Novartis Halts Distribution Of Popular Heartburn Drug

Novartis Halts Distribution Of Popular Heartburn Drug

Posted by on Sep 18th, 2019

Novartis AG’s (NYSE: NVS) Sandoz unit is halting distribution of popular heartburn drugs containing ranitidine because they may be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. The company said that it is halting distribution... 
Steeler’s Ben Roethlisberger Out For Season

Steeler’s Ben Roethlisberger Out For Season

Posted by on Sep 16th, 2019

Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is done for the year after an injury has resulted in him needing season-ending surgery. Roethlisberger, 37, sustained a non-contact injury to his right elbow during Sunday’s... 
Google Settles French Tax Probe

Google Settles French Tax Probe

Posted by on Sep 14th, 2019

Google has settled a fiscal fraud probe in France after years of fighting with tax authorities over the matter. As part of the settlement, Google agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to French authorities, comprising a $549... 
Rocky Record Found Of Last Days Of The Dinosaurs

Rocky Record Found Of Last Days Of The Dinosaurs

Posted by on Sep 12th, 2019

Researchers have found a geological record of the most pivotal moment in Earth’s history. Study lead author Sean Gulick, a research professor at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, called the finding “the most... 
FDA Sued By European Doctor Over Blocked Payments, Drug Seizure

FDA Sued By European Doctor Over Blocked Payments, Drug Seizure

Posted by on Sep 10th, 2019

A European doctor is suing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to continue providing abortion pills to American women over the Internet. Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, who divides her time between Austria and the Netherlands,... 
JP Morgan Creates ‘Volfefe Index’ To Track Financial Effects Of Trump Tweets

JP Morgan Creates ‘Volfefe Index’ To Track Financial Effects Of Trump Tweets

Posted by on Sep 8th, 2019

President Donald Trump is tweeting more and it’s affecting the bond market. Since his election in 2016, Trump has averaged more than 10 tweets a day to his nearly 64 million followers. Early on in his tenure, Wall Street seemed... 
Black Hole Photographers Win Science Prize

Black Hole Photographers Win Science Prize

Posted by on Sep 6th, 2019

The scientists who collaborated to produce the world’s first image of a black hole have won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Directed by Shep Doeleman at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the team spent... 
Iran Claims Rocket Responsible For Explosion

Iran Claims Rocket Responsible For Explosion

Posted by on Sep 4th, 2019

Iran has now acknowledged for the first time that a rocket exploded at the nation’s Imam Khomeini Space Center last week. Commercially available satellite images taken of the site after the incident showed a black plume of smoke... 
Scientists Develop New Gel To Regrow Tooth Enamel

Scientists Develop New Gel To Regrow Tooth Enamel

Posted by on Sep 2nd, 2019

Chinese scientists have uncovered a way to essentially regrow human tooth enamel. Researchers from China’s Zhejiang University and Xiamen University developed a gel that makes tooth enamel repair itself. Dr. Zhaoming Liu, a... 
Alarming Number Of Donated Kidneys Discarded

Alarming Number Of Donated Kidneys Discarded

Posted by on Aug 31st, 2019

New research is showing that many donated kidneys are being discarded in the United States when they could be used to save lives. According to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal... 
U.S. Cyber Attack Cripples Iran Capabilities

U.S. Cyber Attack Cripples Iran Capabilities

Posted by on Aug 29th, 2019

The U.S. Cyber Command has caused considerable damage to Iran’s cyber capabilities with a retaliatory strike after the Islamic Republic shot down an American drone. The June 20th attack brought down a database used by its Revolutionary... 
Massive Pumice Raft Drifting Across The Pacific Ocean

Massive Pumice Raft Drifting Across The Pacific Ocean

Posted by on Aug 27th, 2019

A massive pumice raft composed of volcanic rock is currently floating its way across the Pacific Ocean. Sailors first spotted the large mass of hardened lava a couple of weeks ago about the same time as reports began to emerge... 
Common Antibiotics Linked To Increased Risk Of Colon Cancer

Common Antibiotics Linked To Increased Risk Of Colon Cancer

Posted by on Aug 25th, 2019

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently conducted a study that appears to suggest that antibiotics may increase a person’s risk for cancer. The aim of the study, recently published online in the... 
Billionaire David Koch Deceased At 79

Billionaire David Koch Deceased At 79

Posted by on Aug 23rd, 2019

Billionaire David H. Koch has died at his home in Southampton, N.Y. He was 79. His brother Charles G. Koch announced the death in a statement. David was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1992. Surgery, along with radiation and... 
Apple Launches The Apple Card For U.S. Customers

Apple Launches The Apple Card For U.S. Customers

Posted by on Aug 21st, 2019

The Apple Card, a new kind of credit card created by Apple, is now available in the United States. Apple is partnering with Goldman Sachs as its issuing bank and with MasterCard to provide the support of a global payments network....