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This article explains the symptoms, causes, and diagnosis of calcinosis cutis as well as the current options for treatment. Symptoms Calcinosis cutis causes small, hard, white or yellowish lumps under the skin. The lumps can vary in size and often appear in clusters. They are generally slow-growing and often start with redness or itching of the skin. Even so, most people have no symptoms before the lumps appear. Calcinosis cutis can occur anywhere on the body but is most common on the fingertips, around the elbows or knees, or on the shins....

Understanding the potential for calcium supplements to interfere with thyroid medication is especially important for women who’ve gone through menopause, as they’re at an increased risk for both hypothyroidism and osteoporosis and so may need to juggle taking medication for the former while also taking supplements for the latter. The Effect of Calcium Supplements There are different types of thyroid medications, as well as a variety of sources of calcium that can interact with them, so it can be helpful to know a bit about each so that you can make informed decisions about the drugs and supplements you take....

Calculating Your Heart Age The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a very handy heart age calculator. This predictor uses traditional cardiac risk factors of body mass index (BMI), gender, blood pressure, smoking history, and diabetes to calculate your heart age. For example, according to this calculator, a 30-year-old woman with a systolic blood pressure (that’s the top blood pressure number) of 118 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) who has never been treated for high blood pressure, who doesn’t smoke, who doesn’t have diabetes, and who has a BMI of 22....

Two consecutive Losses including a Derby draw has hit the fans hard and it was evident from the empty stands in the Mohammedan game. The scenario is likely to be the same on Tuesday as well owing up to the early exit of the Club from the ongoing Calcutta Football League. Both the teams have nothing but pride to play for. Mohun Bagan have already won the league with one game remaining putting an halt to the eight year domination of East Bengal in the Kolkata city league....

In an update at 8:21 p.m. EST on Monday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) confirmed that the Caldor Fire had so far destroyed 114,166 acres while being 9 percent contained as it continued to spread close to Lake Tahoe, which straddles the border between California and Nevada. Monday’s data showed that the blaze, which is burning through parts of the Eldorado National Forest, had slowed down as it grew by about 15,000 acres over the weekend after exploding in size last week, with the acreage growing by about 50,000 acres from Tuesday to Wednesday....

“We conclude the NCAA failed to carry its burden to demonstrate that its interest in the confidentiality of its enforcement proceedings overrides the constitutional right of access and the presumption of openness, or how this interest in confidentiality would be prejudiced if the documents at issue were disclosed,” the court said. MORE: No changes coming to CFP | What we learned on National Signing Day | Signing Day winners and losers McNair, the running backs coach at USC from 2004 to 2009, sued the NCAA in 2011 after being suspended for alleged unethical conduct while running back Reggie Bush was at the school....

Positive cases in the state appeared to decline dramatically on Monday. Governor Gavin Newsom announced 5,023 new cases of the virus on Monday, a dramatic downturn from statistics from late July. Ghaly said Tuesday that there were “discrepancies” discovered in the system which led to the apparent decrease in cases. In a video provided to Newsweek by the California Department of Public Health on Friday, Dr. Ghaly said, “In order to create a lasting solution, we are accelerating the development of a new laboratory reporting system for COVID-19....

Under normal circumstances, jobless workers were generally required to actively seek out new jobs in order for them to continue to receive unemployment benefits. During the pandemic, the federal government allowed states to waive this requirement as it urged individuals to stay home as businesses shuttered their operations during lockdowns. But California, along with several other states, has ended most of its pandemic restrictions and will begin requiring jobless workers to actively seek employment as of July 11....

According to the National Retail Federation, three California cities are among the 10 most-affected cities for organized retail crime. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento are bracing for a difficult holiday shopping season as robberies known as “smash-and-grabs” have increased around the state. As a result of the robberies, police departments in these cities are stepping up their security measures. The Roseville Police Department, the unit located in the Sacramento metropolitan area, detailed their upcoming moves to local news station CBS 13....

Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park in southern Orange County will remain closed until further notice, out of “an abundance of caution,” park officials said in a statement posted on Twitter. The sighting of the big cat occurred on Sunday while the family were walking in the Four Corners area of the 2,500-acre park, which is located around 10 miles east of Irvine. The family said that the big cat appeared to be stalking a young girl in the group, KABC reported....

Newsom, a Democrat, is facing recall amid a campaign by his political opponents. A recall petition is on course to trigger a gubernatorial election as the mid-March deadline for signatures draws closer. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has put himself forward as a Republican candidate for California governor, be that in the next scheduled election of 2022 or sooner if the recall effort succeeds. In an interview with Newsweek, Faulconer deflected when asked if he wanted Trump’s endorsement for his campaign in California....

The park announced the closure after 11 a.m. PST Monday, saying “both entrances are closed at this time and will reopen when the conditions clear.” “Torrential downpours and high winds are creating extremely hazardous conditions on park roads and trails,” the park’s website says. The park has nearly exceeded its annual rainfall averages less than 10 days into the new year. Wind gusts upwards of 60mph have caused rocks and trees to fall....

Christian Jeremyah James, 31, and Armand Caleb Legardy, 32, each pleaded guilty in separate hearings to one count of use of unauthorized access devices, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Monday. James, of South Los Angeles, worked in the Culver City Main Post Office, while Legardy, of Inglewood, worked in the La Tijera Post Office in South Los Angeles. Prosecutors said the pair obtained debit cards that the California Employment Development Department (EDD) had issued to other people for unemployment insurance benefits....

A review of state data by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) shows that over 40 percent of the water systems included in the data contained an amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that was over 70 parts per trillion. That is considerably higher than the health advisory level set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA’s stated safe ratio is 1 part per trillion. PFAS, a key component in firefighting foam and nonstick products, does not break down in the environment....

Broomfield, a sly, poker-faced veteran English documentarian (“Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer”), arrives in Hollywood armed with cash to flush out the Heidi story. He wants to understand how an upper-middle-class physician’s daughter became the madam of choice to Hollywood’s A list. But Heidi is detained in a drug-rehab program while she awaits her verdicts for pandering and tax evasion. Broomfield follows the trail of her girls – picking up lurid, kinky tales of rented sex along the way – before hitting pay dirt with the little old lady known as Madam Alex....

In addition to the larger player count for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode, Treyarch’s Post-Day 1 Update for the first-person shooter’s private beta has also brought about several other changes and features as well. For instance, the patch also brings about some bug fixes, the ability to pick up items much faster than before, a two minute timer on the sensor dart, and a slight tweak for the Quick Equip UI that causes the menu to close after five seconds of not being used....

In short, the system is based on points earned for completing objectives and gaining kills. While individual kills are not worth much in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, several kills in succession have a different effect and are referred to as killstreaks. These killstreaks are a powerhouse for point generation, but only in the hands of players who know how to use them. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Nuketown ‘84 Easter Egg Leaked Online...

While a “Best Play” mechanic makes sense for lengthier matches such as Domination or Hardpoint, round-based game modes like VIP Escort and Search and Destroy are not a good fit for the mechanic. With rounds changing constantly and so much importance placed on the final gun battle of one-life game modes, the requests to go back to the old system are fair. Thankfully, Treyarch has listened, making changes to its Killcam system....

2019’s Call of Duty titles, Warzone and Modern Warfare, marked a shift in how Activision handles the franchise. Rather than releasing a one and done game, the title was supported all the way up through 2020 to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s release and beyond. Despite this, it was loaded with bugs that would pop up seemingly every other week. RELATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Leaks Fan Favorite BO2 Map...

There have been some fixes to the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War crashing the Xbox Series X problem before, but not all of them work for everyone, or they don’t work 100% of the time. Of course, this new fix is not yet guaranteed to work for everyone. But right now it seems like it is catching on on r/XboxSeriesX, so it is worth a try for anyone who is having the issue....