The Daily Populous

Sunday May 14th, 2017 evening edition

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As a refresher: Back in 2014, a federal court struck down the existing Open Internet Rule from 2010, leaving the FCC holding the metaphorical bag.

The agency had to create a new rule to replace the lost one, and so it did.

The Commission formally voted in May, 2014 to open a proceeding to consider a new proposed rule.

That vote passed by 3-2, with the then-minority Republican commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly dissenting.

“Chairman Pai is leading a much more transparent rulemaking than the one supported by Commissioner Clyburn back then.

By contrast, Commissioner Clyburn in 2014 voted for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the public had not been allowed to see.

Also, because economic analysis is critical to the Commission’s decisions in this area, Chairman Pai has proposed that the FCC conduct a cost-benefit analysis during this rulemaking proceeding. »

How narrators for drug ads take scariness out of side effects

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The FDA does insist, however, that the ads rattle off a long, usually grim, list of potential side effects.

Or the warning section may be written with more complex sentence structures, to make it harder for viewers to absorb.

In one experiment, Day showed people commercials for two drugs that had similar side effects and addressed the same health condition. »

unlocked devices, app itself is still working (for now)

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Earlier today, Netflix started showing up as 'incompatible' on the Play Store for rooted and unlocked Android devices.

However, Netflix has now confirmed to us that blocking modified devices from downloading the app was intentional.

If you're not familiar with it, Widevine is a Google-made DRM technology that works across various desktop and mobile platforms. »

Novel tissue-engineered islet transplant achieves insulin independence in type 1 diabetes

Authored by sciencedaily.com

Islet transplantation has demonstrated the ability to restore natural insulin production and eliminate severe hypoglycemia in people with type 1 diabetes.

This was the first successful tissue-engineered "mini pancreas" that has achieved long-term insulin independence in a patient with type 1 diabetes.

Islet transplantation has allowed many patients to live without the need for insulin injections after receiving a transplant of donor cells. »