Medical
Health officials address flu outbreak after 2 pediatric deaths
That means that 60 percent of people who received the flu shot were much less likely to get the virus, and the remaining 40 percent did not necessarily get the flu but were more likely to contract the virus. The MDHHS reports that this virus can cause severe flu infections in children, as well as in young- and middle-aged adults. She was initially wary of receiving the vaccine, but said "the nur... [Full Article...]
Opioid Alternative Kratom Is Actually an Opioid Itself, FDA Warns
According to the model, 22 (including mitragynine) of the 25 compounds in kratom bind to mu-opioid receptors; this finding along with previous data, confirm that 2 of the top 5 most prevalent compounds in kratom are opioid agonists. In January 2016, U.S. Marshals, at the FDA's request, seized almost 90,000 bottles of dietary supplements labeled as containing kratom and worth more than $400,000, an... [Full Article...]
Why to Keeping Eye on The Southern Company (SO), AbbVie Inc. (ABBV)?
The institutional investor held 189.02 million shares of the major pharmaceuticals company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $16.80B, up from 178.27 million at the end of the previous reported quarter. ( NYSE :FCB) for 642,600 shares. 3,927 were accumulated by Catalyst Advsr Ltd. Palladium Prns Ltd Liability has 140,002 shares. Uss Investment holds 0.16% or 149,100 shares in its portfolio. [Full Article...]
Alabama AG takes aim at Purdue Pharma with opioid lawsuit
Including Alabama, at least 13 states have sued opioid manufacturers in response to the epidemic; numerous cities and counties have done likewise. The lawsuit said that as Purdue reaped significant profits, Alabama suffered significant costs as a result of a public health crisis that had led to hundreds of deaths in the state each year due to opioid overdoses. [Full Article...]
Rivals250 WR Jacob Copeland picks Florida to dismay of mother
Five-star prospect Nicholas Petit-Frere of Tampa Berkeley Prep picked Ohio State over Florida and four-star recruit William Barnes of Apopka High picked North Carolina after not even visiting UF. I mean, it was fairly obvious she had her two favorites in mind while Copeland had another idea. But when it came time to announce his choice, Copeland elected to commit and sign with the Gators, all w... [Full Article...]
'We don't have a flu season,' Texas televangelist Gloria Copeland says
In the video, Copeland warns watchers not to believe the fact that the flu is spreading, and says "we already had our shot [.] Jesus himself gave us a flu shot, he redeemed us from the curse of flu". Almost 2,900 people have died in Texas from either influenza or pneumonia since the season started on October 1, according to a February 2 report from the state Health and Human Services Department. [Full Article...]
Experimental vaccine that cured cancer in mice to be tested on humans
Researchers also saw similar results in mice bearing breast, colon and melanoma tumors. The treatment consists of injectable immune system boosters, which could provide a relatively cheap, non-invasive alternative to radiation and chemotherapy, known for their unpleasant side effects. [Full Article...]
Wall Street rebounds after a day of volatile trading
Outside of the Dow, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 was one of the best-performing indexes, up half a percent Tuesday afternoon. During Tuesday's trading, the Chinese Shanghai composite index plunged 3.35 percent, Japan's Nikkei closed nearly 5 percent down, key Western European indices fell nearly 2 percent; Russia's dollar-denominated RTS index was down 1.82 percent. [Full Article...]