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This 2016 ProPublica article found that doctors who received money from drugmakers and device manufacturers were two to three times more likely to prescribe brand-name drugs at high rates than others in their specialty. In general, doctors who received any money were found to prescribe a higher percentage of brand-name drugs than doctors who did not. ProPublica’s research found that nine out of 10 cardiologists who wrote at least 1,000 prescriptions for Medicare patients received a payment from a drug or device company in 2014, as did seven out of 10 internists and family practitioners. Dr. Richard Baron of the American Board of Internal Medicine notes doctors “almost have to go out of their way to avoid taking payments from companies.”

“Described decades ago, the Warburg effect of aerobic glycolysis is a key metabolic hallmark of cancer, yet its significance remains unclear. In this Essay, [authors David Sabatini and Peggy Hsu] re-examine the Warburg effect and establish a framework for understanding its contribution to the altered metabolism of cancer cells.”

On March 27, 2019, PepsiCo sent CrossFit, Inc. a cease-and-desist letter regarding the artwork accompanying Professor Tim Noakes’ Hyponatremia of Exercise series. CrossFit, Inc. created the image for this series exposing Gatorade’s deadly marketing campaign. The artwork served to elucidate Gatorade’s hydration myths, not advertise or indicate a commercial good or service. As such, it fell solidly within CrossFit’s fair use rights. CrossFit will not comply with PepsiCo’s demands and is prepared to defend its rights to the full extent of the law. CrossFit also will continue to shine a light on the fatal consequences of the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries’ efforts to make a profit through the corruption of the health sciences—including nutrition, exercise, and hydration.

For three decades, Tennessee levied an unjust “amusement tax” on small gyms, including Tennessee’s 150+ CrossFit affiliates. No more, following extensive lobbying by CrossFit, Inc. and the efforts of Tennessee’s affiliates to push back against this arbitrary penalization of their business model.

Professor Tim Noakes highlights key moments in the evolution of official drinking guidelines from 1880 to 2007, focusing on various organizations’ departures from sound scientific practices in the 1980s and ‘90s. He reviews, in particular, the American College of Sports Medicine’s Position Stands of that era, as well as the U.S. military’s similar acceptance of the Zero-Percent Dehydration Doctrine despite the lack of scientific evidence supporting the associated drinking guidelines. As evidence of the danger of these recommendations mounted, the U.S. military began to revise its position. The sports drink industry, however, continued to overlook the risk of overhydration. As Noakes comments, “When commerce becomes involved in science, the rules of proper scientific conduct soon change.”

The knee joint is comprised of four bones: the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula. They combine to create one of the least structurally stable joints in the body. Accordingly, the knee can only move safely in a limited range and pattern of motion, unlike the shoulder or the hip.