Congress ’s Shade on Suspended Solar Duties Shines Light on Troublesome Trade Remedy Laws
Gabriella Beaumont-SmithOn May 3, the Senatepassed a Housejointresolution to nullify President Biden ’s proclamation to freeze the collection of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVDs) oncertain imports of solar cells and panels.President Biden ’sproclamation, issued last June, usesSection 318 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to declare an emergency of insufficient “electricitygeneration capacity to meet expected customer demand. ” The president directed the Secretary of Commerce to freeze the collection of AD/CVDs onsolar cells and panels imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, after the ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Source Type: blogs
Three Scenarios for Turkey ’s Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Mustafa AkyolOn Sunday, May 14, more than sixty million voters throughout Turkey will cast their votes in what may be the most fateful election for the nation since its founding a century ago. According to the results, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been ruling the country since 2002 in a growingly authoritarian and erratic fashion, will either further consolidate his grip on power, or finally lose it.For many people in the West, the latter option may sound unrealistic, if not naive. They see that under Erdogan, Turkey has become an authoritarian regime where freedom of speech and rule of law have largely vani...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Mustafa Akyol Source Type: blogs
Nursing the Nation and the World
Nurses are everywhere. They are legion. The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses don ' t shy away from responsibility — they embrace it. Nurses run towards the metaphorical fire. Just as firefighters rush into burning buildings and police officers run towards the active shooter, nurses don their gloves and deal with the sputum, the blood, the pus, the emesis, the feces, and the urine — body fluids be damned, th ere ' s work to do and nurses do it. The Ubiquitous NurseWhere would the country be without nurses? Without nurses, the healthcare system wou...
Source: Digital Doorway - May 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: blogs
Long Phone Calls Linked To Hypertension: Surprising Risk Revealed
Conclusion
This study suggests that talking on mobile phones for more than 30 minutes per week may increase the risk of developing hypertension.
While more research is needed to validate these findings, it is wise to be mindful of our mobile phone usage and prioritize heart health.
As Dr. Xianhui Qin recommended, reducing the time spent on phone calls could be a crucial step towards preserving our heart health.
References
Ye Z, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, et al. Mobile phone calls, genetic susceptibility and new-onset hypertension: results from 212,046 UK Biobank participants. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2023. doi:10.109...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 7, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 8th 2023
In conclusion, NAT mitigated age-associated cerebral injury in mice through gut-brain axis. The findings provide novel evidence for the effect of NAT on anti-aging, and highlight the potential application of NAT as an effective intervention against age-related diseases.
Retinal Cell Reprogramming Restores Vision in Non-Human Primate Study
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/05/retinal-cell-reprogramming-restores-vision-in-non-human-primate-study/
Early applications of in vivo cellular reprogramming to medicine are cautiously focused on retinal regeneration. The eye is as close to an isolated system...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A List of Trials of Stem Cell Therapies Aimed at Slowing Aging
To what degree can the current panoply of stem cell therapies slow the progression of aging? A great many trials have been conducted, largely of cell therapies wherein the principle mode of action is reduction of chronic inflammatory signaling. This has value, but it remains the case that the original vision of greatly enhanced regeneration and transplanted cells surviving to support tissue for the long term has yet to be realized. The paper here provides a concrete list of trials and various different strategies for the production of first generation stem cell therapies; good reading for those interested in seeking out th...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Revolutionary Oppo Smartwatch: Blood Pressure Monitoring Made Stylish
Conclusion: A New Era of Wearable Health Tech Awaits
As we move forward in the world of wearable health tech, Oppo’s groundbreaking smartwatch is a shining example of innovation and user experience.
This device has the potential to revolutionize the way we monitor our blood pressure, making it more accessible, convenient, and stylish than ever before.
The introduction of Oppo’s wrist-based blood pressure monitoring smartwatch paves the way for more advancements in wearable health tech, with the potential for additional vital sign monitoring, improved accuracy, and increased functionality.
As techn...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 4, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Democracies, Autocracies, and Same ‐Sex Unions
David BoazA new study by the Indian newspaperThe Print, based on data fromThe Economist Intelligence Unit ’s Democracy Index 2022, finds that 88 percent of full democracies recognize same‐sex marriages or civil unions, while only 2 percent of authoritarian regimes do.As my colleague Swaminathan Aiyar told the paper, “Autocracies do not recognise individual rights as fundamental and inalienable. Autocracies are organised on principles that allow the autocrat to discriminate on any grounds. In such countries, the progress of same‐sex rights will naturally be slower or non‐existent.” By contrast, imp lem...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Info On What It Costs To Make Insulin API's Offshore (Courtesy of China's Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)
When pharma companies refer to API ' s, they are referring to " Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients " (which is different from what an internet company means when they say API; to internet companies, the acronym API means " Application Programming Interface " ). Regardless, pharma API ' s are commonly made offshore in places like India, Malaysia, China and elsewhere because its cheaper for them and therefore helps their own bottom lines. Its unclear to me exactly how they manage issues including transporting the products across the world for some items which must be temperature-controlled, but if it fattens pharma ' s bottom...
Source: Scott's Web Log - May 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 Biosimilar biosimilars BLA China COGS FDA Gan & Lee insulin Sandoz Source Type: blogs
South Korea-Based Undbio Co., Ltd. + Proprietary Insulin; Maybe Biosimilars (someday)
On April 13, 2023, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company known as Undbio Co., Ltd.http://undbio.com/eng/ signed a lease with West Virginia University to build what it refers to as an insulin " manufacturing facility " in the city of Morgantown, WV (seehttps://www.wvgazettemail.com/business/undbio-planning-insulin-facility-in-morgantown/article_6b986775-6a2e-5ce5-b312-c423d79cbda2.html for more information). In all likelihood, that will be for what pharma refers to as a " fill& finish " facility, rather than one where temperature-controlled bioreactors are located.Meanwhile, a nonprofit drug company known as Civica, ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - April 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 morgantown west virginia wv mylan biosimilar insulin undbio Source Type: blogs
A Civilian U.S.'Joint Chiefs' for Economic Competition with China?
China ' s aggressive activities are presenting the greatest sustained challenge to the rules-based international order since the end of World War II. To posture for success in this new era, the United States could create a civilian equivalent to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a mandate to manage the expanding role of U.S. civilian departments in geopolitical and economic competition. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Barry Pavel; Daniel Egel Source Type: blogs
TikTok Panic Threatens Speech
Will DuffieldTikTok is a social media app that hosts short ‐form videos and serves them to users via algorithm. Because TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, its surging popularity with teenagers and young adults in America has prompted concerns that it could be used for illicit data gathering and influence operations. These concerns, and a broader crisis of confidence in American culture, have launched host of proposals to ban TikTok. A ban would frustrate the many millions of Americans who use TikTok to express themselves, and efforts to crush the app risk giving the government new power...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 21, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Will Duffield Source Type: blogs
Return to the reserves
TL:DR – Tick list of wildlife from my return to the reserves.
Finally, managed a half-decent walk (4km) around a local nature reserve with Mrs Sciencebase this morning after weeks of sporadically atrocious weather, work commitments, and a crippling rip in my Achilles tendon. Nice to be back among the reeds and water espying and hearing all kinds of wildlife:
Birds
Fenland Flyby – Bittern over reed beds at RSPB Ouse Fen
Bittern (flypast), Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Cetti’s Warbler (calls from three), Coot, Cormorant, Crane (very distant), Great Crested Grebe, Greylag Goose, Heron, Kestrel, ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - April 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Birds Source Type: blogs
Government Proposes To Make Bad Standards on Race and Ethnicity Worse
John F. EarlyI recently laid out the case to stop government classification of people by race and ethnicity in a CatoBlog post. Those observations were stimulated by The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posting a notice for comment in the Federal Register with respect to a report from the Federal Interagency Technical Working Group and Race and Ethnicity Standards to revise the existing standards for collecting data by race and ethnicity. Comments are due by April 27, 2023.Ipublished a similar op ‐ed in the Wall Street Journal, which subsequently printed a singleletter to the editor in re...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 18, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John F. Early Source Type: blogs
Stick with Europe
The United States ' chief competitive advantage in the contest with China is its dominant global network of friends and allies. Now is the time to strengthen those coveted ties—in Europe and elsewhere. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 17, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael J. Mazarr Source Type: blogs
