Health care costs in the U.S. have been rising rapidly over the decades and data provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation (http://dtn.fm/Xfs0F) show the extent of that rise. In 1960, total national expenditure on health care was $27.2 billion, amounting to 5 percent of GDP. In 2015, it had climbed to $3.2 trillion, increasing by […]

When Christopher Columbus introduced the pineapple to Europe in the late fifteenth century, he undoubtedly would have had no idea that extracts from the plant could be used to treat severe thermal burns. Yet, 500 years later, a next-generation proteolytic enzyme platform for wound debridement, NexoBrid, derived from pineapples, has been developed by MediWound Ltd. […]

For companies trying to keep up with technology, social media, interactive customer acquisition, and customer loyalty programs, all while trying to grow a brick and mortar business, it can be a daunting task. To attract new customers on multiple interactive levels can require hiring entire departments of personnel to set up, organize, and execute effective […]

India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IGC) is a company in transition, now targeting pharmaceutical development in the U.S., while curtailing other businesses such as electronics trading in Hong Kong. IGC long-term plans are to establish and extend its development of phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products to treat diseases such as epilepsy and cachexia. The company expects […]

On Wednesday, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) announced that it has received the award for ‘Best New Instrument For Sample Preparation 2017’ from Corporate America News (http://dtn.fm/CAg47) for its Barocycler 2320Extreme. The unit is the most recent product added to PBIO’s Barocycler line. It is a smaller device designed for preparing protein samples for review. […]

Now that production of its next generation award-winning controlled-release cannabidiol (CBD) functional chewing gum, CanChew Plus™, has kicked off, Axim Biotechnologies (OTCQB: AXIM) has boosted its diverse billion-dollar product portfolio with another strong growth brand. With so many golden eggs in its brand basket, the company is expecting strong top line growth in the near […]

SinglePoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) has a considerable stake in the state of the legal cannabis industry. Among other things, SinglePoint is a holding company for SingleSeed, a company that provides payment services, solutions, and support for the cannabis industry. Working in tandem, SinglePoint and SingleSeed share resources and offer non-cash payment solutions, such as: Pay […]

New forms of treatment based on monoclonal antibodies show a lot of promise for human immunodeficiency virus patients with drug resistance or limited treatment options, according to HIV/AIDS researchers at this year’s edition of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2017), which was held last month in Seattle (http://nnw.fm/Co5Ma). Researchers focused on two […]

With over 40 years of relevant industry experience, National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. (OTC: NWMH) is on a roll. The company continues to execute a roll-up strategy that is paying huge dividends. Since 2014, NWMH has executed five M&A transactions, which have resulted in an increased customer base, a wider menu of services and a […]

Despite the release of many studies, there is still a lot of confusion surrounding cannabidiol, or CBD. CBD is one of over 85 cannabinoids present in the cannabis plant, and, unlike THC, it interacts with our naturally occurring systems without being psychotropic, which means it doesn’t make a person “high”. In the eyes of many, […]