Cholesterol drug prevents heart attacks — but costs $14K a year For the first time, research shows that a pricey new medication called Repatha not only dramatically lowers LDL cholesterol, the “bad” kind, it also reduces a patient’s risk of dying or being hospitalized. Repatha, a man-made antibody also known […]
Most boomers infected with liver-damaging hepatitis C virus do not know it Few Baby Boomers have been tested for the liver-damaging hepatitis C virus, despite recommendations that all members of that generation have the blood test at least once, new research suggests. The share of boomers who had the test […]
Food may influence cancer spread There is mounting evidence the food on your plate can alter cancer’s growth and spread, say Cambridge scientists. Animal research, published in the journal Nature, showed breast tumours struggled without the dietary nutrient asparagine. It is found in the foodies’ favourite asparagus, as well as […]
Tony Romo to play PGA Tour event in the Dominican Republic Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is making his PGA Tour debut next month in the Dominican Republic. As a player, not a broadcaster. Romo, now the lead NFL analyst for CBS Sports, has received a sponsor’s exemption to […]
The Josh McDaniels Colts era: How it all fell apart Even as the apprehension in the building began to rise, a little more with every passing hour, Chris Ballard never blinked. Way he saw it, there was no reason to. The fact that Josh McDaniels’ flight to Indianapolis aboard Jim […]
Winners and losers from college football’s national signing day National signing day lost a little bit of the glitz, glamour and drama this year after the first-ever early signing period in college football last December. But now that the 2018 recruiting period is really over, let’s catch up on what […]
No. 16 Ohio State snaps No. 3 Purdue’s nation-best 19-game win streak Purdue’s winning streak and outright lead in the Big Ten ended Wednesday night. The ascent of Ohio State and star junior Keita Bates-Diop continued. Bates-Diop furthered his Player of the Year argument with a game-winning tip-in with 2.8 […]
LeBron James’ OT buzzer-beater ends Cleveland Cavaliers’ losing streak on national TV One second. One shot. One player. For one night, LeBron James made all of Cleveland’s problems disappear. James dropped in a fade-away jumper over Jimmy Butler’s outstretched hand as the buzzer sounded in overtime, giving the Cavaliers a […]
Google’s move to bring Nest back into the fold is a sign it’s taking the huge threat from Amazon seriously Google is clearly worried about Amazon. If that wasn’t obvious before, it should be now, after the search giant announced it was going to bring Nest, the smart-home product company […]
France, Germany want progress on taxing tech giants France and Germany intensified calls on Wednesday for U.S. technology giants to pay more tax in the European Union, with Paris saying the new bill could amount to billions of euros. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he wanted the EU […]
