February 5, will be the 100th of Joe Root’s career. The stylish batsman has amassed 8249 runs in the 99 Tests he has played thus far at an impressive average of 49.39. Joe Root has been even more prolific in Test matches played in India. He has aggregated 584 runs in the six Tests he has played on Indian soil at an average of 53....

In the aftermath of Bumrah’s stunning spell against Australia during the first T20I at Visakhapatnam on Sunday, Chopra took to Twitter and exuded lavish praise on the 25-year-old fast bowler. The cricketer-turned-commentator went on to quip that the reliable pacer might be more important to the Indian team than even their captain Kohli. On his official Twitter handle, Chopra wrote, “Bumrah is Kohli of the Indian bowling. Or may be, he’s even more important than his skipper....

The video of Rishabh Pant’s dropped catches were uploaded by Cricket Australia online, and many reacted to the Indian’s poor wicket-keeping on Day 1. The first incident occurred on the last ball of the 22nd over, with Ravichandran Ashwin bowling to Will Pucovski. The off-spinner beat Pucovski with a beautiful delivery, as it kept straight after pitching outside off. The Australian batsman managed to nick the ball as he played for the turn, and it looked like Rishabh Pant would complete a routine dismissal....

Despite being in the driver’s seat before a washout on Day 5, India have a few questions to answer before taking the field at Lord’s. Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara’s lean patch with the bat and a couple of selection conundrums, among other things, are on Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli’s plate ahead of the 2nd Test. With the Lord’s Test nearly upon us, we list three reasons why India should not field the same playing XI in the next match....

However, as Jadeja is a left-hander, they had to alter their lengths and this broke the rhythm. Although Jadeja scored just 10 runs, VVS Laxman backed the move as he felt the southpaw has shown enough promise as a batsman and also has a great domestic record. Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, here is what VVS Laxman had to say: Shardul Thakur’s innings gave India the momentum: VVS Laxman India were in deep trouble at 117-6 when Shardul Thakur walked out to bat....

Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the 16-man team, officially confirming him as Virat Kohli’s captaincy heir in the shortest format. His opening partner KL Rahul has been named deputy. While the likes of Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for the series, Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur have also missed out. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harshal Patel, among other promising players, have got much-deserved slots....