By California, Kari Paul in San Jose with the Guardian A federal judge has sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11 years in prison over her role in the blood testing firm that collapsed after its technology was revealed to be largely fraudulent. Holmes was convicted in January on four counts of defrauding investors.Continue reading “Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for defrauding investors”
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Opioid Crisis: FDA takes steps to authorize some overdose-reversing medicines for over-the-counter sale
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice that could help increase access to overdose-reversing naloxone drug products without the need for a prescription, paving the way to make more of them available for over-the-counter use. Naloxone is a medication that blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and rapidly reverses opioid overdosesContinue reading “Opioid Crisis: FDA takes steps to authorize some overdose-reversing medicines for over-the-counter sale”
Need to Boost Your Brain’s Health?
Thinking about your mental fitness? Many everyday habits and conditions can impact our brain power — up or down. Memory lapses can occur at any age, and aging alone is generally not a cause of mental decline. When significant memory loss occurs as we age, it is likely due to physical disorders, brain injury or neurologicalContinue reading “Need to Boost Your Brain’s Health?”
Mental Health Mondays: The Most Powerful Tool For Mental Well-Being I Learned From Psych
Be not that which shall arise. Does the tree resist the falling of its leaves? Does the river resist its inevitable flow? Does the sage resist the coming of a feeling? They don’t, for resistance is pointless. Reaction is wisdom’s nemesis. Have you ever fired off a snarky email and instantly regretted it? Have youContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: The Most Powerful Tool For Mental Well-Being I Learned From Psych”
Tiffany tycoon dies after falling from cruise ship while on holiday with boyfriend
The owner of the Tiffany’s jewellery empire in Turkey has died after plunging from a cruise ship in the South Pacific. Dilek Ertek, 71, fell in the sea off the coast of Tahiti while on holiday with her Swiss boyfriend. Police on the island questioned the unnamed man after requests from her family. But heContinue reading “Tiffany tycoon dies after falling from cruise ship while on holiday with boyfriend”
Mental Health Mondays: Feeling Like an Outsider? How to Be Accepted Even Though You’re Different.
by Mona Lazar How I learned to live according to my own rules, with people who have the same values and ideals. No one ever said that life would be easy. Actually, I bet your parents told you life is hard. They lived in a different time when people’s view on reality was not influenced byContinue reading “Mental Health Mondays: Feeling Like an Outsider? How to Be Accepted Even Though You’re Different.”
Quote from Theodore Roosevelt
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Theodore Roosevelt In a speech given at the University of Paris in 1910, Theodore Roosevelt sang the praises of anyone who “strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again,” fervently dismissing those who stand back and critique the efforts ofContinue reading “Quote from Theodore Roosevelt”
Judge dismisses ‘qualified immunity’ claim in suit against ex-prosecutor in drug lab scandal
A federal judge has rejected claims from an embattled former state prosecutor that she is protected from liability in the fallout over a Massachusetts drug lab scandal. The civil lawsuit was one of the last tied to prosecutors’ disputed handling of the case against disgraced ex-chemist Sonja Farak, who was convicted in 2014 of ingesting drugContinue reading “Judge dismisses ‘qualified immunity’ claim in suit against ex-prosecutor in drug lab scandal”
Travel Thursdays: RV Tire Safety Tips to Know.
by Kris and Andy Murphy Your tires are what get you from point A to point B. Even just one low-pressure tire can interrupt your trip plans. Most RVers make two mistakes with their tires: not filling them at the proper air pressure and not checking them often enough for issues. These two things canContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: RV Tire Safety Tips to Know.”
Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border
by Anita Snow PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has refused the federal government’s demand to take down double-stacked shipping containers it placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it won’t do so until the U.S. moves to construct a permanent barrier instead. The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs dugContinue reading “Arizona refuses US demand to remove containers along border”
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