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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Pelin Thorogood is the Executive Chair of Radicle Science , Proof-as-a-Service pioneer of supplements' first easy path to clinical trials. Americans are reaching for dietary supplements in record numbers. In fact, according to the 2022 Consumer Survey from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), 75% of Americans reported taking dietary supplements, spending nearly $50 billion on dietary supplements . As of 2021, health and wellness remained the primary reason Americans turn to vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS), according to the CRN, with immune health support claiming the number two spot with significant growth in gastrointestinal (GI) health and cognitive health as well. That said, government and academic institutions have raised issues about the lack of proof around product and label claims in the dietary supplement industry. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by law, … [Read more...] about Three Takeaways From The New Guidelines For Marketing Health Products

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Simone Grimes is Chief Financial Officer at Acadia Insurance. With shareholder activism on the rise, the need for boards to proactively engage with shareholders has also increased. Shareholder engagement refers to the process of engaging shareholders, usually those representing the largest blocks of stock, in face-to-face verbal communications. Topics usually include CEO evaluation and succession, executive compensation, board nomination criteria, governance issues, corporate strategy and emerging issues such as oversight of corporate culture, human capital management and the set of issues known as environmental, social and governance. Institutional investors and proxy advisory firms usually publish their priorities in advance of proxy season, which helps boards scope what topics are appropriate for discussion. If done well, shareholder engagement can help companies better understand the priorities and concerns … [Read more...] about Six Guidelines For Successful Board-Shareholder Engagement

European officials are enraged at the U.S. for its decision to bail out Silicon Valley Bank, according to the Financial Times. European financial regulators have ripped their American counterparts’ decision to bail out Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the wake of its collapse, claiming they violated their own standards in doing so, according to the Financial Times. They are particularly frustrated at the decision to cover all deposits when they were only supposed to guarantee up to $250,000. A senior eurozone official expressed their shock at the “total and utter incompetence” of U.S. authorities and called them out for previously advocating to end bailouts during “long and boring meetings,” according to the Financial Times. “From a financial stability perspective, they really killed a fly with a sledgehammer,” said Nicolas Véron, a regulation expert at the Washington think-tank the Peterson Institute, according to the Financial Times.  Designating SVB as systemic was a “very … [Read more...] about ‘Utter Incompetence’: European Officials Accuse US Of Ripping Up Banking Rules With SVB Bailout

Legal experts are voicing concerns about the ongoing court case of Douglass Mackey, an internet troll charged in 2021 for posting a meme on Twitter that spread “disinformation,” which the government deemed “conspiring” to deprive others of their right to vote. Mackey , who had over 58,000 followers on his account using the name “Ricky Vaughn” prior to the 2016 election, posted an image on Twitter advertising the ability to vote for Hillary Clinton by text, prompting at least 4,900 individuals to do so, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) news release . He was charged in January 2021 under a “conspiracy against rights” law that makes it an offense “to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person … in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution.” Aaron Terr, director of Public Advocacy for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a legal organization that defends free speech, told the Daily … [Read more...] about Legal Experts Are Sounding The Alarm Over A Court Case That Could Empower The Gov’t To Police ‘Disinformation’

Poland confirmed plans to send at least a dozen fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming the first North American Treaty Organization (NATO) country to do so after the U.S. has rejected Ukraine’s calls to send advanced Western aircraft, according to media reports. Poland has plans to send up to a dozen Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets, replacing its inventory with U.S.-made F-35 joint strike fighters and South Korean FA-50s, the Associated Press reported . Ukraine will receive at least four MiGs within the coming days, with the remainder to undergo checks and be supplied at a later time, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday. Polish government spokesperson Piotr Mueller also indicated other countries operating MiGs had pledged to supply some of the jets to Ukraine but did not name any specific countries, according to the AP. (RELATED: US Weapons Aid For Ukraine Could Extend Years Beyond The War, Top Pentagon Official Says) Ukraine already employed several dozen MiGs in … [Read more...] about Poland To Send Fighter Jets To Ukraine, Becoming First NATO Country To Do So

The Senate completed a procedural vote in favor of repealing a pair of authorizations that allowed the President to take military action against Iraq in 1991 and 2003, paving a smooth path for the total revocation of the president’s war powers in Iraq. Overturning the 1991 Persian Gulf War authorization and the 2002 Iraq War authorizations passed the 60-vote threshold required to overcome the filibuster on Thursday. The bipartisan legislation needs to clear the amendment process at a vote next week, but the bill’s coauthors, Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, expect the legislation to pass, according to Politico. Efforts to repeal the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) have gathered steam since Kaine and Young first introduced the legislation in 2019. “The Iraq War has itself been long over. This AUMF outlived its purpose and we can no longer justify keeping it in effect,” Senate Majority Leader … [Read more...] about Senate Overcomes Major Hurdle In Repealing The President’s War Authorizations In Iraq

Department of Defense (DOD) medical providers in Europe are stepping up efforts to identify civilian providers of hormone therapy and other sex-change treatments for the children of U.S. military personnel stationed abroad, Stars and Stripes reported Wednesday. DOD has only one physician stationed on the continent who specializes in transgender treatments for minors, leading to a recent decision to discontinue medical treatment and counseling for new patients, Stars and Stripes reported , citing military health officials. Providers at U.S. military medical facilities in Europe have increased referrals to local health care facilities and are looking for more that will accept the Pentagon’s military health plan, Tricare. (RELATED: US Army Explains How To Respond When A Soldier Questions Showering With ‘A Female Who Has Male Genitalia’) Tricare is “actively working to identify additional clinics who can provide care” to dependents of American servicemembers seeking sex … [Read more...] about Pentagon ‘Actively Working’ To Find Doctors Who Will Provide Hormones, Puberty Blockers For US Military Kids Abroad

The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-OIG) has contradicted House Democrats’ claim about whistleblower and former FBI Special Agent Steve Friend, a group representing Friend announced in a March 15 press release. House Judiciary Democrats released a 316-page report early March challenging the credibility of whistleblowers who sat for transcribed interviews with the House Judiciary Committee, alleging, among other things, that both the DOJ-OIG and Office of Special Counsel had rejected Friend’s claim. In a March 13 letter sent to Empower Oversight, a nonprofit that helps whistleblowers document and report corruption, DOJ Assistant Inspector General Sean O’Neill corrected the record, assuring the group that Friend’s claims “remain under assessment.” As part of an investigation into alleged political bias in the FBI and DOJ, the House Judiciary Committee, headed by Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, first released a report summarizing allegations made … [Read more...] about DOJ Internal Watchdog Shuts Down House Democrats’ Claims Against FBI Whistleblower Steve Friend

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is gearing up to prosecute up to 1,000 more people on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, according to a letter from a U.S. attorney obtained by Bloomberg. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves sent a one-page letter to Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court Beryl Howell on Oct. 28, estimating cases could be filed for between 700 and 1,200 additional defendants as the department was already near making its 900th arrest, Bloomberg reported . Nearly 1,000 arrests have been made as of March 6., including 919 defendants who have been charged with entering a restricted federal building or grounds and 326 charged with “assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees,” according to the DOJ. “We expect the pace of bringing new cases will increase, in an orderly fashion, over the course of the next few months,” Graves told Howell, according to Bloomberg. Graves noted that predicting future cases is … [Read more...] about Biden DOJ Prepares For Slew Of New Jan. 6 Prosecutions: REPORT

Mall operators may be fined up to P1 million if they are caught allowing “colorum” public utility vehicles (PUVs) to operate in their terminals. Transportation Undersecretary for Roads Tim Orbos will meet with Metro Manila mall operators tomorrow, April 12, to remind them that they would be “made answerable” for the proliferation of colorum vehicles in their terminals. Under the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s Memorandum Circular No. 2017-030 which sets the guidelines for off-street terminal operations, violators face a minimum fine of P50,000 for every colorum jeepney and up to P1 million for every colorum bus. Around 195 malls in Metro Manila also serve as transport hubs. Of these, 16 are located on Edsa. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. … [Read more...] about DOTr to mall owners: Ban colorum PUVs from terminals or pay P1-M fine