Month: February 2023

Knee Pain: Treat With Lifestyle Changes

A review of 47 studies on 22,037 patients with knee osteoarthritis treated for at least 12 months showed no clear difference in controlling long-term pain between medications and placebos (JAMA, 2018;320(24):2564-2579). There was a slight time-limited pain control with a non-steroidal (celecoxib) and glucosamine. With the exception of immune suppressants that have lots of serious…


Britishvolt: Australian EV Battery Startup Completes Takeover of UK Venture

Australian startup Recharge Industries has confirmed that it has completed the takeover of Britishvolt—the UK company that failed to build a battery factory in northeast England. Founded in 2019, Britishvolt had promised to build a £3.8 billion ($4.6 billion) gigafactory to produce batteries for electric cars in Blyth, Northumberland. The company said it would employ…


Capture the Essence of Old Florida in Pasco County

By Patti Nickell From Tribune News Service OK, let’s have a show of hands. How many of you have even seen a kumquat, let alone tasted one? That’s what I thought. I admit that I had never eaten one either. However, the small community of Dade City in southwest Florida’s Pasco County has made a…


Quebec Appeal Court Rejects Fortnite Creator’s Challenge of Class-Action Lawsuit

The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers for Fortnite creator Epic Games had sought permission to appeal the decision, arguing that a Superior Court judge never should have authorized the class action because…


Canada Bans TikTok on Government-Issued Devices Over Security Concerns

Canada is planning to ban TikTok from all government-issued devices by Feb. 28 over concerns that the app’s data collection methods leave users open to cyber attacks, says Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the application…


Senators Call for Declassifying Assessment That COVID-19 Likely Came From Chinese Lab

U.S. senators are calling for President Joe Biden’s administration to declassify materials on the origins of COVID-19. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Twitter that documents described in a Wall Street Journal report “should be declassified.” “President Biden needs to declassify everything we know today,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) added. According to the report, the…


Senators Call for Declassifying Documents Indicating COVID-19 Came From Chinese Lab

U.S. senators are calling for President Joe Biden’s administration to declassify materials on the origins of COVID-19. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said on Twitter that documents described in a Wall Street Journal report “should be declassified.” “President Biden needs to declassify everything we know today,” Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) added. According to the report, the…


Rep. Moulton: ‘Not Entirely Surprised’ by Energy Department’s COVID Lab Leak Assessment

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he was “not entirely surprised” by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assessment that a lab leak was the likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m not entirely surprised. The Chinese have mishandled COVID at every step of the way by trying to sweep it under the rug. Trying to try…


Dem Rep. Moulton: ‘Not Entirely Surprised’ by Energy Department’s Covid Lab Leak Assessment

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he was “not entirely surprised” by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) assessment that a lab leak was the likely cause of the Covid-19 pandemic. “I’m not entirely surprised. The Chinese have mishandled COVID at every step of the way by trying to sweep it under the rug. Trying to try…


Kari Lake Provides Update on Arizona Election Case

Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake wrote she will soon be taking her election lawsuit to the state’s Supreme Court after an appeals court rejected her bid earlier this month to toss the Nov. 8 midterm results. In a Twitter update on Sunday, Lake confirmed she will be taking her case to the Supreme Court this…