Medical
FDA Committee Urges Approval of Cannabis-derived Epidiolex to Treat Dravet, LGS
As reported above, the company just announced that an advisory panel, and specifically the FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee, has come to a conclusion on the back of a preset meeting that took place towards the end of last week. [Full Article...]
Lai: Why ministers were absent at meeting with investors in Washington
Nigerian officials, who organized a meeting with potential worldwide investors in the United States, failed to check the schedules of the minister of finance or the central bank governor before choosing the date and time. If you have this forum in the Rwandan embassy, I assure you President Kagame himself would be there telling people to come to Rwanda. Noting that there was no reason the govern... [Full Article...]
Apple (AAPL) Holdings Raised by Sterling Investment Management Inc
Apple accounts for 4.7% of Sterling Investment Management Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Apple will post $8.93 EPS for the current year. BidaskClub downgraded Apple from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. [Full Article...]
Red Cross says employee killed in Yemen
The casualty figures on the government side were provided by medics, but there was no information on deaths and injuries among the militants. Yemeni officials and the ICRC named the man as Hanna Lahoud, a Lebanese national, who was killed in Taiz in southwestern Yemen by unknown gunmen who opened fire on a auto. [Full Article...]
CDC Expands Romaine Lettuce Warning After More E. coli Infections Reported
Now, CDC's warning includes not only chopped romaine lettuce and salad mixes, but also whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce. More than 60 people from 16 states have been infected. 1 case was reported in Washington State. There have been 31 hospitalizations thus far and no deaths, according to the CDC. Romaine lettuce is sometimes packed in the field and shipped directly to restaurants or ... [Full Article...]
Western Connecticut State University closed Monday due to student illnesses
It is still unclear what is making the students sick, but about 100 have come down with symptoms of stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. This decision was made in part with the Connecticut Department of Health, the Danbury Department of Health, Danbury Hospital and the Western Connecticut State University Director of Health Services. [Full Article...]
Ditch the artificial sweetener. It can cause obesity and diabetes
Doctor Hyman says consumers need to be wary of artificially sweetened drinks labeled as "low" or "zero" calories that claim to be healthy -because they're not. Lead researcher Dr Brian Hoffmann, PhD, said: "We observed that in moderation, your body has the machinery to handle sugar; it is when the system is overloaded over a long period of time that this machinery breaks down". [Full Article...]
Ruto's promise as he attends Eldoret Marathon
The marathon, whose winners won Sh3 million each, was organised under the theme of "Climate Action". This fall was a replica of 2011 Daegu world championships where Edna Kiplagat fell and Cherop, with the team's work spirit, lifted Kiplagat, who went ahead to win her first gold medal. [Full Article...]