It’s hard to keep up with the allegations of copying facing Khloe Kardashian and her denim line, Good American. On this week’s episode, we have some receipts. 

The controversy started last Friday, when fashion designer Destiney Bleu accused Kardashian on Twitter of copying designs from her line of bedazzled clothing for an upcoming Good American collection. She claimed Kardashian ordered a slew of items from her “DBleudazzled” line before similar-looking clothes appeared in an ad for Good American that Kardashian tweeted last week. 

On Sunday, Bleu received a cease and desist letter from Kardashian’s attorney that denies Good American’s design team had ever seen her clothes. Now, she’s fighting back with documents that appear to show both orders of clothing billed to Kardashian and correspondence with Kardashian’s stylist and assistant.

The cease and desist called Bleu’s accusations “flagrantly false and defamatory” and detrimental to Good American and Kardashian’s business and reputation. It denies that the brand was even influenced by the DBleudazzled line of encrusted sheer bodysuits, citing bodysuit-wearing celebrities like Cher as inspiration.

“Good American’s design team had never heard your name and never saw your samples,” Kardashian’s attorney wrote to Bleu in a June 4 e-mail. “You are not the first person to ever design a mesh bodysuit with embellishments. You have neither a monopoly on nor copyrights for bodysuits, embellishments or mesh fabrications, which have been used over and over again in the fashion industry.”

Bleu’s attorney, Stephen McArthur, fired back June 8 in a letter obtained by HuffPost. It contains a timeline listing instances of correspondence dating back to October 2016 between Bleu and Kardashian’s assistant, as well as Kardashian’s former stylist Monica Rose, and includes dates for when Kardashian allegedly placed custom orders with Bleu. 

The “receipts” don’t stop there. Bleu’s attorney attached invoices for three separate purchases from late 2016 through April that list Kardashian associates and “KK” as the customer. 

McArthur told HuffPost that he has not yet received a response to his letter from Kardashian or Good American.

In a statement, a Good American spokeswoman told HuffPost Friday the entire controversy is “little more than a cheap publicity stunt”:

Ms. Bleu’s claim that Good American and Khloe Kardashian copied or stole her designs is flagrantly false and little more than a cheap publicity stunt and an attempt by Ms. Bleu to get her 15 minutes of fame. 

Ms. Bleu did not create the concept or design of a bodysuit with crystals – a fashion style that has been around for decades as evidenced by the fact that Cher has been wearing these styles for over 25 years. The Good American design team designed a range of eleven bodysuits and had never heard of Ms. Bleu or seen her designs. The letter from her lawyer ― sent to the press for no legitimate reason –- is outrageous, defamatory and misleading in the extreme. Good American will absolutely not stand for anyone trying to damage its reputation and plans to deal with this through the proper legal channels.

Bleu’s attorney noted in his letter that “copying clothing and fashion is generally not intellectual property infringement.” Such a charge, he wrote, is not the point. 

“It is not illegal for Khloe to copy Destiney’s designs — it is just tacky, disrespectful, and in bad taste. There is also something deeply uncomfortable about someone with Khloe’s wealth and power appropriating designs and fashion directly from a black woman with a small business without crediting her, making cheap knockoffs, and then attempting to threaten her into silence. You should be ashamed.”

“If Khloe wants to continue stealing designs from indie creators and mass produce them with no credit,” McArthur stated, “then Khloe will rightly face judgment in the court of public opinion.” 

See the full correspondence below: 

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We’ve all committed a few fashion faux pas we’d rather not recall. But James Corden isn’t letting David Beckham forget his for a second. 

On his show this week, the comedian busted out a throwback photo series of David and his wife Victoria Beckham in coordinating outfits, in anticipation of the couple’s 18th wedding anniversary next month.

Corden was a merciless fashion cop, poking fun at the matching purple ensembles the couple wore on their wedding day in 1999.

He also had choice words for some some revealing pants-and-top combos they sported on the red carpet two years later.

Beckham refused to apologize for the duo’s outfits of yore.

“I’m not saying I regret them because at the time, it felt right,” he told Corden. “Now, I’m not so sure.”

See some of the pair’s highlights ― or are they lowlights? ― below and in the video above.

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Gal Gadot has cemented her status as our newest style crush, thanks largely in part to her decision to forego heels while doing press for the wildly successful “Wonder Woman.”

Her all-flats-all-the-time habit might be new, but that keen sense of style, it turns out, is deeply rooted ― albeit a bit different than we know it today.

The former Miss Universe contestant had a handle on the corset-over-clothes trend way before Kim Kardashian, and while these days she appears to opt for glamorous gowns and tailored suiting, she has been pulling off the teeniest of tiny dresses with ease for years. 

Join us as we fangirl out over years of this superhero’s super style below. 

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Nine girls on a youth soccer team in Nebraska cut their hair on Thursday in solidarity with their 8-year-old teammate who has found herself at the center of a national controversy.

“They care,” Mili Hernandez, the girl at the center of the debate, told the Omaha World-Herald.

Last week, Mili, who sports a pixie-style haircut, made national headlines when her family told numerous media outlets that her soccer team had been disqualified from the Springfield Soccer Club tournament after their daughter was mistaken for a boy.

“They only did it because I look like a boy,” Mili told local news station WOWT 6.

The Springfield Soccer Club, which organizes the tournament, says Mili’s hair had nothing to do with what happened. They say that the girl was listed on the team’s roster as “male,” which is what ultimately led to the disqualification.

But Mili still believes her hair played a role. Her family said that they showed officials identification and insurance cards to prove is legally recognized as female, but it didn’t make a difference.

“They just weren’t listening,” Mili told local CBS affiliate KMTV. “They said I looked like a boy.”

And tournament director Lanyard Burgett later gave a completely different reason for the disqualification. He told The Washington Post that the real cause was an issue related to teams illicitly swapping players, and had nothing to do with Mili.

“The male player on a female roster was discovered in the middle of working through the player swapping issue and has been incorrectly identified as the reason for dismissal,” Burgett said.

In any case, the devotion of Mili’s teammates to their friend is clear. Photos and video (above) show the girls proudly displaying their cut-off ponytails on the field.

“It was scary,” 10-year-old Erika Ortiz told the World-Herald. “But it made me feel good to support Mili.”

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Run an online search for “snail essence,” and you’ll find a whole host of skincare products that feature snail secretions ― yes, the goo that comes out of a snail ― as a key ingredient.

Used as a skin treatment in ancient Greece, the substance has made a big comeback in recent years as a Korean-based beauty trend. Brands like Tony Moly and Missha sell moisturizers, masks, makeup creams and serums with snail slime in them, and a snail-infused “EscarGlow” facial has made its gooey mark on New York City.

New York City dermatologist Tabisum Mir told HuffPost exactly where snail secretions come from.

“When snails are agitated, they excrete a thick fluid as a means to protect themselves,” Mir said. When concentrated, this slimy snail mucin is said to aid human skin by hydrating, preventing aging and improving wrinkles and scars.

Popular products generally run between $6 (for a snail gel mask by Missha) to $60 (for Tony Moly’s “timeless ferment snail essence set”). 

So, is it worth it?

Likely not: Snail mucin is packed with nutrients, but there’s no guarantee it’ll be effective as a skin treatment, Marie Jhin, a dermatologist at California Pacific Medical Center, told HuffPost.

“The slime is not consistently concentrated and [benefits] may depend on the type of snail and amount excreted,” she said. “The way the slime is processed is not easily done and universal, thus the formulation of the slime may not be the same [across products].”

You can find the same key nutrients of snail slime ― which Jhin says are hyaluronic acid, glycoprotein enzymes and peptides ― elsewhere, she added. Mir agrees.

“There is nothing specifically unique to snail mucin that you cannot get anywhere else,” she said. 

Ling replenishing hydrator, for example, comes recommended from Into The Gloss and contains the same moisture-boosting hyaluronic acid as snail mucin. And Goldfaden MD’s bright eyes serum is a good source of peptides that doesn’t contain mollusk goop.

The glycolic acid in snail mucin is said to help your cells produce collagen and elastin, which even out skin tone and smooth its surface. But any product with glycolic acid can do the same, Mir says: She recommends her own line of exfoliating pore pads, and Allure recommends The Magic Pads as a cheaper option. 

Limited research suggests moderate success of snail slime in improving skin. In one small study, California researchers prescribed snail essence creams to 25 participants with skin damage and found that it improved eye wrinkles and skin texture after 12 weeks. That study dealt with slime from the same type of snail whose mucin is available in products like Biophelle’s, researcher Sabrina Fabi told HuffPost, while noting that the study was not a large clinical trial. 

Overall, snail mucin’s practical benefits are few, according to Beverly Hills dermatologist Jennifer Ahdout, who said she conducted her own review of the topic after patients started asking about it. 

“[Mucin] can help with hydration of the skin, but to claim that it treats wrinkles, acne scars, and other skin conditions is quite bogus,” she told HuffPost.

Jhin says you’re free to give snail products a whirl if you’d like, but do so with caution as you would any beauty product: Use only a small amount at first on a specific spot to check for reactions or allergies, and don’t use if you have sensitive skin. 

Best of luck!

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It appears the best way to honor The Great White Way is to wear white on the red carpet.

The musical “Dear Evan Hansen” and its lead actor Ben Platt were the undisputed stars of the 2017 Tony Awards Sunday night in New York City. That didn’t stop the rest of the attendees from making encore-worthy sartorial showings, though. 

Scarlett Johansson delivered what was hands down the strongest beauty game of the night, pairing a powerful white Michael Kors suit with perfectly coiffed hair and subtle makeup. Our forever best-dressed Sarah Paulson showed up in white Rodarte realness and, of course, Anna Wintour wore a pair of sunglasses. 

Check out all the most noteworthy looks below. 

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You can infer quite a bit about a person by how they dress and groom themselves. So naturally, your personal choices in hair care say a lot about how you want others to perceive you, according to author and philosophy enthusiast Alain de Botton.

Hairstyling is a way to express key elements of who we are, de Botton argues in the recent video above from The School of Life. His “dictionary of hair” breaks down what he’s pegged as the implicit meanings behind various styles, from slicked-back ponytails to messy waves. For example, he says choosing an “emphatic” side part means you’re trying to show the world you’re careful, patient, sensible, modest, realistic and dependable. 

Of course, this is just one man’s take on what you may be trying to communicate with your hair. It’s probably best digested as a light-hearted look at your coif. But de Botton does focus on the empowering aspects of choosing your own hairstyle. Watch above for his full rundown.

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After making headlines for her surprise grocery store birth, a Canadian mom celebrated her baby’s arrival with an aptly themed newborn photo shoot. 

On April 28, Ashleigh Miller-Cross of Halifax, Nova Scotia, gave birth to her son Ezra in her local Atlantic Superstore. The mom, who had given birth to a daughter just 10 months earlier, had no idea she was pregnant, but fortunately, the store’s assistant manager sprang into action and retrieved a doctor from the store’s medical clinic to help with the delivery.

Photographer Jen Matchett of Branches Photography told HuffPost she saw the story of Ezra’s birth in the local news. When she came across a Facebook post requesting donations for the family and their surprise baby, she immediately offered a free newborn session.

Naturally, Matchett had a theme in mind. 

“The idea for the grocery basket shot came to mind right away!” the photographer explained. “As soon as I heard from the mother, we booked the session, and I went to the store to borrow a basket!”

“Everyone thought I was crazy! Newborn photographers will put a baby in some strange things,” she joked. 

When Ezra was just 2 weeks old, his mom, grandma and sister brought him to Matchett’s studio for the photo shoot. The photographer wasn’t sure what the family would think of her grocery basket idea, but thankfully, they were game.

“I was so excited to get him in that basket,” Matchett recalled. 

Baby Ezra was “a dream” to photograph, she said, adding that he was already sleeping and smiling when he arrived.

“He was a very content baby, with dreamy smiles when sleeping, and happy alert eyes when awake!” she said, adding, “Even when Ezra woke up, he wasn’t cranky like most babies.”

In addition to the solo shots, Matchett also took photos of the newborn with his big sister, Mia, who was 11 months old at the time. 

“Mia is pretty young to be a big sister, so I had to be careful posing them together, so she didn’t accidentally hurt him,” the photographer explained. “She is also a little young to understand the whole situation, but she gave him a few kisses for me. She’s a very happy little girl. They’re both adorable!”

Matchett and the Cross family were very pleased with how the pictures turned out. 

Said the photographer, “I hope people smile when they see the photos, and wish the family well when they hear the story.” 

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The 2017 Tony Awards were a celebration of Broadway’s best and brightest, and for Tony-nominated actress Sally Field, it was also a celebration of Planned Parenthood. 

On Sunday night, Field, who was nominated for Best Leading Actress for her role in “The Glass Menagerie,” tweeted a picture of herself pointing at a gold PP pin on her dress. 

“Sick of hearing actors talk re: politics?” she asked in the tweet’s caption. “Too bad, I won’t stay silent while politicians attack our rights. Proud to #StandWithPP.”

Later on Sunday night, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards tweeted that the feeling was mutual: 

Field has long been a vocal advocate for the women’s health care organization. 

In an April New York Times interview with Misty Copeland, she called the GOP’s plan to defund Planned Parenthood “disgraceful.”

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You know what they say: Swimwear trends come and go. Chest hair is forever. 

Quirky clothing website Beloved now boasts a “sexy chest one piece” swimsuit printed with a startlingly realistic torso, plenty of chest hair and yes, even a pair of nipples. For just $44.95, it can be yours in an either light, tan or dark tone. 

Now that the shock factor of the suit has subsided, we have to admit it’s a pretty genius idea.

Consider the way society more freely accepts topless men in places like the beach or, you know, on Instagram. Not to mention how much more it freely accepts male body hair, too. This swimsuit, whether intentional or not, can be seen as one hairy, powerful statement on self-love and double standards. 

As Buzzfeed commenter Keri Trul Sen pointed out, wearing the suit is also a great way to stick it people who feel commenting on other people’s bodies is any of their business. 

“People love to judge other people’s bodies, especially bodies in bathing suits,” Sen wrote. “Oh, I’m too fat and stretch marked for a bikini? HERES A ONE PIECE. IS THAT BETTER?I DID I APPROPRIATELY COVER MY FLAWS?!”

Every single body is a beach body. But if wearable chest hair isn’t your thing, might we suggest the site’s equally hairy but decidedly more adorable suit covered in photos of sloths? 

You’re welcome. 

H/T Buzzfeed

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Even Serena Williams loves Target. 

Williams admitted to going on a shopping spree recently at Target, where she snagged an American flag-print bathing suit, perfect for an American icon like her.

“I went on a shopping spree at Target,” she said to fans in a Snapchat video Monday, showing off her new purchase. “Look. I mean, it’s the only place I could find a bathing suit that would fit me.”

The suit is a $29 lace-up one-piece by Xhilaration.

The 35-year-old, who is pregnant with her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian, also told her Snapchat followers that she stopped by the dollar store. As if we could love her more. 

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After giving birth to twins, musician Alexa Wilding was offered a “mommy makeover” for her postpartum body. Months later, she realized just how harmful those two words can be for many mothers.

In a video for the “Dispelling Beauty Myths” series from Allure and StyleLikeU, Wilding opened up about the birth of her twins. She explained that after a year of nursing them and seeing one of them through a cancer battle, she struggled with having “that sensual feeling again.”

“I remember lying on my side to face my husband and the skin fell over,” she said in the video. “It was like a landslide. There was so much of it that it was me, my husband and this wad of flesh between us.”

Wilding described her experience with muscle diastasis, a condition some moms face after giving birth where the abdominal muscles separate, making it look like the mother is still pregnant. After having intense back pain, she visited a hernia specialist who suggested a plastic surgery doctor. The surgeon immediately said Wilding should have “the mommy makeover,” or a tummy tuck, a boob lift and “lots of lipo.” Wilding chose to only have the tummy tuck.

Later, Wilding began to recognize the pressures many mothers face to “fix” their bodies. After her tummy tuck, Wilding told the surgeon her skin looked different. The surgeon suggested she would have to go through the procedure again, and that’s when Wilding understood what was really happening. 

“I was being sold this erasure,” she said, adding later, “It’s this maidenhood to motherhood transformation and we as a culture we want to stay in maidenhood as long as possible. So many women are trying to erase the rite of passage from their bodies, from their faces, their experiences.” 

The HuffPost Parents newsletter, So You Want To Raise A Feminist, offers the latest stories and news in progressive parenting.   

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Kylie Jenner is in hot water again.

The 19-year-old reality star and businesswoman is being accused of stealing designs from another brand, and they’re similar to accusations recently brought against her sister, Khloe Kardashian.

Last week, Jenner released new camouflage clothing, swimsuits and accessories that looked similar to PluggedNYC designs, a brand that the reality star has worn before. 

Below are some items from Kylie’s newest release: 

PluggedNYC’s creative director, Tizita Balemlay, called out Jenner and her family via Instagram and compared the two’s clothing: 

“When you really Pablo... I am the influence *drops mic Copy & Paste down to the shoes I used on my models The kardashains will take your nigga & brand I stamp lmfaooo #WeAreTheCulture,” Balemlay wrote. 

Another Twitter user posted screenshots of an email exchange that apparently show an exchange between PluggedNYC and Jenner’s people: 

In an interview with Buzzfeed, Balemlay confirmed she’d communicated with Jenner’s stylist and sent Jenner pieces from her line: 

Back in April, PluggedNYC posted photos of Jenner in the clothing, even writing, “@kyliejenner welcome to the #pluggedarmy.” 

HuffPost has reached out to reps for Kylie Jenner and PluggedNYC. 

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There’s no doubt that Ava DuVernay is one unapologetically proud black woman. 

On Friday, the award-winning director posted a touching Instagram photo that celebrated black hair and, more specifically, the beautiful long locs she has rocked for decades. 

“I always loved locs,” she wrote. “Since I was a little girl when I would see a lady in my neighborhood with them. I thought they were magic.”

DuVernay, who said she was inspired to write the post after seeing a photo of herself in The Hollywood Reporter, dished about the various hairstyles she rocked growing up that included, she wrote, “Short bobs. Long weaves. Braids of all kinds.”

And although no one in her family has locs like she does, she said she hopes “some little girl somewhere comes across this image and sees magic too.” 

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Some trends are hard to follow because, well, have you seen dragon brows? But occasionally, you come across something that’s actually wearable — even refreshing. Recently we’ve noticed a lot of stylish ladies swapping their typical neutral eye shadows for various shades of pink, red and copper instead. And you know what? It surprisingly works on everyone. We’ll show you how to tailor the trend to fit your style.

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START SMALL

To ease yourself into the trend, stick to your trusty brown shadow to frame your eyes and then add a pop of copper shimmer just to the center of your lids (so right above your pupils) to open them up.

WEAR IT ALL OVER

Or commit entirely to a coppery shade from the start and apply it to your lids, cheeks and lips to instantly warm up your complexion and get a summery glow.

Related: This Beauty Trick Makes You Look Tanner (But Doesn’t Involve Bronzer)

TRY BOLD REDS

Ladies with deeper skin tones look especially striking in darker reds like maroon or merlot.

Related: The Single Best Blush Color for Every Skin Tone

OR SHEER PINKS

While ladies with fairer skin look best in soft, muted pinks.

TAILOR YOUR SHADOW TO YOUR EYE COLOR

Coppery shades with a touch more red to them really pop against brown or hazel hues.

ADJUST AS NEEDED

Whereas cooler coppers that read more brown complement blue or green eyes.

SHEER IT OUT

For a fresh-faced look, keep the color on your upper lids only so that it’s concentrated along the crease and gradually softens as it reaches your brow bone.

OR MAKE IT SMOKY

And for something that’s a little more sultry, try a crimson shade on top and bring it along the lower lashline to frame the eyes completely.

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We shouldn’t need science to convince us that representation of diverse body types in the media is a good thing, but science just made a pretty solid case for it anyway.

A new study published by Florida State University last week titled, “Is plus size equal? The positive impact of average and plus-sized media fashion models on women’s cognitive resource allocation, social comparisons, and body satisfaction,” found that women tend to experience deeper body satisfaction and retain memory of plus-size models more than when they see imagery of average size and thinner models. 

The study, co-authored by assistant professors Russell Clayton and Jessica Ridgway, monitored 49 college women who struggle with body satisfaction. After showing the women images of plus-size, average and thinner models, the positive reaction and takeaway was greater on visuals of average models, and even moreso on plus-size models. 

“Women reported the greatest body satisfaction and the least amount of social comparisons when viewing plus-size models, but body satisfaction decreased and social comparisons increased when viewing average sized followed by thin size models,” the study said. 

It also pointed out, unsurprisingly, that exposure to “unrealistic-sized media models” has a negative effect on the consumer’s “mental and physical health, including experiencing lower body satisfaction.”

When you consider not only the success that models like Ashley Graham and Precious Lee have seen in recent years, but also the increasing amount of brands opting to include a diverse range of body shapes and sizes in their campaigns and the overwhelmingly positive reaction those advertisements have garnered from consumers, the data here is not all that surprising. 

Still, in an industry fraught with a lack of diversity and at times, questionable motives from brands which might be attempting to capitalize on and take advantage of the “trendy” body positive movement, it’s encouraging to see that inclusivity is actually accomplishing a way more important goal: Giving women confidence, providing them with role models they can relate to and prompting a more positive relationship with their own bodies. 

“Research has overwhelmingly found that exposure to unrealistically sized media models results in women reporting less satisfaction with their overall appearance,” the study said.

Here’s hoping this development gives brands yet another reason to perpetuate a more realistic message to their consumers. 

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The Question: Dry drowning was recently ruled as the suspected cause of death for a 4-year-old boy from Texas. What is this medical condition and what are the signs that someone might be suffering from it?

The Answer: We don’t yet know what happened in the tragic case of the child in Texas, but drowning is an issue of heightened concern in the summer. 

About 3,500 people die per year in the U.S. due to unintentional drowning. One in five of those deaths is a child under the age of 14. And there’s a large disparity by race: African-American children between the ages of 5-19 are 5.5 times as likely to drown in swimming pools than their white peers.

But to understand any of the terminology about drowning ― and it is confusing ― it’s important to understand what happens when someone drowns. 

“Wet drowning,” which is drowning while submerged under water, is what most people think of when they hear the word “drowning.” This refers to when a spasm in the larynx ― a muscular organ in the throat  ― occurs and relaxes the opening to the throat’s airway, allowing water to enter the lungs. 

In the event of dry drowning, on the other hand, a laryngeal spasm also occurs, but the muscle at the top of the airway doesn’t completely relax, and so less water enters the lungs, according to Dr. Wassam Rahman, medical director of the emergency center at Johns Hopkin’s All Children’s Hospital. 

There’s no clinical difference in the outcome of wet versus dry, Rahman says. In both cases, without medical intervention, death is quick: The laryngeal spasm makes it hard to breathe and oxygen is cut off from the brain. Usually an autopsy determines if a death was wet or dry ― and one can quickly die in a body of water, or shortly after getting out of it, by dry drowning.

But there’s an additional danger with dry drowning ― it could lead to “secondary drowning,” a deadly and hard to spot condition if you don’t know what to look for.

“Suppose a child ducks their head and chokes on some water and is fine,” Rahman told HuffPost. “Then within 24 hours he starts to have some respiratory symptoms ― [secondary drowning] is a delayed [reaction].” 

During secondary drowning, a little bit of water gets inside the lungs from say, a near-drowning experience or even something as seemingly benign as being tossed around by waves. 

The only difference with secondary drowning is that in the hours following, the lungs respond to the trapped water by swelling, essentially starting to pool with the body’s own water, Rahman explained. Ultimately, the fluid in the lungs makes it hard for the body to produce oxygen. Oxygen blood levels eventually drop, which can cause a slowed heart rate and, in rare cases, cardiac arrest.

If a child develops a cough a couple of hours after swimming or submersion, or cannot catch his or her breath, something might be wrong, according to Rahman. 

Chest pain, vomiting, irritability or a drop in energy in the hours after swallowing a large amount of water can also be signs of secondary drowning, according to the American Osteopathic Association. 

If you see any of these signs, get medical attention immediately since patient outcome gets worse with the progression of time, Rahman notes.

And watch your kiddos when they’re in the pool or ocean: Drowning is the second most common cause of death by unintentional injury, behind car accidents, among children ages 1-4 years-old, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For every child that dies from drowning, another five go to the emergency room for nonfatal submersion injuries, according to the CDC. Nonfatal drowning injuries can cause severe brain damage, including long-term learning disabilities, memory impairment and the loss of basic cognitive function. 

Some of the top factors that influence drowning risk are lack of swimming ability, a lack of barriers, such as a pool fence, to prevent unsupervised water access and a lack of close supervision while swimming, according to the CDC. 

You can never have too many eyes on kids when they’re playing in the water. And learning CPR is a great skill. Seconds count: The more quickly CPR is started on a drowning victim, the better the chance their outcome will improve. 

“Ask Healthy Living” is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a qualified health care professional for personalized medical advice.

H/T CNN

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Lindsay Lohan is back ― and she brought an epic lob hairdo with her. 

We all let out a collective “grool!” upon hearing the news that Lohan will appear alongside Rupert Grint and Nick Frost in the second season of the British comedy “Sick Note.”

But while excitement over her return to acting is palpable, it’s Lohan’s updated look that’s giving everyone feelings ― even people who don’t even go to this school. She posted an Instagram photo from the set showing off a sharp asymmetrical red lob. 

It’s not yet clear if Lohan’s hairstyle is just a wig for the show ― one day prior she posted a photo with longer locks ― but that didn’t stop the internet from blessing us with its best, most fetch reactions. 

From “X-Files” comparisons to some LOL-worthy commentary, check our favorites below. 

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The Daily Mail didn’t mince words when it called out Chelsea Clinton’s “damaged” heels last week, but she fired back with the perfect response.

The outlet tore into a pair of the 37-year-old’s slightly worn nude heels, calling them “frayed” and “shredded,” and featured zoomed-in photos of those supposed flaws. 

“Chelsea Clinton stuck to her favorite pair of damaged heels to attend an awards dinner in New York,” the article said. “She donned a little black dress with a black and silver tweed jacket, not to mention a pair of destroyed nude pumps.”

Clinton later addressed the ridiculous shoe controversy during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” last week.

“As we were talking about earlier, there was an article that came out today about the fact that I wear the same shoes a lot, which I’m actually wearing again this evening,” she said. “How dare I wear scuffed shoes? They’re really comfortable.”

She added, “I think this is probably something working women — particularly working women New Yorkers — can empathize with. When you find a good pair of shoes, you just stay with them.” 

Allure magazine also called out the Daily Mail’s unwarranted critique with an article titled, “The Reason Chelsea Clinton’s Shoes Are So ‘Damaged’ Is Because She’s Busy Getting Shit Done.” 

Clinton clearly enjoyed Allure’s article and even tweeted it out: 

We’re sure this isn’t the last we see of those heels. 

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Stop! In the name of impeccable wedding style.

Wearing white to a wedding is typically frowned upon. But we should have figured such rules don’t apply to the one and only Diana Ross. Or that this wedding ― a Saturday affair celebrating her son Ross Naess and wife Kimberly Ryan ― would be anything but typical.

The rustic, outdoorsy affair, which looked plucked from our wildest dreams, involved a hefty number of flower crowns, a larger than life top hat and the bride in a beautifully patterned bohemian-style gown. 

It also included Ross, her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross and what appears to be the entire bridal party wearing all white, too. Anyone else having flashbacks to Solange Knowles’ chic all-white wedding photos?

While many fashion and wedding magazines say the rule about not wearing white is still valid today, obviously all bets are off if it’s a look requested by the couple. And we have to admit, it can look pretty gorgeous in photos. 

Check out more photos from the breathtaking nuptials below. We wish the couple nothing but “Endless Love.”

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