It has been two weeks since we did the GM diet. I lost 7 pounds during those 7 days of GM diet. Even after returning to my gluttonous lifestyle for two weeks, those 7 pounds haven’t come back. Excellent, eh!? Should do this week-long diet again sometime in the next few months.
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After watching a report on interference RNA on PBS NOVA show last year, I decided buy stock (RNAI) of SiRNA therapeutics that pioneered research in this exciting new technology. Interference RNA got a lot of press when 2006 Nobel prize for Medicine was awarded to Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, who discovered “RNA interference: gene silencing by double-stranded RNA”.
Sirna has partnered with several companies (GSK, Allergan, etc.) to develop therapies based on interference RNA. They have one therapy in phase II clinical trials and several others getting ready to start clinical trials.
Today, pharmaceutical company, Merck (MRK), annouced that they’ll buy Sirna for $1.1Billion, i.e. $13 per share (~200% profit for me, Ka-ching!!). Glaxo SmithKline (GSK), who is already partnering with Sirna to develope agents for respiratory targets, may make a counter bid to protect their investment. That means more Ka-ching for me and other Sirna stockholders. Ay-Caramba!
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October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. It is one of the most prevalent cancers in women around the world. This year, about 200,000 women will be diagnosed of breast cancer in the US alone. Early detection leads to best chance of recovery. There are many excellent sources of information on the internet, such as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website, National Cancer Institute’s section on Breast Cancer.
Remind your mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, friend and neighbour to talk with their doctor about it to understand their risk. With your girlfriend or wife, take matters in your own hands: schedule a doctor’s appointment for them and give them regular exams. They’ll appreciate it. Remember that early diagnosis is very important for successful treatment.
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Mark Nov. 8th in your calendar. Mercury will transit over the Sun. It should be easily seen through Solar viewing goggles or with the use of a pinhole camera. Here is a predicted image that shows the progress over time.
NASA – 2006 Transit of Mercury
I am going to be busy with a day-long meeting that day. Hopefully, will be able to spare some time to get out and view the transit.
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I was always amazed at the heroines from Bollywood movies who changed clothes so often and so fast. Check out this video, where the clothes change routine is done on-stage.
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At this morning weigh-in, I have lost about 7 pounds in one week of this diet. I don’t feel any other benefits from it. My knees feel better with little less weight to carry, but that is it. Maybe, I don’t feel any different than before, because I am still sleep-deprived. Part of this weight loss could be attributed to sleep-deprivation. In the week before I started this diet, I was away on a business trip and used to get at least uninterrupted 7 hours of sleep and was eating huge three meals per day. Anyway, if these 7 pounds stay away, that will be good.
Eating just fruits and vegetables isn’t so bad. I mostly eat that always anyway. During the week, at lunchtime, one of my colleagues was eating a big sandwich. I wanted to snatch it from his hand and eat that yummy bread. That was the only time I felt bad about being on this diet. At home, we ate home-made guacamole as vegetable (avacado is a fruit, right?) and made spicy vegetable soups. So, it was quite enjoyable.
Today, I started eating regular food. Wonder how long it will take for these 7 pounds to come back.
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