On Friday evening, four-star Paramus Catholic linebacker Drew Singleton announced on Twitter that he will suit up for Jim Harbaugh, committing to the University of Michigan. Singleton took his official visit to Michigan on Dec. 9. He had taken multiple unofficial visits as well, but knew after his most recent trip tht he wanted to be a Wolverine.
Stamford shelter dog seeks long-awaited home
Amber, a young pit bull, plays with a stuffed toy in an enclosed area behind the Stamford Animal Control center in Stamford. Amber, a young pit bull, plays with a stuffed toy in an enclosed area behind the Stamford Animal Control center in Stamford.
Stamford shelter dog seeks long-awaited home
Amber, a young pit bull, plays with a stuffed toy in an enclosed area behind the Stamford Animal Control center in Stamford. Amber, a young pit bull, plays with a stuffed toy in an enclosed area behind the Stamford Animal Control center in Stamford.
Chad Robinson blamed his depression on too many head-knocks in NRL career
… west, on Thursday. The late father-of-two, 36, was an extremely successful sportsman but was plagued with mental health problems for years. Former NRL player Chad Robinson said the amount of head knocks on the field led to his crippling depression, …
Conner makes final stand as Pittsburgh faces Northwestern
When running back James Conner takes the field at Yankee Stadium in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl for the last time as a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers, a range of emotions will be swirling. Conner, a junior, has overcome cancer and a torn MCL to become of one the Panthers’ most prolific and dynamic backs in school history.
Portola Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Accepts New Drug Application…
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.A today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted Portola’s New Drug Application granting priority review for betrixaban, an oral, once-daily Factor Xa inhibitor anticoagulant, for extended-duration prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in acute medically ill patients with risk factors for VTE. A priority review shortens the FDA review timeline to six months from the standard review period of 10 months.
Migraine drugs may repeat rheumatoid arthritis success
… its first human infection of the strain since the former Portuguese colony returned to China in 1999. – – Children are more likely to become overweight or obese during summer vacation than during the school year, a U.S. study …
How to Prevent a Hangover During the Holidays
… may reduce its ability to defend against infections. If you drink a lot and smoke, chances of affecting your throat’s health increase – and sore throat symptoms may hound you the next morning as much as those from a hangover. Chloraseptic Sore …
Top StoryA look back the big names who died in 2016 and where things stand now
Locate the nearest piece of wood. Start knocking. With days left in 2016, let’s leave nothing to chance.
Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Breakthrough: Blood Test For AD May…
Alzheimer’s Disease is a serious degenerative brain disease that affected an estimated 5.4 million Americans in 2016- a number that is estimated to only increase as the aging population continues to grow. Early diagnosis is critical in working to control disease progression, and new research has suggested this may soon be easier than ever before.
Finally Some Good News from Paul Krugman
Both his [Trump’s] pick as budget director and his choice to head Health and Human Services want to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and privatize Medicare. His choice as labor secretary is a fast-food tycoon who has been a vociferous opponent both of Obamacare and of minimum wage hikes.
Illinois rural consortium building ACO, buys new tools
… will use standardized protocols for engaging and coordinating care for high-risk patients. NorthShore University Health System in Chicago will implement a platform from Phynd Technologies to manage and maintain the accuracy of its provider …
Only on Abc-7: Principal’s cancer diagnosis brings campus together
Canyon Hills M.S. principal Jennifer DeGraaf greets students as they enter the cafeteria for lunch. DeGraaf said the high-five greeting is an interaction with the kids she looks forward to daily.
PTAB Upholds Validity of BMS Patent
The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision upholding the validity of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s U.S. Patent 8,476,239, which had been challenged by Momenta in IPR2015-01537. According to documents filed with the PTAB during the IPR, the ‘239 patent covers stable formulations of a protein called “CTLA4Ig.”
Athletic defender Yeray diagnosed with testicular cancer
Athletic Bilbao’s 21-year-old defender Yeray Alvarez will undergo surgery next week after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Athletic president Josu Urrutia and club medical chief Jotxean Lekue held a news conference on Friday, at the behest of the player, in which they confirmed the diagnosis and expressed their admiration for the player’s positive approach.
A look at some of 2016’s most inspiring sports moments
In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin, left, and United States’ Abbey D’Agostino after competing in a women’s 5000-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Orascom aims at two out of nine seats of Brazil’s Oi
Dec 23 Orascom TMT Investments SARL will have two out of nine seats on the board of Brazilian telephone carrier Oi SA if its binding offer to buy the company is successful, Karim Nasr, a representative of Orascom, told Reuters in a Friday interview. The remaining board seats will be filled by four independent people and three representatives of the company’s new shareholders, mainly creditors of Oi who agree to participate in a proposed capital injection, Nasr said.
BRIEF-Align Technology enters agreement to buy four parcels of real estate
Dec 23 U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for an eighth week in a row, extending a seven-month drilling recovery as crude prices remained near a 17-month high. Drillers added 13 oil rigs in the week to Dec. 23, bringing the total count up to 523, the most since December 2015, but still below the 538 rigs seen a year ago, energy services firm Baker Hughes Inc said on Friday.
Donations of 60,000 flood in for Southampton rock star diagnosed with cancer
Since going live earlier this week, Delays frontman Greg Gilbert’s Go Fund Me page has seen donations pour in from more than 2,500 fans and friends across the globe, including from stars such as Ellie Goulding who contributed A 2,000 to the cause. Greg’s partner said she could not face the “heartbreak” of having her daughters grow up without a father, so she took action.
Paralyzed Douglas County detective Dan Brite discharged from rehabilitation hospital
A Douglas County sheriff’s detective who was shot and paralyzed from the waist down has been discharged from a hospital that specializes in spinal cord injuries.
BRIEF-Neovasc announces update in litigation with Cardiaq
Dec 23 U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for an eighth week in a row, extending a seven-month drilling recovery as crude prices remained near a 17-month high. Drillers added 13 oil rigs in the week to Dec. 23, bringing the total count up to 523, the most since December 2015, but still below the 538 rigs seen a year ago, energy services firm Baker Hughes Inc said on Friday.
5 Struggling Stocks That Will Turn Around in 2017
… the S&P 500 have fallen in price this year, including dozens that have slumped by more than 10%. Drugmakers and other health care companies, pressured by concerns about weakening prices for their products, feature prominently on the loser’s list. …
DuPage Medical Group adds two surgical specialists
… 26 years, Dr. Timothy Edison specializes in gastroenterology. After earning a medical degree from the University of Health Sciences at The Chicago Medical School, he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at …
3 Companies Whose Revenue Could Double in 2017
The definition of a “high-growth stock” can vary depending on who you ask, but companies on such a list should be growing sales at a consistent, double-digit clip at the least. Then again, there are always outliers.
Ia m 26 and was diagnosed with skin cancer. Herea s why it didna t have to happen
For two weeks now, I’ve worn a two-inch bandage across my forehead to cover the gash where skin cancer had put down its ugly roots. I’m 26, so the bandage and the cancer beneath it prompted a lot of awkward conversations with strangers who asked me what happened.
Nurses Call on Senate to Reject Tom Price as HHS Secretary Policies…
Nurses Call on Senate to Reject Tom Price as HHS Secretary Policies Would ‘Substantially Erode Our Nation’s Health and Security’ WASHINGTON – National Nurses United later Thursday called on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, as well as the full Senate, to reject the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Impax Laboratories Is Undervalued
Investors in the company have been let down time and again. Some factors for the continued weakness in shares include: A poor acquisition, whereby the company acquired a portfolio of generic drugs from Teva and Allergan for $586 million, only to then take an impairment charge of $285.2 million after failing to calculate the extent of the price reductions it would have to make on the products it acquired to retain key clients.
Indiana’s first flu related death confirmed
Flu season in Indiana typically runs from January through March, and right now officials say the flu activity is minimal. They are encouraging anyone that hasn’t done so, to get a flu vaccine.
New bionic eye ops on the NHS
Five local blind patients will be among the first in the country to receive revolutionary bionic eye implants funded by the NHS. NHS England will provide funding for further testing of the Argus II, also known as the Bionic Eye, for 10 patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa , an inherited disease that causes blindness.
Love Conquers All At The Universal Hip Hop Museum
In the 45 years since Hip Hop was founded in the South Bronx of New York City, it has been a form of artistic expression to help people deal with various forms of adversity, such as poverty and racism . Hip Hop offered a range of healthy and creative behaviors in which people could participate, ” The Five Elements of Hip Hop ,” including emceeing , deejaying , b-boying , graffiti art , and knowledge.
The ‘gift of life’ has given one family a special reason to celebrate this Christmas
For Alyson Symons organ donation has brought normality back to her life at a time when her daily existence was bound by the restrictions of being on dialysis. Alyson was just 10 years old when she was diagnosed with HSP, an auto-immune condition which eventually damaged her kidneys.
Ten Supplements to Avoid
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Ten Supplements to Avoid
At Beauty Headlines we are passionate about cutting through the advertising and marketing noise while delivering clear simple info and advice on health and beauty matters in the 21st century. Check BeautyHeadlines.com daily for the latest trends, tips, and honest advice without all the noise.
Film on fitness-fanatic seniors needs funding
Brazilian-born and German-raised filmmaker Elton Hubner has shot an hour-long documentary on the challenges facing active seniors. But he has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to finish the project Photograph By submitted Brazilian-born and German-raised filmmaker Elton Hubner has shot an hour-long documentary on the challenges facing active seniors.
Film on fitness-fanatic seniors needs funding
Brazilian-born and German-raised filmmaker Elton Hubner has shot an hour-long documentary on the challenges facing active seniors. But he has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to finish the project Photograph By submitted Brazilian-born and German-raised filmmaker Elton Hubner has shot an hour-long documentary on the challenges facing active seniors.
The Most Likely Incyte Acquisition Deal for 2017?
Could another acquisition involving Incyte be more likely, though? Here are some potential 2017 acquisition scenarios for Incyte: with Gilead, Agenus There are plenty of reasons why Gilead might want to buy Incyte next year. The big biotech has plenty of cash to spend.
The Most Likely Incyte Acquisition Deal for 2017?
Could another acquisition involving Incyte be more likely, though? Here are some potential 2017 acquisition scenarios for Incyte: with Gilead, Agenus There are plenty of reasons why Gilead might want to buy Incyte next year. The big biotech has plenty of cash to spend.
Pensioner Asks About Son’s Well Being Before Falling Into Coma And Died In Turkey
Sharipah Saadah Mohamed, a Malaysian government pensioner who died today after falling into a coma due to high blood pressure while traveling in Turkey, managed to communicate with her second son before the mishap. In the communication via WhatsApp on Dec 13, Sharipah Saadah asked more about the wellbeing of her son Mohd Khail Haron, 31, who is physically disabled and is suffering from leg pain.
Pensioner Asks About Son’s Well Being Before Falling Into Coma And Died In Turkey
Sharipah Saadah Mohamed, a Malaysian government pensioner who died today after falling into a coma due to high blood pressure while traveling in Turkey, managed to communicate with her second son before the mishap. In the communication via WhatsApp on Dec 13, Sharipah Saadah asked more about the wellbeing of her son Mohd Khail Haron, 31, who is physically disabled and is suffering from leg pain.
Benefits of MRT Food Sensitivity Testing
… shown that sensitivities to foods and food-chemicals can be involved in a wide array of painful symptoms and chronic health problems such as irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux, migraines, weight imbalances, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, skin …