TV's Dr Oz Faces Capitol Hill Critics
DR Mehmet Oz's enthusiasm for "miracle" weight-loss cures landed the celebrity surgeon in the hot seat on Capitol Hill in Washington. US politicians grilled him about dubious diet products popularised on his hit TV talk show.Oz was the star witness at a hearing on diet scams hosted by Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat who chairs a Senate panel on consumer protection. In sometimes-contentious exchanges with McCaskill and other senators, Oz described himself as a victim.
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Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems bought a company that makes spaceship engine and life-support systems used in the Dream Chaser space plane it’s creating to ferry NASA and private sector astronauts into orbit. The Louisville company reached agreement to make Orbital Technologies Corp., of Madison, Wisconsin, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the companies announced Thursday. Terms were not disclosed. Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems is a division of Sparks, Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp., a privately-held defense and aerospace company.
LEXINGTON, Mass. - Dr. Kenan Sahin, founder and interim president of CAMX Power, announced the release of the Company's breakthrough lithium-ion cathode material CAM-7.2™ for use in advanced batteries. It is available for licensing. For companies that wish to enter the cathode market by licensing CAM-7.2, both customer and production support will be available. For producers of cathode materials who license CAM-7.2, CAMX Power will provide assistance in adapting their existing plants to synthesize CAM-7.2 and in blending it with other materials.
SALT LAKE CITY - Jazz centre Enes Kanter is undergoing platelet-rich plasma treatment to help with tendinitis in his right knee. The injection is designed to stimulate recovery in the 22-year-old's joints. The team says he is receiving the treatment on Tuesday and should be able to return to physical activity in two weeks. Because of the treatment, Kanter will not take part in the FIBA World Cup with the Turkish national team.
