Healthcare / Life Sciences

Men over 50: Here are a few things you can be doing to take better care of your health

June 30, 2022 admin No Comments

Michael M. Kadish, 83, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and describes himself as being “in good health with a few ailments, nothing life threatening.” After turning 55, he developed arthritis, prostate problems, spinal stenosis and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). The prostate issue is under control with medication, and he takes medicine for the arthritis…

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The ugly truth about online pharmacies

June 27, 2022 admin No Comments

You’re tired of spending so much money on prescription drugs, and you’re perusing some very professional-looking websites of online pharmacies. The premises, and the promises, are enticing. Save money, free shipping, no prescriptions necessary, no doctor’s visits needed. Except that, if you don’t know what to look for, you could very well be purchasing fake…

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COVID vaccines for kids under 5 – what parents need to know

June 25, 2022 admin No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both authorized Pfizer PFE, + 2.99% and Moderna’s MRNA, + 0.71% COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5, and the Biden administration said that 10 million initial COVID vaccination doses could start being administered to young children beginning Tuesday, June 21. The…

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This dividend fund is down 3% vs. S&P’s 20% drop. Here are its top stock picks

June 22, 2022 admin No Comments

By now even the most ardent tech and growth-stock enthusiasts realize the bull market is over. John Kornitzer’s approach to selecting high-quality stocks for the Buffalo Flexible Income Fund is one that has worked well during the bear market. High inflation, uncertainty in so many industries amid supply-chain issues and labor shortages, the Federal Reserve’s…

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Dow ends lower in mixed finish for US stocks, S&P 500 suffers worst week since March 2020

June 17, 2022 admin No Comments

US stocks ended mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average erasing gains late in the session, as investors continued to weigh concerns over slowing economic growth and a more aggressive Federal Reserve. All three major stock benchmarks booked a third straight week of losses, with the S&P 500 seeing its worst weekly percentage drop…

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Opinion: Better late than never: It’s time for an interest-rate shock from the Federal Reserve to fight inflation

June 15, 2022 admin No Comments

If the Federal Reserve had taken the threat of inflation more seriously a year ago, we wouldn’t have the societal shift in inflation expectations, which is compounding the vicious cycle that endless liquidity, higher energy prices and supply-chain crises started. Heck, the Fed might have had a fighting chance of getting in front of this…

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Opinion: Delivery drones, robotaxis, even insurance – wildly hyped dreams for AI startups are giving tech investors nightmares

June 13, 2022 admin No Comments

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a persuasive promoter. She convinced many presumably intelligent people that Theranos had developed a technology which could take a few blood drops from a finger prick to test for myriad diseases. The Theranos hoopla turned out to be just another point on the Silicon Valley “Fake-it-Till-You-Make-it” spectrum of BS. This…

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