The Latest Breakthroughs That Could Help Bladder Cancer Patients

Toward the end of the 19th century, a New York City surgeon named Dr. William Coley purposely injected one of his patients with streptococcal bacteria. Coley wasn’t crazy. He hoped the bacterial infection would stimulate an immune response that would slow the spread of his patient’s cancer, which was inoperable. The experiment worked; the patient’s tumor shrank.

For the next 40 years, Coley and his research collaborators would test similar remedies on more than 1,000 cancer patientsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. They had failures but also many successes, especially among people with bone or soft-tissue cancers. Today, Coley is sometimes called the father of i…

NBA’s COVID-19 Bubble Postseason Gets Underway

An all-too-long 141 days after the NBA shut down on March 11—an event that first signaled to many Americans the dire seriousness of COVID-19—the league will restart its 2019-2020 season on Thursday, with a nationally televised doubleheader: the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz face off at 6:30 p.m. eastern, while the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 9; both games will air on TNT.

At one point, fans, league officials and players might have imagined a resumed NBA season to be a sign that America has emerged from the worst of the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, tip-off is no mark of public health improvement: July has seen a record surge of new daily cases of COVID-19; on July 28th alone, more than 60,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the U…

Black Friday or Bleak Friday- was it good or bad for UK retail-

Interest was undeniably high though. Location intelligence and data specialist Loqate said that online transactions rose by 55%  year-on-year between midnight and 10:00 on Black Friday, “despite fears around false deals and spending fatigue.”Online shopping picked up in earnest from 05:00 onwards and online transactions grew 45% faster than last year, which is slightly lower than the annual increase of 50% seen from 2016 to 2017.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

And spending accelerated as soon as consumers got into their offices with more transactions conducted between 09:00 and 10:00 than in the hours before work. Some categories soared. Shoppers on Amazon bought more than …

B2B marketplace Joor sets sights on Asia following $16m Series C funding round

The round was led by Japanese corporation Itochu, with support from existing investors Canaan Partners and Battery Ventures. According to a press statement, Joor has now raised a total of $36 million and will use the funding to expand into Asia, as well as to drive ongoing product innovation for both brands and retailers.Currently, Itochu handles over 150 U.S. and European brands within the Japanese market. Through the partnership, Joor will have access to the Japanese company’s brands and will help accelerate the entry of new overseas brands into Japan.

“[Joor has] leading technology, innovative solutions for brands and retailers, and a robust marketplace,” said Yoshihiro Fukushima, executive officer of Itochu, in a release. “Joor’s dominance in North America and Europe m…

China make-up market to climb 7.4% through 2026- GlobalData

Through 2026, the market is expected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%, reaching $11.7 billion, according to a new report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company.Previously, the per capita expenditure (PCE) on make-up in China increased from $1.2 in 2016 to $2.8 in 2021, surpassing the regional average of $2.4. Still, it lagged the global average of $3.9.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

In particular, the eye make-up category is set to register the fastest value CAGR in China over 2021 through 2026, followed by the lip make-up category.“The Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and Beijing undermined demand for color cosmetics in China in the first hal…

Cambodia to revitalise silk sector

At a recent industry event in the capital Phnom Penh, Mao Thora, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Commerce and chairman of the Cambodia Silk Sector Development and Promotion Commission, said a government-led initiative will seek support from international donors and investors to rebuild the nation’s flagging silk industry, The Phnom Penh Post reported.The strategy aims to move toward producing high-value silk products in order to create jobs and reduce poverty in rural communities, especially among women.คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง

“We want to find investment partners because right now silk is a family scale business and the export is [minimal] because the qualit…

Ex-Jaeger owner prepares for court battle

The news comes six years after he lost the businesses in a rapid succession of events. Tillman, a leading figure in the UK retail industry and former British Fashion Council chairman, claims the bank sold the debt in Jaeger to Better Capital while he was on holiday and without warning, without offering him a chance to finance the debt himself.Lloyds sold Jaeger’s £16 million debt in the spring of 2012คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. The move gave control of the brand to the private equity firm headed by financier Jon Moulton, and Jaeger was swiftly put into administration.

Subsequently, Jaeger’s new owners called in debts owed by Aquascutum, which was also owned by Tillman, p…

China outbound travel may take another year to fully recover

Chinese cross-border travel, defined as people coming and going, could get back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024 and then steadily grow from there, the industry body’s Chief Executive Office, Julia Simpson, said. Another factor limiting the speed of the nation’s cross-border travel recovery is heightened fuel costs for foreign carriers not able to fly across Russian airspace, which can translate into higher fares, she said.For people in China wanting visas, the process “has been slow and it’s because some of the embassies in China haven’t staffed back up to the levels to meet that sudden exploding demand,” Simpson said in an interview in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

On the flipside, for foreign visitors wanting to get a visa to China, “what we would say to the Chin…

Six years after Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster, fashion brands urged to pay more

The collapse of the factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, in April 2013 killed more than 1,100 workers, placing scrutiny on major brands and sparking demands for better safety in the world’s second-largest exporter of readymade garments.Yet fashion companies constantly pressure Bangladeshi garment suppliers to keep prices low and make clothing faster, a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, resulting in cost-cutting on safety and wages, and the mistreatment of workers.

Two agreements after the Rana Plaza disaster saw retailers involved in initiatives to improve conditions in factories: the Bangladesh Accord on fire and building safety – signed by about 200 major brands and unions – and an alliance on worker safety.But many of Bangladesh’s factory owners said t…