New Gray Wolf Pack Confirmed in Sequoia National Forest

New Gray Wolf Pack Confirmed in Sequoia National Forest

Three Rivers, CA…California has a new gray wolf pack in Tulare County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today. This is the Golden State’s southernmost pack and it is at least 200 air miles from the nearest known pack in northeastern California. In July, CDFW received a wolf sighting report from a […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Cecil B. DeMille

A Bit of Wisdom from Cecil B. DeMille

Los Angeles, CA…A Bit of Wisdom from Cecil B. DeMille. “Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai… but he has never improved on God’s law.” “The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it […]

A Bit of Wisdom from King Solomon

A Bit of Wisdom from King Solomon

Jerusalem, Israel…There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

Researchers Discover Key clue to What Causes Cancer

Researchers Discover Key clue to What Causes Cancer

Adelaide, Australia…Australian cancer researchers have made an important new connection between a person’s cancer risk and the functions of circular RNAs, a recently discovered family of genetic fragments present within our cells.   A new Flinders University-led study published in Cancer Cell, one of the world’s top cancer journals, finds that specific circular RNAs within many of us can […]

A Bit of Wisdom from George Bernard Shaw

A Bit of Wisdom from George Bernard Shaw

Dublin, Ireland…George Bernard Shaw 26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950. “I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.” “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Rose Kennedy

A Bit of Wisdom from Rose Kennedy

Hyannis Port, MA…Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995 “Sometimes I wonder if there is something about my family which invites violence. ‘Is it envy,’ you ask? I don’t know… I’ve had so much, a son as president, two as senators, a son-in-law who’s an ambassador… perhaps God doesn’t permit that […]

A Bit of Wisdom from 1733 Poor Richard’s Almanack

A Bit of Wisdom from 1733 Poor Richard’s Almanack

Philadelphia, PA…Poor Richard’s Almanack was published by Benjamin Franklin, under the pen name of “Poor Richard” or “Richard Saunders”. Franklin began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack on December 19, 1732. Annual versions were published from 1733 to 1758 & outsold everything but the bible. For two generations before the Revolutionary war he helped create our unique […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Isaac Watts

A Bit of Wisdom from Isaac Watts

Southampton, Hampshire, England…Isaac Watts 17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748 “Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.” “‘Tis the voice of […]

FDA Approves First OTC Daily Oral Contraceptive

FDA Approves First OTC Daily Oral Contraceptive

Washington, DC…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy— the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the U.S. without a prescription. Approval of this progestin-only oral contraceptive pill provides an option for consumers to purchase oral contraceptive medicine without a prescription at drug stores, […]

FDA Converts Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment to Traditional Approval

FDA Converts Novel Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment to Traditional Approval

Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration converted Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), indicated to treat adult patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, to traditional approval following a determination that a confirmatory trial verified clinical benefit. Leqembi is the first amyloid beta-directed antibody to be converted from an accelerated approval to a traditional approval for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The […]