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DSM N.V.Genomix Nutrition, Inc.DanoneNutrigenomics New ZealandMetagenics, IncDNALIFECura Integrative MedicineNutraGeneBASF SEGX SciencesNutrigenomixWellGen Inc.XCODE Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

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Reagents & KitsPharmaceuticalFood and NutritionServices

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Comprises ObesityDiabetesAnti-AgingChronic DiseasesOthers

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October 29, 2020

The Office of Research recognized staff and faculty during the virtual Research Week 2020 awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 15. The awards were presented by Washington State University Provost Elizabeth Chilton and Geeta Dutta, assistant vice president in the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships.

Research Week is dedicated to celebrating achievements, building partnerships and pursuing new opportunities for WSU research. Events were held Oct. 12-16 and included sessions on women in research, artificial intelligence, quantum science and the WSU Fulbright Scholar program. Patrick Fitch, associate laboratory director for Chemical, Earth, and Life Sciences at Los Alamos National Laboratory, also presented an invited colloquium entitled Multidisciplinary R&D to Improve COVID-19 Understanding and Response.

This has been a challenging year for our researchers and staff. Even in challenging times, its always important to recognize our researchers and celebrate the achievements of our faculty and staff. They all play a vital role in our research enterprise. Congratulations to all of our winners, said Christopher Keane, vice president for research.

This years Research Excellence Awards and Research Week grant competitions winners included:

Check out past years research award winners on the Research Week website.

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Election Day is around the corner, and in the age of COVID-19, many Harrisonburg residents are choosing to participate in early or mail-in voting. Heres a rundown of candidates and constitutional amendments that individuals registered to vote in Harrisonburg can expect to see on their ballots.

For President

DONALD TRUMP (R)

Running on a campaign slogan of Keep America Great, the incumbents platform largely mirrors his 2016 agenda. His America First policies prioritize lowering taxes, ending stifling regulations, securing the U.S borders and retaining jobs in the country, among other issues. Trump maintains his promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Trumps running mate, Vice President Mike Pence (R), is Trumps evangelical counterpart. Pence served as a representative of Indiana in Congress for 12 years before assuming the role of Governor of Indiana in 2012.

JOE BIDEN (D)

Biden served as a U.S. Senator from 1973 to 2009 and as Vice President under President Barack Obama (D) from 2009 to 2017.

A hot-button issue on Bidens agenda is imposing tax increases for corporations and the wealthiest Americans. Biden said, Americans who make less than $400,000 a year wont pay a penny more in taxes. Additionally, Biden said hell levy over a dozen middle class tax cuts.

Bidens platform also prioritizes building back better in the wake of the pandemic, establishing racial and social equity, instituting a clean energy future, modernizing Americas immigration system and ending gun violence by ceasing the online sale of firearms and requiring background checks for all gun sales.

Bidens running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D), is the first Black and South Asian woman to be a major partys vice presidential nominee. After serving as the California Attorney General for six years, Harris became the junior senator for California in 2017. She then ran for president, ending her bid in December 2019.

JO JORGENSEN (L)

Jorgensen,the only third party presidential candidate, is on the ballot. Shes running as a Libertarian and served as the Libertarian Partys candidate for South Carolinas 4th Congressional District in 1992.

Jorgensen wrote on her website that the U.S. should reduce red tape and regulation of medicines, treatment and testing so patient access increases. She also said she prioritizes returning control of education to the hands of students, parents and teachers. Jorgensen vows on her website to slash federal spending and reduce taxes.

She said as president shed work to remove government barriers to replace coal and oil burning power plants with safe, non-polluting, high-tech nuclear power plants and off-grid solar power.

Jorgensen said her goal is to turn America into one giant Switzerland, armed and neutral. Shes in favor of a military laser-focused on defending America, but without involvement in foreign wars. Shes a proponent of returning the over 200,000 American military personnel stationed overseas, ceasing military aid to foreign governments and ending blockades and embargoes on non-military trade.

Spike Cohen is Jorgensens running mate. Cohen is a political activist, entrepreneur and podcaster.

For Senate

MARK WARNER (D)

For the last 11 years, Warner has represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate. As senator, Warner has guided 55 bills signed into law. Warner lists lowering the costs of prescription drugs, protecting natural treasures like the Chesapeake Bay and creating jobs in Virginia as his biggest successes during his tenure. He said his priorities for his next term are correcting the out-of-control cost of health care, procuring solutions to climate change and aiding the future of our economy.

Warner also said hes committed to ensuring that every Virginian has access to quality, affordable health care and emphasizes protecting benefits for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

Warner wrote on his website that climate change is one of the largest threats to American health, economy and national security. He supports legislation like the Clean Economy Act, which establishes a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

DANIEL GADE (R)

Gade served in the U.S. military for over 20 years. After suffering an injury that resulted in the amputation of his right leg, Gade worked on veteran issues and military healthcare in former President George W. Bushs administration.

The first bill Gade said he wants to see through Congress is aimed at stopping insider trading among members of Congress and levy felonies on public servants who use insider, nonpublic information to gain an advantage in their financial endeavors.

On the environment, Gade said both parties should be able to find common ground. He said hes a proponent of clean water and renewable energy.

A proponent of term limits and bipartisan efforts, Gade said he will prioritize balancing the budget and prevent purposeful overspending by career politicians to buy elections.

For House of Representatives

BEN CLINE (R)

Cline is seeking reelection in the 6th district. Hes co-sponsored over 100 bipartisan bills during his 2-year tenure in Congress. From 2002 until 2018, Cline represented the 24th House District in the Virginia General Assembly.

Cline said the most important issue Congress must address this term is helping the country recover from the COVID-19 pandemic starting with the development and deployment of a safe and effective vaccine.

Cline supports funding to law enforcement agencies to provide body cameras, de-escalation training and a national database to prevent the re-hiring of officers fired for violating their agencys protocols.

Cline said because the sixth congressional district is one of the largest agriculture producing districts in the country, protecting natural resources is a top priority. He said he supports an all-of-the-above energy policy which creates a competitive market between traditional energy sources like coal, oil, and natural gas and alternative energy sources.

Another item on Clines agenda is pushing back against the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Cline said the mandates placed on insurance policies by the ACA have raised premiums for many Americans.

NICHOLAS BETTS (D)

Betts has worked in various jobs, including landscaper and substitute teacher, and lives in Lexington, Virginia.

The first item listed on Betts platform is providing a public healthcare option for all citizens while maintaining an option for private health insurance.

Betts calls for universal background checks at the federal level and a 1% federal sales tax on ammunition to fund violence prevention programs.

In terms of police reform, Betts advocates for a federal government developed police training program and increased transparency through federally mandated body camera usage and a national database of police misconduct.

Betts also lists reforming education through funding, reducing student debt through loan forgiveness, offering tax credits for clean energy, expanding internet access, upholding Roe v. Wade, protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and decriminalizing marijuana use as top priorities.

For City Council

In the race for City Council, five candidates two of whom are incumbents are vying for three available seats.

DEANNA READ (D)

Four years ago, Reed became the first Black female mayor of Harrisonburg. Born and raised in the northeast neighborhood, shes served two consecutive terms working to represent a voice that was missing at the table and make sure our community was one where people feel included. Reed is the program director for On the Road Collaborative, which helps over 300 students prepare for success in high school, college and their future careers. Reed lists education as a priority issue on her website. In a community where 61% of the population lives below the Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed (ALICE) threshold according to the United Way, Reed wrote that she will not walk away without ensuring that every Harrisonburg resident has affordable housing.

GEORGE HIRSCHMANN (I)

Hirschmann has perched on the council bench for four years. As the only independent candidate on the ballot, Hirschmann writes on his website that his goal is to bar partisan politics from local government. He cataloged returning Harrisonburg residents to work as safely and as quickly as possible in the wake of the pandemic at the apex of his issues. He also noted that his role in doling out CARES act funded grants to local businesses was integral to this goal. Hirschmanns website details that tax rates in the city have grown to the point that residents and businesses are fleeing the city, and lists that hes a fiscally responsible candidate who can tackle the issue.

LAURA DENT (D)

Dent is a pragmatic progressive which means she aligns herself with progressive goals like environmental and social justice while also retaining emphasis on the process to reach those goals. Dent was an adjunct technical writing professor at JMU until the pandemic, when she decided shed take a few years off. As a founding team member of the Friendly City Food Co-op, Dent said she knows how to support the recovery of small businesses in the aftermath of this public health crisis. She also supports the 50 by 25 plan to move to 50% renewable energy in Harrisonburgs electric grid by 2025, and affordable housing efforts through fair standards for zoning and taxes to encourage home ownership and protect tenants rights.

CHARLES HENDRICKS (D)

Having lived in the Valley for 12 years, Hendricks said his focus on the Council would be on sustainability, business and community. Hendricks wrote that the community has an ethical duty to address climate change immediately by focusing on clean energy, air, and water. He said hell work to create affordable clean energy sources that are available for all residents by establishing a weatherization programwhich reduces energy bills of low-income families by making their homes more energy efficient. He also prioritizes uncovering a solution to aiding Harrisonburgs homeless population. Hendricks said his background in design and construction qualify him to establishing housing thats affordable based on all local incomes and experiences.

KATHLEEN KELLEY (R)

Kelley is the first Republican candidate to run for city council since 2014. Kelley is an integrative medicine physician with Sentara, who has lived in Harrisonburg since 1997. She said she hopes to be a voice for Harrisonburgs workers and small business owners. Kelley said she wants to build a strong, resilient, crisis proof city by expanding the manufacturing base, promoting trade skills through education and removing burdensome taxes and regulations that she said suffocates small businesses. Kelley has faced criticism for her Facebook posts promoting QAnon and far-right political memes, but her political messaging remains targeted at advocating for families and local businesses.

For Harrisonburg City Public School Board

KAYLENE SEIGLE

Seigle grew up in Harrisonburg, attending Harrisonburg High School and EMU. She previously served on the HCPS School Board, and is aiming for reelection. Seigle wrote on her website that residents should vote for her because she believes she can bring a new perspective to the board and awaits the chance to improveour schools.

IRVIN PECKHAM

Peckham has been a teacher for 45 years spending 13 years as a high school English teacher, six as a graduate student teaching assistant, and 28 as professor and writing program director at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Having published two books and over 30 articles on writing assessment, writing program administration and social class influences on writing instruction, Peckhams platform focuses on assessment reform.

DEB FITZGERALD

Fitzgerald has served as the vice chair and chair of the HCPS School Board, and is seeking reelection to the board. Shes lived in Harrisonburg since 1985, and said watching the city undergo dramatic changes to become a diverse and dynamic place to live and work has prepared her for the duty of serving on the board. Fitzgerald is currently teaching remotely and face-to-face at EMU, and said she understands what families and other teachers are going through and is ready to work to get students back in the classroom.

NICK SWAYNE

Formerly serving as chair of the HCPS School Board, Swayne is seeking a fourth term on the board. Swayne is the founder of JMU X-Labs, which he said he created to help develop the campus innovation ecosystem. Hes also the executive director of 4-Virginia a collaboration of eight Virginia public institutions to leverage their combined strengths to improve higher educations efficiency and economic impact.

Also on the ballot:

VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.1, REDISTRICTING COMMISSION

Gerrymandering is a political tool used by both parties depending on whos in power. It can deeply affect minority communities by diluting the power of their vote.

The Virginia General Assembly and Governor Ralph Northam (D) will draw a new district map next year based on 2020 Census results. The proposed amendment aims to stop gerrymandering from dictating that process by shifting the responsibility of drawing these election districts to a bipartisan commission, who would then submit the maps for approval from the General Assembly. If commissioners appointed by legislators dont agree on maps or if the General Assembly doesnt approve the submitted maps by a certain date, the Supreme Court of Virginia is responsible for drawing the election districts.

According to the Virginia Mercury, the Democratic Party of Virginia is urging voters to oppose the proposed constitutional amendment because the bipartisan process will be inherently political and will quench any hope of a third party rising to influence. Conversely, the Republican Party of Virginia said that Democrats hold this view because they control the General Assembly and are unwilling to relinquish the power to redraw the maps themselves.

VIRGINIA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO.2, DISABLED VETERANS VEHICLE

The second proposed constitutional amendment would exclude disabled veterans from paying personal property taxes on cars and pickup trucks. The measure is a state and local tax break for veterans of the United States armed forces or the Virginia National Guard who have a 100% service-connected, permanent and total disability. Under the amendment, a vehicle thats owned by the spouse of a disabled veteran could also be free from taxation.

According to Vote411, proponents of the measure say that veterans who are totally disabled from a military-related experience have sacrificed enough for their country, so eliminating the burden of taxes on their primary vehicle is deserved. Critics of the amendment say the exemption is too broad and shouldve included limitations on eligibility based on income or value of the exempted vehicle.

Contact Brice Estes at estes2ba@dukes.jmu.edu. For more coverage of JMU and Harrisonburg news, follow the news desk on Twitter @BreezeNewsJMU.

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One participant said, It seems like weve done 10 years of work in seven months!

Kevin Harrod, Ph.D.Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., director of Infectious Diseases, got a text at the end of Wednesdays four-hour School of Medicine COVID-19 Research Symposium that highlighted the broad and breakneck work done at the University of Alabama at Birmingham since March 2020.

It seems like weve done 10 years of work in seven months! she told participants.

Presentations by eight leading UAB researchers buoyed that sentiment. Among the work:

One hallmark of all eight presentations? An extreme interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers and clinicians across the hospital and university campus, that co-convener Etty Tika Benveniste, Ph.D., called remarkable. Research presented by Fran Lund, Ph.D., for example, involved eight different labs and 30 researchers.

Here are brief highlights of each presentation.

The first two presenters, Lund and Paul Goepfert, M.D., looked at how two kinds of the immune systems white blood cells respond in patients with COVID-19.

Lund, an international expert in B cell biology, was able to isolate B cells from patients that made antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein. Her team found that many of these antibodies were cross-reactive against the spike proteins from SARS or MERS, which suggested that the antibody protection might wane. She also briefly mentioned her work to test the Altimmune Inc. intranasal vaccine candidate that would be the first intranasal vaccine for COVID-19 and might be effective at preventing transmission.

Steven Rowe, M.D.Goepferts team found a surprising result: Peripheral T follicular helper cells against SARS-CoV-2 continue to increase during convalescence, and they are more activated in severe patients who are in intensive care.

Immunologic studies like those of Lund and Goepfert are vital for understanding how the body responds to SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a prelude to learning how to better treat the disease.

In the section on optimizing diagnosis and treatment, Erdmann talked about several other clinical trials besides the remdesivir trial. He noted that UAB has been quite successful in minority enrollment for inpatient trials, and said UAB researchers have been able to enroll 159 convalescent patients and 846 hospitalized patients for donations of high-quality biological samples like peripheral blood monocytes, blood plasma, urine and oral saline rinses.

After he finished, Marrazzo said, You highlighted the absolutely herculean efforts to do this exceptionally collaborative work at UAB.

Besides the creation and expansion of the UAB COVID-19 test, Leal described how his team was able to adapt that test to screen 250,000 students who were returning to Alabama colleges in August, by using a pooled-sample method. Now, as flu season approaches, the clinical lab is adjusting its test to detect both SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal influenza in a single test. They are also beginning to incorporate prognostic tests of things like interferon-beta or various cytokines into the COVID-19 test. The goal is being able to identify those who are more at risk for severe disease.

In Harrods drug screening, he identified tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) an existing drug that is a Vitamin E precursor as a drug that acts in synergy with remdesivir. This is important because the TPGS could then lessen the amount of remdesivir needed to treat patients. Remdesivir is in short supply. Intriguingly, his team also found that ivacaftor, a cystic fibrosis drug, is effective against SARS-CoV-2 in the cell culture assays, opening the door to studying its mechanism of action.

The second presenter in basic science discovery, along with Harrod, was Steven Rowe, M.D., director of the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center at UAB. He is testing ferrets as an animal model of severe COVID-19 disease, to fill the urgent need for such a model. His team has found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 disrupts mucociliary clearance in the ferret trachea, as measured by micro-optical coherence tomography, which is similar to the laser eye test that creates a profile of a patients retina. This test is now being adapted to quantify mucociliary clearance the escalator-like movement of mucus from the lungs to the throat in patients with COVID-19.

Paul Goepfert, M.D.,Nathan Erdmann, M.D., Ph.D., and Fran Lund, Ph.D.The final section of the symposium focused on COVID-19 and health disparities.

Mona Fouad, M.D., noted that COVID-19 deaths are higher in African Americans and Hispanics than whites, and she said that, as the pandemic arrived, the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities team pivoted to COVID-19. They created a Community Mobile Testing Model with three parts: engaging and educating communities about COVID-19 and dispelling myths; bringing mobile testing to vulnerable communities; and creating patient navigators to help people with COVID-19. Navigators are people who have had experiences similar to those of the communitys people and understand their needs.

Jefferson County CARES Act funding expanded the program to 33 test sites in 18 communities in the county. Of the adults tested, Hispanics had a 29 percent positivity rate, African Americans 9 percent and whites 5 percent.

The final UAB presenter was Selwyn Vickers, M.D., dean of the UAB School of Medicine. He said a meeting he had with 13 Black medical leaders nationwide identified COVID-19 as a crisis within a crisis. African Americans already had health disparities, caused in part by disparities in education and socio-economic determinants, before the added burden of a pandemic.

The deadly combination of COVID-19 with the preexisting social determinants was like throwing gasoline on a fire, he said, a combination of smoldering chronic disease and an acute respiratory infection. Even more than African Americans, the worst-hit in the United States are Native Americans.

To help address disparities, Vickers said we need to prepare for a second surge of COVID-19, ensure equitable treatment and vaccine availability, invest in public health, and invest in reducing the social determinants of health disparities.

Mona Fouad, M.D., Selwyn Vickers, M.D., andSixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D.At UAB, Marrazzo is the C. Glenn Cobbs, M.D., Endowed Professor in Infectious Diseases and a professor in the Department of Medicine; Benveniste is the senior vice dean for Basic Sciences in the School of Medicine, the Charlene A. Jones Endowed Chair in Neuroimmunology, and professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology; Lund is the Charles H. McCauley Professor and chair, Department of Microbiology; Goepfert is director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic and professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; and Erdmann is an assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

Also, Leal is assistant professor, Department of Pathology; Harrod is the Benjamin Monroe Carraway Endowed Chair and professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; Rowe is professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine; Fouad is senior associate dean of Diversity and Inclusion, professor, Department of Medicine, and director, Division of Preventive Medicine; and Vickers is the James C. Lee Jr. Endowed Chair, senior vice president for Medicine and dean, School of Medicine.

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It was negative three degrees outside when Evi Dixon remarked on what a beautiful day it was. Originally from Austria, she is no stranger to a white world and chilly temperatures. Actually, snow is what initially brought her to Big Sky the plan was to work one season abroad as a ski instructor. Instead of returning immediately, she met a fella and had two children. They all moved back to Austria, but her ex husband missed home and returned to Montana.

She described Big Sky as a tiny, deserted little place in the early days, particularly in the summer and fall no one was around. Twelve years later, Dixon returned to a different Big Sky, a thriving mountain, and she would meet a new man. For years, she worked on the mountain in the ski school office, at BASE Camp when it was just starting, she became an EMT, a ski patroller and eventually an accident investigation supervisor for ski patrol, where she would take pictures and measurements, find witnesses and record the data. Dixon also did avalanche patrol, became a dispatcher and eventually trained dispatchers, a job she describes as one people rarely want, but that is important.

She believes she was the oldest woman to ever start professionally patrolling at Big Sky Resort.

A rough divorce in 2015 led her to another path, but first through a gauntlet of pain.

I gave myself up completely to [my marriage], she said softly with her slight accent. I was at the bottom of my energy. I had to do something. I couldnt wait any longer because I was really thinking of ending my life. I needed to do something so I started my own business.

From there, she said she found meaning and not just from a feeling of purpose, but also from positive interactions with new people, working on her personal development, her mindset.

It gave me so much hope. I really love it. Theres always a reason or a silver lining behind what happens, she said. Im here. Im happy. It still hurts what happened. That was really awful. I try to look to my future and get my feet on the ground. In Austria, she was a therapist. So after her divorce, she returned to her roots. Helping people makes her happy.

In Austria, she studied kinesiology and became a craniosacral therapist. Her focus is in frequency medicine. What some people may define as Eastern Medicine she refers to as integrative. She believes the eastern and western ways of medicine can work together and create the best possible outcomes for patients.

Her home business now involves the Healy, a device created by a German physicist and engineer who was a monk in India for 20 years. He created a handheld device that has similar capabilities as a large machine. With a team of doctors behind it, Dixon explained that it has applications for things like pain management, sleep, concentration, meridians, chakras, the whole gamut.

I can scan peoples biodynamics and their electric fields. It tells me what frequency people need and then it sends out the frequencies through the electromagnetic or biodynamic field, since we are all energy, we are all biodynamic, we are all frequency, every piece of music, every tree we are all connected, she said. She can treat people in Australia or India and has even treated animals.

Whatever Dixon decides to pursue she does with determination and a willingness to learn. A few years ago, she wanted to find animals to keep the grass mowed down on her property. After settling on alpacas and launching her business Spanish Peaks Alpacas, she learned to shear them and now travels around to other farms to help with shearing. From there, she learned how to spin yarn, how to knit and weave.

In many ways, she is the consummate entrepreneur, allowing for one pursuit to lead her to another and into a further understanding of entire industries. She continues to diversify her portfolio.

Dixon even recently became an author of an ebook titled, Activate Your Inner Healer, that contains 10 tips for self healing.

Life has never really been easy on her, she said. Her challenges started when she lost her parents as a little girl.

We are all going through trauma, but I still believe that Im a lucky person, she said.

When difficulties stack and she begins feeling overwhelmed, she does what she can to get herself recentered.

Meditate, go out and hug a tree, go listen to inspirational videos, go and dance. Or if its time to cry, its time to cry, she said. The main thing is that we have stories that happen and we have to understand the things that happen they are not happening to us, they are happening for us. That is a little bit of difference in the wording, but it is a big difference in the meaning. Life goes on and we have to deal with it. We are just going to become stronger.

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TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CB2 Insights (CSE:CBII; OTCQB: CBIIF) (CB2 or the Company), one of the largest integrative healthcare systems in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has completed the asset acquisition of Maverick County Medical (MCM) in Eagle Pass, Texas. The acquisition of MCM expands the Companys bricks and mortar and telemedicine services to 14 States and adds 10,300 new patients to its current roster of 100,000.

MCM has been operating in Eagle Pass for over 15 years with strong patient retention. Services to patients include primary care, occupational medicine, disease management, minor surgeries, and treatment for auto accident injuries, among others. Services provided by MCM are primarily reimbursed through insurance carriers including Medicare, Medicaid and other commercial payors. MCM also provides services for un-insured patients however representing a smaller proportion of todays revenues.

The Company expects to see continued growth in patient registrations and visits as MCM continues to thrive among the challenges most clinics have faced due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the Company will work quickly to expand on the current offering of services by leveraging its current telemedicine infrastructure to provide access to patients across the state of Texas. The Company will also evaluate the current services offered to determine growth in new and complimentary services, add new lines of revenue from insurable services, and expand overall patient care.

Our goal is to provide accessible and affordable healthcare solutions, said Prad Sekar, CEO, CB2 Insights. With the expansion into Texas by way of acquisition of MCM, we welcome a family of practitioners, staff and doctors who align with the direction of our Company, and will be a central point of expansion for our services through telemedicine, subscription services for uninsured patients, and the vision for an integrated National healthcare network.

MCM represents the first acquisition by the Company since its recently announced oversubscribed private placement of CAD 5.13 million in September 2020. The acquisition is also part of a 3-pronged growth model which includes growth from the current infrastructure, new services and acquisitions. The Companys experienced management team continues to develop a robust pipeline of accretive and strategic acquisition targets that are revenue generating, profitable and offer significant opportunities for growth.

The Company paid a total cash consideration of CAD 0.98 million for MCM. Terms of the transaction include a customary transition by the previous owners with 50% of the cash awarded at the signing of the transaction, and 50% due 6 months from the date of completion of the transaction. MCM reported revenues in 2019 of CAD 1.6 million and net income of CAD 0.29 million.

About CB2 Insights

CB2 Insights (CSE:CBII OTCQB:CBIIF) is a healthcare services and technology company, working to positively impact patient health outcomes. The Companies mission to improve the lives of patients through the prevention and treatment of health conditions and using proprietary technology to monitor, assess, and generate insights to help improve patient outcomes. The Company owns and operates a proprietary virtual telehealth platform, and a network of over 30 medical clinics across 13 states in the US, providing integrative, primary and urgent care services to over 100,000 patients annually.

The Company has created works primarily to roster and treat patients seeking traditional and alternative treatments due to the ineffectiveness of conventional medicine, inability to find support through their existing care network, or in some cases, inability to access a primary care network. The Company offers both primary care via a traditional insurable services model and a disruptive low-cost subscription based urgent care offering for patients seeking immediate need to a healthcare provider via telehealth.

The Company differentiates itself by being one of the largest integrative medical practices in the US that owns its own proprietary technology, data analytical assets, and clinical research expertise to support new market expansion, market access, data collection and analysis and drug discovery.

The Company operates a proprietary electronic health record platform Sail (Sail) to document, treat, monitor and report on patient health outcomes. Developed in 2015, Sail is used internally across all of the Companys clinical operations. Sail features a robust telemedicine platform that the Company uses to provide care to its National patient base. To support patient care and positive health outcomes, the Company is also focused on advancing safety and efficacy research surrounding alternative health treatments by monitoring and assessing Real-World Data (RWD) and providing Real-World Evidence (RWE) through our proprietary technology, data analytics, and a full service contract research organization.

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For as long as humans have existed, they have told stories to each other. But what about the stories people tell themselves? A breakthrough documentary, Is Your Story Making You Sick? offers a compelling look at how stories define how people see themselves, view relationships, live their lives and manage their health.

Dr. Uday Jani, a respected Milton internist who specializes in integrative medicine, and Lewes chiropractor Dr. Krista Griffin invite the community to watch this award-winning film. An outdoor screening will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15, at Leftys Alley & Eats, 36450 Plaza Blvd., Lewes. Other screenings set to be held Oct. 8 and 10 in Leftys banquet room are being reworkeddue to changing COVID conditions in the community. A Zoom webinar is being planned; check Dr. Janis website at udayjanimd.com for details on how to participate.

The film features eight people from all walks of life who bravely confront their stories, along with top national mental health experts and a revealing look at narrative therapy exercises and modalities.

This is an important film showing an innovative approach to healing through the real-life journeys of people living with addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety who learn how to confront and ultimately change their stories, said Jani. In this time of COVID anxiety, loneliness and isolation, the baggage people carry may seem heavier than before. But as this documentary shows, there are many tremendously effective modalities that can start the healing.

Jani, who utilizes mind-body practices to care for his patients, credits his fellowship studies at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, and particularly his mentor there, Dr. Ann Marie Chiasson, who appears in the documentary.

It is possible to overcome addiction, PTSD, depression and other stress-related illnesses by re-examining the stories we tell ourselves, said Jani. Finding whats at the root of each individual patients story is how you begin to rewrite the story and begin the process of transcending pain.

The documentary expertly weaves years of filming and research, intensive narrative group therapy, and expertise from leaders in the fields of trauma, addiction, and mindfulness to illustrate the road to meaningful change.

The story problem can manifest in many different ways, and frequently results in a variety of incorrect diagnoses and unneeded drug treatments, said Jani. Learning how to monitor and modify patterns that trigger symptoms allows new patterns to be created and a new story to evolve. The power of healing mind, body and spirit with community involvement has become even more essential during this time of COVID.

Griffin said, Everyone should see this movie. It demonstrates the power childhood emotional traumas have over choices throughout ones life. The message of resilience and overcoming is beautifully encouraging and hopeful.

We so appreciate the swift and enthusiastic participation of Leftys owner DJ Hill, who has graciously made his facility available to the community for viewing this important film, said Jani. He has ensured every protocol, from mask wearing to social distancing, is scrupulously followed to keep us all safe.

The film screenings include a live Q&A immediately following the documentary, with Jani and Griffin joined by integrative health specialist Dr. Carolyn Trasko and clinical psychologist Dr. Richard Todd. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Harry K Foundation, dedicated to defeating childhood hunger in Delaware.

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What Is a Holistic Veterinarian, and How to Find the Right One for Your Pet?

These experts are trained in natural remedies such as food, herbal medicine, and acupuncture.

Natural remedies such as food, herbal medicine, and acupuncture aren't just for humans. They are treatments for your dog, cat, or guinea pig, too, and they come from a holistic veterinarian, who uses a combination or conventional medicine and natural remedies to treat your pets' ailments.

But holistic veterinarians do more than use natural remedies. "A holistic veterinarian is looking at the pet as a whole, where everything is connected, versus just treating symptoms," explains holistic veterinarian Dr. Katie Woodley, DVM. They're concerned with sousing out the root cause of a problem, she says, and then treating that underlying issuenot just reducing its symptoms. For example, if your pet has an allergy, a conventional veterinarian might treat the problem with steroids, but the problem could return as soon as steroids are no longer administered, Dr. Woodley says. But a holistic veterinarian would look for the root cause of the allergic reactionsuch food or environmentand seek to resolve the issue in a way that does not come back, she says.

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There's nothing wrong with conventional medicine, of course. Both conventional and holistic "methods have their strengths and weaknesses," says Dr. Gary Richter, DVM, owner of Montclair Veterinary Care and Rover health expert, who practices integrative medicine, which is a combination of both methods.

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Both conventional and holistic veterinarians receive the same conventional medicine training, but holistic veterinarians further their education through the study of practices such as food therapy, herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, and more, Dr. Woodley explains. Pet parents might seek a holistic veterinarian for a number of reasons, Dr. Richter says: They might prefer a holistic philosophy for their own healthcare, and want their pet to experience the same. Or, he says, they've tried conventional medicine and haven't seen the results they ideally want. A pet that's in pain, for example, may not improve with medicationbut a holistic veterinarian could try acupuncture, supplements, or herbal medicine to aid other medications, Dr. Woodley says.

Other unique treatments and services holistic veterinarians may offer could include chiropractic care, ozone therapy, or homotoxicology, says Dr. Richter, who adds that "some [treatments] are more scientifically based than others and what specific therapies are offered by a holistic veterinarian varies greatly based on their education, experience, and personal philosophy."

To find the best holistic veterinarian for youand for your pet's needsDr. Richter recommends going to the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association's website, where you can search for holistic veterinarians in their area. There, you'll also be able to see what unique certifications a veterinarian hasso, for example, if you think your pet needs acupuncture, you can filter the results to find holistic veterinarians that provide acupuncture service in your area, Dr. Woodley says. It's always smart to check reviews too, she adds, "to see if other people have found them helpful for the care of their pet." Perusing their website and social media might help you get a sense of their philosophy, she says, and help you to determine "if it resonates with you as a pet parent."

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While it may seem like ginger is a recent trend in holistic and alternative treatments, the plant, which originated in Southeast Asia, has been used for medicinal purposes in countries like India and China for centuries. In fact, many Asian households used it to help treat anything from a headache to a sore throat to menstrual cramps long before studies and scientific evidence proved gingers health benefits.

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According to a study discussing the effectiveness of ginger in the journal Integrative Medicine Insights, the anti-nausea properties of ginger come from gingerols, which are natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds found in raw ginger that activate spice receptors on the tongue.

If you've ever had ginger ale or ginger tea to settle an upset stomach, you already know that ginger can help with nausea and digestive problems. But to get the largest amount of health benefits from ginger, you should be consuming it raw.

Along with its anti-nausea properties, ginger also stimulates gastric emptying, moving things out of the stomach more quickly and thus providing relief to tummy troubles.

Beyond its use for nausea, ginger is also packed with nutrients that benefit both the body and brain andwhile these healing properties are present in many of its forms, you might consider having a few fresh ginger roots on hand.

In 2013, researchers studied the antiviral effects of both fresh and dried ginger on a respiratory virus in human cells. The study indicated that fresh ginger was an effective tool in protecting the respiratory system, while the dried ginger was not.

Raw ginger is a low-cost and easy-to-find natural remedy that you can use to help treat several everyday issues like sore throats and headaches. If youre unsure how to consume raw ginger, there are a few different ways.

The first is to mince raw ginger and blend it up in a healthy fruit smoothie. To lessen the zing, use fruits that have a lot of sweet flavor like fresh mangos. In this recipe for a mango smoothie with turmeric green tea and ginger, matcha powder adds a soft earthiness that tones down the sharp ginger.

Another option is to add a chunk of ginger to a hot cup of tea or hot water. You dont even have to peel it simply place a piece of ginger in your teacup and pour boiling water over it. Add some honey and a squirt of fresh lemon if you like, and youve got the perfect remedy for fall sniffles.

You can also grate some ginger into your favorite comforting or spicy soup. When you grate ginger as opposed to dropping it in raw, the result is milder and much more dispersed. Its a staple in Indian cooking and brings both heat and a slightly spicy, slightly sweet flavor.

If youre more of an amateur baker, you can also add chopped pieces of ginger to muffins or cake batter or try pumpkin desserts with fresh ginger for a zesty fall twist.

But if you dont want to whip up a recipe, you can eat it raw just as is you only need a tiny sliver to chew on. Cut an inch off the ginger root, use a spoon to peel the brown skin off and nibble on it. You can also use a vegetable peeler to shred super thin slices of ginger and let them sit on your tongue before chewing them down for a less pungent experience.

If youre not familiar with storing raw ginger, it can last in the fridge for three to four weeks and even longer in the freezer. Simply place the root in the vegetable drawer or in an eco-friendly produce bag to keep it fresh, and when youre ready to use it, you can use a grater or zester to grate the frozen piece of ginger right in without needing to thaw it.

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Newswise Irvine, Calif. September 30, 2020 In a new study, published in Current Biology, researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine reveal how subanesthetic ketamine, which is used for pain management and as an antidepressant in humans, is effective in treating adult amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly known as lazy eye.

Our study, demonstrates how a single-dose of subanesthetic ketamine reactivates adult visual cortical plasticity and promotes functional recovery of visual acuity defects resulting from amblyopia, explained Xiangmin Xu, PhD, a professor of anatomy and neurobiology and director of the Center for Neural Circuit Mapping at the UCI School of Medicine.

Subanesthetic ketamine, commonly used to treat depression and pain, evokes rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects in human patients. There was evidence that ketamine may control how the nervous system makes structural changes in response to internal and external demands, a process called neural plasticity. But, how the drug worked remained elusive, until now.

Our research team showed that ketamine down-regulates NRG1 expression in PV inhibitory cells, resulting in sustained cortical disinhibition to enhance cortical plasticity in adult visual cortex, said Steven F. Grieco, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar in the Xu lab and lead author. Through this neural plasticity-based mechanism, ketamine mediated functional recovery from adult amblyopia. Xin Qiao, PhD, a postdoctoral staff in the Xu lab is a co-first author for the published paper.

Amblyopia is a vision disorder in which the brain fails to process inputs from one eye, favoring the other eye. The condition can result in decreased vision in the affected eye. Each year, between one and five percent of children worldwide, are diagnosed with this condition.

Fast and sustained ketamine actions show promise for therapeutic applications that rely on reactivating adult cortical plasticity. Further testing is needed to determine the full implications of this discovery.

This study was supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health.

About the UCI School of Medicine

Each year, the UCI School of Medicine educates more than 400 medical students, and nearly 150 doctoral and masters students. More than 700 residents and fellows are trained at UCI Medical Center and affiliated institutions. The School of Medicine offers an MD; a dual MD/PhD medical scientist training program; and PhDs and masters degrees in anatomy and neurobiology, biomedical sciences, genetic counseling, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, pathology, pharmacology, physiology and biophysics, and translational sciences. Medical students also may pursue an MD/MBA, an MD/masters in public health, or an MD/masters degree through one of three mission-based programs: the Health Education to Advance Leaders in Integrative Medicine (HEAL-IM), the Leadership Education to Advance Diversity-African, Black and Caribbean (LEAD-ABC), and the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC). The UCI School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Accreditation and ranks among the top 50 nationwide for research. For more information, visit som.uci.edu.

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"The mind and the body are so intertwined," Fulop says. "If a person is dealing with the constant stresses of daily life it is likely to manifest in physical aches and pains in the body." To break it down: When the brain releases stress hormones, triggering the fight-or-flight response, heart rate and blood pressure can increase. When these two vitals go up, Fulop says the muscles will tighten.

"When muscles will stay in a contracted state and shorten, pain will eventually set in," she says. "How we treat our body through our eating habits, exercise habits, and dealing with stress will play an extremely important role in our overall health and wellness."

On top ofthat, living with chronic pain will begin to change how the body processes pain over time, Nerurkar says. "And long-standing chronic pain can have an impact on the mind-body connection." Managing these symptoms before they become chronic can increase the overall quality of life.

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A Vanderbilt team of experts in virology, genetics, structural biology, chemistry, physiology, medicine, immunology and pharmacology have together developed technology to understand and predict animal susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the scientific name for the strain of coronavirus causing COVID-19. providing evidence that horses and camels may be at increased risk of the virus. The group has also released a publicly available tool to enable people to understand the likelihood of other animals susceptibility.

The article, Predicting susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection based on structural differences in ACE2 across species, was published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Journal on Oct. 5.

The investigators applied a combination of sophisticated genetic sequence alignment and structural analysis of ACE2, the receptor protein for SARS-CoV-2, to a variety of known susceptible and non-susceptible species. Through the analysis they identified five particular amino acid sites within the protein that distinguish virus susceptibility or resistance, and using these sites developed an algorithm to predict susceptibility of unknown species. The algorithm has been made public on a website where people can upload the aligned ACE2 sequence of animals with unknown susceptibility to generate a COVID-19 susceptibility score.

Jacquelyn Brown, a staff scientist at the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education, initiated the project. When I first learned that COVID-19 had crossed the species barrier into cats and dogs, I became worried about other animals that might act as reservoirs for the disease or be at risk, explained Brown, an avid equestrian who practices medieval mounted archery. Since MERS infects camels, I was concerned about what would happen if my horse could get it?! Horses have massive lungs and a sensitive respiratory system, and we humans often touch their noses and mouths.

206,000 horses live on horse farms and properties in Tennessee and 3.2 million of the states 10 million farm acres are devoted to the horse industry. Brown proposed a collaborative research project on the topic to Gordon A. Cain University Professor John Wikswo, who holds appointments in physics, biomedical engineering, and molecular physiology and biophysics.

As the director of VIIBRE, an institute established to foster and enhance interdisciplinary research in the biophysical sciences, bioengineering and medicine at Vanderbilt, Wikswo immediately assembled a trans-institutional team spanning Vanderbilt schools and colleges and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I speak each disciplines language well enough to make the necessary connections, Wikswo said. This proved to be an outstanding group brought together by their interests and skills that produced an important result in very short order.

The project gave meaning to each researcher, at a time when we all were searching for ways to contribute to fighting COVID-19, noted Wenbiao Chen.

The work could not have been achieved without the collaboration of many researchers. The multidisciplinary approach revealed how much information can be wrung from the same basic information, noted Wenbiao Chen, the papers co-corresponding author and associate professor of molecular physiology and biophysics. We found potential targets by sequence comparison but wouldnt have been able to interpret our findings without structural information. The project gave meaning to each researcher, at a time when we all were searching for ways to contribute to fighting COVID-19.

Understanding the animals we should more closely scrutinize based on their susceptibility to COVID-19 can help us protect people, pets, wildlife, livestock and our food sources, said Matthew Alexander, assistant professor of medicine. The algorithm the team developed is particular to SARS-CoV-2 because it focuses on its particular receptor binding protein ACE2, but the approach is broadly applicable to predicting susceptibility to other viruses or during future outbreaks.

There is also the opportunity to investigate if the identified five sites on ACE2 that most distinguish susceptible from non-susceptible species can be used as targets to develop drugs that inhibit these sites specifically. I hope that our results will inspire future research on both rational drug design and closer examination of at-risk species, said Meena Madhur, the papers co-corresponding author, associate professor of medicine and associate director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation at VUMC.

Of note, the work and collaboration were conducted remotely, with an analysis of publicly available data. This experimental approach of using extensive and rapidly accumulating publicly available data in new ways allowed us to efficiently answer a timely question without having to generate new datasets. The collaboration was fun and rewarding, and we were able to answer an important question that none of us could have solved alone, Alexander, the papers co-first author said. Wikswo pointed out that while the source data was public, the project required massive calculations of how different versions of the virus would bind to each animals ACE2.

Members of the collaborative project also include Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry Jens Meiler, Clara Schoeder, co-first author and postdoctoral scholar, , Charles Duncan Smart, graduate student in molecular physiology and biophysics, Chris Moth, computational chemist in the biological sciences department, and Tony Capra, research associate professor of biological sciences.

The work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants F32HL144048-01, DK117147, UH3TR002097 and U01TR002383, U19AI117905, U01AI150739, and R01AI141661, R35GM127087, and DP2HL137166 and American Heart Association grants 20PRE35080177 and EIA34480023

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Most mornings can benefit from a cup of coffee, but that doesn't mean every morning should start with a cup of coffee.

"Something that's become a big game-changer for me is starting the morning off with two large glasses of water," Bulsiewicz says. "I have not given up coffee. I will not give up coffee. I've just found that my body responds better when I reach for water first."

Think about it. To avoid waking up in the middle of the night to pee, urologist Vannita Simma-Chiang, M.D., recommends taking a final sip of water about three hours before bed. If people follow that rule, by the time they wake up, about 11 hours will have passed without any source of hydration.

"Your body needs that water to start working properly," Bulsiewicz says. "My brain, my gut, and my kidneys all seem to function better when I start with water instead of coffee."

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Joseph Duffy PhD brings 20+ years of small molecule discovery chemistry and operations to his role as SVP Chemistry of Skyhawk Therapeutics, Elliot Ehrich MD brings 20+ years of clinical development for novel pharmaceuticals to his role as Chief Medical Officer of Skyhawk Therapeutics,and Rob Hershberg MD-PhD with 25+ years of biotech and pharma experience has joined Skyhawk's Scientific Advisory Board.

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyhawk Therapeutics today announced that Dr. Elliot Ehrich has joined the Company as Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Joseph Duffy has joined as Senior Vice President of Chemistry. The Company also strengthened its Scientific Advisory Board with the addition of Dr. Rob Hershberg.

"We are delighted that Joe and Elliot have come on board at Skyhawk," said Bill Haney, co-founder and CEO of Skyhawk Therapeutics. "Their combined scientific and clinical accomplishments will be invaluable in shepherding our novel RNA-targeting small molecule drug candidates successfully into the clinic. We are also excited to welcome Rob to our Scientific Advisory Board. His clinical and scientific insight and deep experience as a drug developer will be a tremendous addition to Skyhawk."

Elliot Ehrich, MD most recently served as a Venture Partner at 5AM Ventures and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Expansion Therapeutics, a 5AM Ventures portfolio company. Previously, Dr. Ehrich spent 17 years at Alkermes ultimately as Executive Vice President of R&D and CMO. At Alkermes he led the development and successful FDA registration of multiple new medicines. Dr. Ehrich has also worked in clinical pharmacology and clinical research at Merck &Co, Inc..

Dr. Ehrich received a BA in biochemistry from Princeton University and an MD from Columbia University. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University Medical School followed by postdoctoral research the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Over the past four years, Joseph Duffy PhD, served as Executive Director of Discovery Chemistry atMerckResearch Laboratories in Rahway and Kenilworth, New Jersey, where he oversaw multiple preclinical drug discovery teams. Dr. Duffy's contributions over 24 years at Merck included all phases of drug discovery, from lead identification through clinical phase candidate development. He directed successful lead optimization efforts for multiple indications, resulting in clinical candidates and Investigational New Drug (IND) applications from both internal projects and international collaborative research with biotech organizations. Dr. Duffy received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Kent State University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Rob Hershberg MD-PhD began his career as an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Associate Physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Later, Dr. Hershberg co-founded VentiRx Pharmaceuticals and, as President and Chief Executive Officer, led the company through its transformational partnership with Celgene. Dr. Hershberg joined Celgene in 2014 to lead their efforts in Immuno-Oncology, was promoted to Chief Scientific Officer in 2016, and was subsequently Executive Vice President and Head of Business Development & Global Alliances and served as a member of the Executive Committee until the acquisition of Celgene by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 2019. Rob is currently a Venture Partner on the Frazier Life Sciences team. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles and received his Ph.D. at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Skyhawk Therapeutics is committed to discovering, developing and commercializing therapies that use its novel SkySTARTM (Skyhawk Small molecule Therapeutics for Alternative splicing of RNA) platform to build small molecule drugs that bring breakthrough treatments to patients.

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New Zealand, which will go into elections on October 17, will also be holding a referendum to decide whether cannabis should be legalised or not.

If New Zealanders are to vote for legalising cannabis for recreational usage, it would join the likes of countries such as Canada, Uruguay and certain states in the United States where consumption of marijuana is legal. Early poll numbers, from the latest Newshub Reid-Research poll, however, reveal that only 37.9 per cent population support the proposition.

In India, the investigations into Sushant Singh Rajputs death has thrown open a Pandoras box of drug abuse in Bollywood. The arrest of actor Rhea Chakraborty by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) over the discovery of 59 gms of curated marijuana seized, and the questioning of lead Bollywood actors such as Deepika Padukone over certain WhatsApp chats which referred to maal and hash, has brought back a much-debated topic - that of legalisation of marijuana.

Also known as Weed, Pot or Ganja, Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world.

Around 3 crore people use it in India, alone, with Delhi the third-largest cannabis consumer in the world and Mumbai, the 6th largest.

India also grows some of the most sought after varieties of weed in the world the stunning Parvati Valley in Himachal Pradesh is a Hippies paradise, where the hugely popular Malana weed is cultivated. Keralas Idukki Gold is renowned as one of the best strains of weed in Asia.

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India is no stranger to marijuana, a drug that has been used for thousands of years, dating back as far as 4000 BC. The cannabis plant even finds a mention in the Vedas and is closely associated with Lord Shiva. The drink Bhang or thandai served during Holi is prepared from dried cannabis leaves and milk, with other spices added to it. Bhang is legal in the country and is sold at specific government authorised shops.

Weed also has a connection with Ayurveda, which, while connoted as a toxic substance in Ayurvedic texts, has traditionally been used in medicines. In 2018, the Centre Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences in collaboration with Gujarat Ayurved University found that cannabis leaves can be effective in alleviating pain and other symptoms in cancer patients post-chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Further, research is being conducted to develop cannabis-based drugs for the treatment of pain in illnesses such as epilepsy, anaemia and cancer by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR - IIIM) in collaboration with Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO), a startup which works with industrial hemp.

So, with such religious and historical connections to it, how can the consumption of marijuana be illegal in India?

The recreational usage of marijuana is illegal in India and is governed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Consumption of marijuana is punishable with a jail term of six months or a fine of Rs 10,000, while illegal production and cultivation can be punished with a jail term of up to 10 years.

However, marijuana was legal in India until 1984. It was in the 1960s that the United States launched an offensive against the drug and a drive to ban it. During the 1961 Convention on Narcotics Drugs, India had even opposed the classification of marijuana as a hard drug.

Bucking under pressure, the Rajiv Gandhi administration passed the NDPS Act in 1985 which criminalised cannabis in its resin and bud form, but allowed the sale of bhang at government-approved shops.

Ironically, several states in the United States have now either legalised marijuana or are considering it. In India, various NGOs and activists have been asking for its legalisation. Their argument is that the criminalisation of marijuana has pushed the drug underground and to onto the hands of criminals who make it more potent and dangerous.

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Arguments favouringlegalising marijuana also say that it could lead to fewer chances of addiction. A study conducted in 1994 by epidemiologistJohn Anthony who surveyed more than 8,000 people about their marijuana usage, discovered that the chances of getting addicted to the drug were 9 per cent. For alcohol, this figure was 15 per cent, for heroin 23 per cent and for nicotine, 32 per cent.

Legalisation will also help villagersin areas like the Parbati Valley and the upper reaches of Kullu and Manali, and Idukki in Kerala whose main source of income comes from cannabis. Currently, with marijuana being illegal, farmers are forced to sell it to drug peddlers at low prices, and have problems with the police. Those for legalising the drug argue that by making the drug legally available, farmers would benefit from a more regulated market.

However, the fact remains that cannabis, when taken recreationally still remains a drug which could have harmful effects on the consumer. While a plant, it contains the mind-altering chemical, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol(THC), which is responsible for the intoxication that people who consume it feel.

The plant also has over 400 other chemicals. Researchers from the University of Alberta have identified potentially toxic chemicals in marijuana smoke which could have health effects. In a single puff of cannabis smoke, researchers have isolated around 110 toxic chemicals which may have carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic effects, which could affect the development of the embryo or foetus.

Research conducted in Pittsburgh has also discovered that children of frequent marijuana users have relatively less attention span than their peers. Early marijuana usage has also been linked to a loss in I.Q levels of pre-teens.

Further, The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study conducted in Dunedin, New Zealand has found that people who smoke even one joint a week are prone to developing respiratory illnesses. Occasional smokers who cut down on weed, also had reduced symptoms, while heavy smokers had a persistent cough and wheeze even after cutting down, or quitting completely. This proves that the side effects of smoking weed on heavy smokers may linger for long.

Those who are against the legalisation of weed are also worried that its usage could prove to be a gateway to other, more potent, hard drugs.

Marijuana, if used responsibly, could help those cultivating it and using it. However, with India already grappling with problems of alcoholism, excessive tobacco usage, much more research needs to be carried out to ensure that the risks do not outweigh the potential benefits.

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Child Care of the Berkshires Inc.staff have returned to the office as of June 15.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) BerkshireCountyhas announced the addition of a Warm Line, 413-445-1136,a phone number that people can call to talk toeither a NAMI BC staff or a community trained volunteer having lived experience with mental health issues, trauma, and/or to assist individuals through a difficult time, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.NAMI Berkshire County will provide support over the phone as well as resources as available. Calls will be accepted during the day and evening until 8 p.m. Callers experiencing isolation, fear, stress can speak to someone so they will not feel as isolated and find some coping strategies that have worked for the operators staffing the phone.If operators are not available callers can leave their phone number and first name and they will be called back within 24 hours or sooner. The information is strictly confidential.

BHS Helpline.People should contact their primary care physician if theyhave concerns. Testing must be authorizedthroughthe primary care. TheBerkshire Health Systems helpline can answer many questions regarding findinga primary care, testing, or other health related issues.The Nurse Triage line has reduced its hours to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, still available seven days a week. The number remains 855-BMC-LINK, or 855-262-5465.

Northern Berkshire Adult Education has gone virtual!All classes are offered online, even the PCA class. Free to all adult learners. Brush up your skills to get your GED or to prepare to return to college from the comfort of your home. Contact Bob or AnnaMaria at 413-662-5330 or 413-662-5386.

nbCC Changes to Open Hours and Programs-The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (nbCC), in an effort to help combat the spread of COVID-19, has made the following changes to open hours and programs:

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Frances Jean Beebe, 78, of West Monroe, passed away Sept. 22, 2020. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Apostolic Restoration Church in West Monroe. Interment was in Kilpatricks Serenity Gardens in West Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Mrs. Adrienne Delery Day, 82, of Monroe, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Interment was at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at the funeral home.

Funeral service for Marc Felts, 55, of West Monroe, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, at First West, West Monroe. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at the funeral hoe, and from noon until time of service Friday at the church. He passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

Mr. Alex John George, 88, of Monroe, passed away Sept. 21, 2020. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. 2020 at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, in Monroe. Interment was at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Memorial services for Billy Ray Johnson, 69, of West Monroe, will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Interment will follow at Carter Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. He passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020.

A celebration of life for Steve Mitchel Netherland, 62, of Farmerville, was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation was from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. He passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020.

Shonda Lea Carroll Parker

Shonda Lea Parker, a devoted wife, mother and author of Christian herbalist study courses, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the age of 53 after battling cancer for several years. She was with her family in Calhoun when she peacefully departed to be with her Lord Jesus Christ.

Shonda was born Oct. 17, 1966 in DeRidder. She grew up in Pitkin under the care of her parents, Shelvia Shelby and Virginia Ginny Carroll, each of whom previously died.

Shonda met her husband, Keith Parker, at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. They married in 1986 and reared seven children in Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.

In the late 1980s, Shonda pursued an interest in integrative medicine and herbal therapies. At the time, American herbalism was mostly associated with New Age movements, but Shonda believed she could help reclaim a Christian view of herbal therapies that had been lost in the 20th Century. For more than 30 years, Shonda shared her faith-based approach to understanding Gods creation and how such knowledge could improve the treatment of the human body. She traveled for speaking engagements at midwifery conferences and wrote four books about herbal therapies, family health and food. Under her Naturally Healthy brand, Shonda developed an exhaustive course in Christian herbalism and formulated a line of herbal medicines as well. Though she focused her career on using herbal therapies to assist healthy living, Shonda encouraged reliance on medical professionals as well as the enjoyment of delicious food and drink items like Dr. Pepper.

In addition to her career as a successful author and businesswoman, Shonda devoted herself to her family and church. Whether aiding her children in their various pursuits or hosting large gatherings, Shonda was passionate about helping other people find satisfaction in their calling or meals. Many people knew Shonda as an enthusiastic hostess through her dinner parties and festal work at large gatherings.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Redeemer in West Monroe, 715 Cypress St., West Monroe, Louisiana, 71291. Pastor Steve Wilkins, of Church of the Redeemer, will officiate the service and David Alders, of Nacogdoches, Texas, will deliver the eulogy. Services can be livestreamed at redeemertwincities.org

Shondas remains were cremated and will be spread in Texas.

Shonda is survived by her beloved husband, Keith, her seven children and their spouses: Zachary and his wife, Samantha; Emily and husband, Jonathan, of Fort Worth, Texas; Eryn and husband, Braden; Eliana; Zebediah and wife, Bayley; Samuel; Simon; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Margaret Johnson Rhone, 103, of West Monroe, were at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Rev. Ted Freeland officiating. Interment was in Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe. Visitation was 9-11 a.m. Thursday.

Margaret Johnson Rhone was born on Jan. 11, 1917, in Crockett, Texas, the ninth child of Mary Eldora Harrison Johnson and James E. Johnson. She died in West Monroe, on Sept. 22, 2020, after a long illness. Mrs. Rhone married her childhood sweetheart, Robert Franklin Rhone and they made their home in West Monroe, where he was employed by Brown Paper Mill. While many of their peers were offended by the smoke and cinders from the mill, they considered it their bread and butter. They were blessed by the births of two daughters, Barbara Jean Rhone and Denna Maureen Rhone. When the daughters were aged 13 and 10, they were blessed by the birth of a son, Robert F. Rhone Jr.

Margaret and her family were charter members of Brownville Methodist Church, which later evolved into Asbury United Methodist Church. Her church family was very important to her. She was very talented and could do anything she set her mind to. Mrs. Rhone enjoyed all kinds of crafts, canning and freezing vegetables and fruits. She was always busy. She enjoyed quilting and sewing especially. She sewed all her mothers clothes without benefit of patterns and sewed for her daughters until they started working. She also sewed for a good friend, Mrs. Shirley Works Moore, sewing pretty dresses, and gowns for every season and occasion up until she was 95. Mrs. Rhone was a good cook and enjoyed preparing home-cooked meals. It was a source of pleasure for her to provide a safe haven in her home for recreation and social activity for her children and their friends. The last months of her life were difficult as she was forced to admit she couldnt do what she used to and wanted to do.

When her son entered school, she enrolled in and completed the Louisiana Practical Nursing Course, so shed be prepared for his education should she be required to do so. Luckily that was not required.

Mrs. Rhone is preceded in death by her parents; eight siblings; her husband; her son; and grandson-in-law, Mark Zachry.

Survivors include her daughters, Barbara Jean Rhone, and Denna Maureen Rhone Ballard and husband, Richard; daughter-in-law, Frances Luffey Rhone; granddaughter, Tammy Ballard Zachry; great-granddaughter, Katie Zachry Meredith and husband, Jamie and their sons, Noah, Jonah, Luke, and Levi; great-grandson, Paul Zachry and wife, Lauren and their children, Haylea and Owen.

Pallbearers were Paul Zachry, Jamie Meredith, Joey Gardunio, Alex Gardunio, Rick Ray, and Richard Ballard.

Mrs. Gayla Banks Rogers, 73, of Monroe, passed away Sept. 22, 2020. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Interment was in the Old Union Church Cemetery in Grayson, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Timothy Corbin Sanderford

Timothy Corbin Sanderford, 62, of West Monroe, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Arrangements are under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Riley Dale Sanderson, 84, of Calhoun, died on Sept. 24, 2020. Private family graveside services were held on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Mr. James E. Smith Sr., 80, of Bastrop, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Interment was at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.

Memorial service for L.D. Smith, 77, of Monroe, was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Rowland Road Baptist Church. Services were under the direction of Griffin Funeral Home, Monroe. L.D. passed away, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020.

Funeral service for Jerry Lynn Taylor , 65, of Calhoun, was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Interment followed at Cheniere Baptist Church Cemetery. Jerry passed away, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020.

Funeral services for Justin M. Vallery, 37, of Keller, Texas, were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Interment was at Kilpatricks Serenity Gardens. Visitation was from noon Saturday until service time.

Mrs. Gail Wheelis, 83, of West Monroe, passed away Sept. 27, 2020. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Interment was in Rutledge Cemetery in West Monroe.

Mr. Dan Paul White, 64, of Monroe, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. A celebration of life service was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. A private family interment followed at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.

Lois Ann Whittington, 81, of Calhoun, LA, died on Sept. 27, 2020. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at New Chapel Hill Baptist Church in West Monroe with Dr. Marty Black officiating. Interment was at New Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

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As you age, and as a normal response to just going through life, proteins and organelles in your body get damaged or die. If theyre not cleared out, these damaged particles accumulate in your cells and jam things up. When this happens, your cells cant divide and function normallythis can cause cell death and age-related diseases, contribute to poor tissue and/or organ function, and even become cancerous.

Enter the process called autophagy. During autophagy, the body marks damaged parts of cells, unused proteins, and other junk in the body for removal and clears them out. This is a form of cellular cleansing and, really, the true meaning of a detox. Autophagy also helps deliver nutrients to cells that need them.

Autophagy can dictate not only how well we live but perhaps how long we live, says board-certified integrative neurologist Ilene Ruhoy, M.D., Ph.D. It is a key physiological mechanism that has been conserved throughout evolution for the distinct purpose of allowing the human species to thrive. But when the autophagic mechanisms are overwhelmed or dysfunctional, cells are unable to perform optimally and disease can occur, as well as more rapid aging.

Autophagy is absolutely essential for healthy, functioning cells and if its never kicked on to its full potential, you can get sick. One of the most notable ways these dead proteins accumulate is seen in Alzheimer's disease. Because they are never cleared from the body, dead proteins travel to the brain and get stuck there, causing the characteristic plaques associated with the disease.

Think of it this way: autophagy is like the robot vacuum you have in your house. When things get messy, it kicks on, cleaning up debris and unwanted junk, leaving you with a nice clean slate and preventing a buildup that can lead to a bigger mess down the road.

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