Cure for type 1 diabetes? New business aims at trials
A new startup company has raised $114 million to develop a treatment for type 1 diabetes. Semma Therapeutics will use the new funding to begin human…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Cinnamon and blood sugar
Researchers are studying the spice cinnamon to see if it helps control blood sugar, as folk treatments suggest. A review of 11 trials of cinnamon…
Food cravings
Dieters who are serious about losing weight should do one thing first: Clean out the fridge. Writing in the journal Obesity, researchers from Louisiana…
Carrots are healthy, peeled or unpeeled
Peeling a carrot does not remove the majority of vitamins, according to the Tufts University Nutrition Letter. The carrot skin contains concentrated…
Oral HPV is causing cancer in men decades after exposure
When it comes to diseases, the most worrisome are the ones that people can’t see coming and cancers are at the top of the list. According to CNN, there is…
Food allergies are on the rise among American children
As modern medicine continues to find ways to treat and prevent illnesses from occurring, at least one issue affecting children is on the rise. According…
Don’t drink too much coffee!
Many people rely on a daily dose of caffeine to get their day started, but according to the Mayo Clinic, there are risks associated with drinking too much…
All about eggs: How long to keep them; Codes on the carton
Eggs in the shell are safe to eat up to five weeks after the sell-by date, found on the short end of the carton. Numbers on the carton The carton…
The humble egg: Try this slow scramble for a creamy delight
Let’s first get the bad PR out of the way: Eggs won’t raise your risk of stroke, heart attack or heart failure, according to the Tufts University Health &…
Use combustion heaters with caution
Portable heating equipment can be deadly when used improperly. According to the National Fire Protection Association, about 40 percent of fires related to…