Nuvilex's Medical Marijuana Segment Could Mirror Israel's Success

SOURCE: Goldman Small Cap Research, Inc.

BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwired - Jul 31, 2013) - Goldman Small Cap Research, a stock market research firm focused on the small cap and microcap sectors, notes that considering the success of some of the programs in Israel in treating cancer patients with cannabis, Nuvilex Inc.'s (OTCQB: NVLX) subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Sciences, Inc. may elect to emulate some of that country's initiatives.

In Israel, the medical-marijuana industry has flourished. Today, medical marijuana is prescribed to 11,000 patients, up from 1,800 in 2009, according to the Israeli Health Ministry. It is used to treat an extensive list of illnesses including cancer, Parkinson's, Tourette syndrome, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Importantly, while some cancer patients do smoke medical marijuana, in most cases, the drug is delivered via pill, liquid, food and even vapor. These delivery method alternatives are a bit broader than what is typically found in the U.S.

Perhaps the reason for the forward-thinking of Israeli scientists is the long history of medical marijuana research in Israel, which according to a recent article in Tablet magazine, traces its roots to nearly 50 years ago.

Much like in the U.S., despite the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inherent in cannabis that is responsible for the "high," Israeli researchers prefer to remove the THC and raise the concentration of the non-psychoactive cannabidiol, or CBD, which has documented anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In fact, in the 1960's, Israel was a world leader in research on marijuana and its components conducted under the so-called grandfather of cannabis, professor Raphael Mechoulam of Hebrew University, who first isolated the THC component.

Going forward, as Americans continue to embrace the use of marijuana for its medicinal properties coupled with the elimination of THC from cannabis "extracts" and a concentration on the use of CBD as a therapeutic agent, Nuvilex's choice of developing CBD-based treatments for serious cancers becomes validated. Furthermore, a combination therapy for pancreatic cancer that combines a CBD-based treatment with its high profile live-cell encapsulation-based treatment for that disease may well be in Nuvilex's future.

Since the summertime is also a vacation period for the country's legislators, the medical marijuana space has been a bit quiet of late. However, once legislatures return to session, it is likely that this industry segment will enjoy accelerated opportunities.

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About Nuvilex, Inc. (OTCQB: NVLX): Nuvilex, Inc. has been a provider of all-natural products for many years, has expanded its company to increase its natural product based footprint through medical marijuana studies and is becoming an international biotechnology provider of live, therapeutically valuable, encapsulated cells and services for treatments, research and medicine. The Company's offerings will ultimately include cancer, diabetes and other clinical treatments using the company's natural product knowledge, product base, cell and gene therapy expertise, and live-cell encapsulation technology in addition to other new products currently under development. For more information, visit www.nuvilex.com.

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Ohio gallery is mini-Cooperstown for baseball fans

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MONTGOMERY, Ohio ? Shoeless Joe Jackson might have asked if this is heaven.

Here was one of his thick-handled bats, being gripped lovingly and studied for cleat nicks and baseball smudges from games he played nearly 100 years ago. Newly arrived, it soon will be carefully displayed, near a rare Jackson signature, and in the days and years to come, it will be viewed by dedicated fans who will also be mingling with stars of the game.

Jackson, depicted in the movie ?Field of Dreams,? was banned from baseball for his role in the 1919 ?Black Sox? World Series-fixing scandal, by lore disappointing a young fan who shouted: ?Say it ain?t so, Joe!? But the ill-fated star has a place amid such greats as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron in the Green Diamond Gallery in suburban Cincinnati.

The gallery showcases a top private collection of baseball memorabilia while hosting a small club of fans who in recent months have been able to ask pitcher Jack Morris about falling short of making the Hall of Fame, slugger Jose Canseco about illicit steroid use, and manager Tony La Russa about secrets of the St. Louis Cardinals? success.

?There?s Cooperstown, then it?s Green Diamond, and I don?t know what would be a close third,? La Russa said, referring to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, celebrating its annual induction weekend in upstate New York. The Hall?s president, Jeff Idelson, has visited the gallery and agrees it?s unlike anything else he?s seen outside Cooperstown.

The gallery?s roots are in a child?s first trip to a baseball game five decades ago.

Bob Crotty still savors memories of the sights, sounds and smells of Crosley Field, then home of the Cincinnati Reds. He was drawn to the souvenir stand, buying buttons and other inexpensive trinkets.

And so it began.
?Once I got the bug, I got it pretty bad,? Crotty said.

The preteen boy cut lawns for cash to fund his new passion, and he spent hours writing letters to teams requesting yearbooks and other items. His bedroom desk and shelves filled, then his entire bedroom, then the family?s basement.

He networked with collectors and learned the best auction houses and authenticators while becoming a top executive in the family-run Van Dyne Crotty uniform company. When it was bought in 2006 by industry giant Cintas Corp., Crotty suddenly had plenty of time and money ? and a very large collection.

?I was pretty much at a crossroads ... either get rid of all this stuff or do something with it,? said Crotty, now 54. He met with Kevin Manley, who had worked for a nonprofit that Crotty?s company supported, to brainstorm.

Most collectors by nature want to protect their privacy and valuables, so not many fans get to view what they have.

?I always wanted to give this a home where I could display it, share it in some capacity, maybe create an environment where we could do something different,? said Crotty, who made Manley the manager of what opened in 2007. It included:

? A one-floor exhibit area packed with 4,000 items such as autographed baseballs, game-used jerseys, ballpark relics, rare documents, photos and letters, organized into categories such as Hall of Famers, greatest teams, the Negro Leagues and a tribute to character and courage honoring Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente.

? A private club, initially 100 dues-paying members, then upped to 250 with two levels of membership. The club, which includes female members, has a waiting list for the few spots in the top-level Wright Society that open each year, at $2,000 annual dues.

? A charitable foundation, supporting baseball-related activities for economically disadvantaged youths and disabled and sick children. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench has headlined fundraising events.

? Monthly receptions, featuring question-and-answer sessions with baseball?s stars and characters. Hall of Fame pitchers Steve Carlton, Bert Blyleven and Jim Bunning (also a former U.S. senator) were among last year?s speakers, and hitting star Rod Carew is coming up in August.

?I was overwhelmed,? said La Russa, who spoke in June. ?The collection is staggering, the whole concept of the club ... You are surrounded by people who love the game.?

Among them: Buck Newsome, an investment adviser who was part of initial word-of-mouth membership recruiting.

?I was like a little kid again. It was just unbelievable,? Newsome recalled. ?Within five or 10 minutes, I asked, ?How do I join???

Newsome tries to make every meeting, appreciating the chance to rub elbows with stars in a convivial atmosphere for hearing inside stories. Speakers like talking baseball with knowledgeable fans who aren?t hounding them for autographs; after visiting, La Russa decided to help arrange for a Cardinal predecessor, Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, to make an upcoming appearance.

Rentals for special events such as off-site corporate meetings and wedding rehearsal dinners help cover operating costs. Tight space and security concerns restrict numbers of visitors, but the gallery opens once or twice a year for paid tours.

Crotty, meanwhile, keeps adding. Besides the Jackson bat, he just bought Warren Spahn?s Hall of Fame ring after the late pitcher?s son put memorabilia up for auction. He doesn?t disclose prices paid and said the only way to know the value of his collection would be to sell it.

?When you?re a collector, it can be a lonely journey,? Crotty said. ?The beauty of having this model is I can continue to collect, and I?ve made friendships and relationships you can?t put a monetary value on.?

Source: http://www.dailylocal.com/article/20130731/LIFE01/130739964/ohio-gallery-is-mini-cooperstown-for-baseball-fans

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Obama reassures Dems on health care, immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to reassure Democrats nervous about the impact of his health care law and the prospects for immigration legislation, telling them "You're on the right side of history."

In the first of two closed-door meetings on Capitol Hill, Obama focused on financial gains as the economy emerges from the worst downturn since the Depression. He was warned about nominating former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers as chairman of the Federal Reserve and faced questions about his health care law. Some lawmakers complained that three years after its passage, the law still baffles many Americans.

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., told the president that tapping Summers to replace current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would be a mistake.

Obama defended Summers, saying he had been treated unfairly by the news media. The president insisted that he had not made a decision on his choice. Summers, a former Obama economic adviser, and Janet Yellen, the Fed's current vice chair, are among the leading candidates for the job.

The first major rewrite of immigration laws in a generation and legislation to keep the government running without interruption are paramount issues for Democrats. So is the president's contentious health care law, with uninsured people able to start shopping for a health plan on Oct. 1.

Provisions of the law that still confuse many Americans kick in on Jan. 1 although the administration announced earlier this month that it would delay a key requirement that employers with 50 or more workers offer affordable coverage, or face fines.

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., expressed concern about the health care law, mentioning that in her state there was not enough competition because only one company had entered into the health care exchange. Obama told Democrats that it was a problem in several states, but the administration was working to address the problem.

"He was reminding us as we all go back to our districts in August that we are on the right side of these issues and the right side of history in terms of providing health care to Americans and to ultimately finding comprehensive immigration reform is the right thing for the country to do at this time," said Shea-Porter.

"It was a real send-off to us, I think, as we went back to our districts that we are on the right side of history."

Said Rep. John Yarmouth, D-Ky.: "I just think he was trying to bolster the courage of the group."

Leaving the meeting, Obama said his message was about "jobs, middle class, growth."

"It's really about a focus on growing the middle class in this county after a trend of not just recession but really a couple decades of really all of Americans working really hard and not making economic progress for themselves or their kids ... Whatever we do that has to be obviously at the top of our minds," Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., told reporters.

House Democrats presented the president with a birthday cake; Obama turns 52 on Sunday. Later in the morning, the president huddled behind closed doors with Senate Democrats.

The sessions come just days before lawmakers leave the capital for a six-week recess and the prospect of facing constituents back home at town halls at a time when polls show Congress being held in low regard.

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., said Democrats asked the president for his assistance in next year's midterm elections, traditionally a rough ride for the party controlling the White House.

As Obama presses his economic agenda across the country, he's playing one chamber against the other in Congress, hoping Americans will hear his calls for compromise and conclude it's not his fault that little is getting done in Washington.

Call it a congressional two-step: Praise Senate Republicans for modest displays of cooperation, then contrast them with House Republicans, whom Obama has started describing as stubborn saboteurs. It's a theme Obama has used repeatedly to bolster his argument that he's the one acting reasonably as he prepares for clashes this fall with Congress, whose relations with Obama have always been notoriously strained.

"A growing number of Republican senators are trying to get things done," Obama said Tuesday as he unveiled a new fiscal proposal in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Days earlier, Obama accused the House GOP of risking another financial crisis by issuing ultimatums over the debt ceiling and government funding.

"We've seen a group of Republicans in the House, in particular, who suggest they wouldn't vote to pay the very bills that Congress has already racked up," Obama said. "That's not an economic plan. That's just being a deadbeat."

Obama has reason to be cautiously optimistic about the Senate, which passed a far-reaching immigration overhaul Obama sorely sought with bipartisan support and struck a deal over Obama's nominees that has led to a flurry of confirmations after months of logjam. A number of prominent GOP senators have also criticized a Republican plan to threaten a government shutdown unless funding is cut off for Obama's health care law.

But even in the Senate, there's skepticism about Obama's intentions. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Obama's contrasting tone about the House and Senate amounts to a divide-and-conquer strategy that calls into question the White House's outreach.

"These discussions have been going on for five years and no agreements have been reached yet," Sessions said. "It could be the president is playing the Senate like a fiddle."

On most issues ? including pressing tax and spending matters ? Senate and House Republicans are unified in their opposition. There was no telling Republicans apart Tuesday, for instance, as they panned a corporate tax cut and jobs spending package the White House had portrayed as a concession to Republicans ? who oppose using tax revenue to support more spending.

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Associated Press writers Erica Werner and Henry C. Jackson contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-reassures-dems-health-care-immigration-161509669.html

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Terminally Ill Bride Gets Dream Wedding After $50,000 Worth Of Donations From Community; 35-Year-Old Suffers Stage IV Lung Cancer

Thirty-five-year-old Jen Bulik knew there was one thing left to do after being told she had less than six months to live back in December: "get married." And with the help of friends, family, and local vendors, all of Jen's wishes came true last Saturday in a wedding she could only have dreamed of, Yahoo News reported.

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Jen had already fallen in love with her boyfriend of six years, Jeff Lang, when she received word from her doctors that a persistent cough, thought to be pneumonia, turned out to be stage IV lung Cancer. She decided her final six months would be spent focusing on life by planning her wedding with Lang.

Like most brides to be, Jen had big expectations for her wedding and made a collection of them on her Pinterest wall. Due to time and money restraints, time restraints that doctor's therapy treatments could do nothing to slow, the San Diego native thought there was little chance of her dreams being realized.

That was until wedding planner Erica Ota heard about Bulik and Lang's pending nuptials on a Facebook group. Ota enlisted the help of 30 different southern California businesses who were willing to donate $50,000 worth of goods and services to help make this dream wedding happen.

"I just feel that in life there are opportunities every day to do extraordinary things for other people," Ota told NBC Bay Area. "This was an opportunity I saw to do something for somebody else. So why not?"

Today, a fundraising account on the website giveforward.com has raised over $49,000 in support of wedding costs as well as the couple's honeymoon in Hawaii. In Erica's latest post on Monday, she called Jen and Jeff's wedding "truly magical" and even took the time to recognize every business that helped her kindhearted efforts.

As for Jen, she is still in disbelief over the kindness of strangers. "I could never have done this with my health," Jen explained to the Huffington Post.

"But because of the generosity of others, we're going to be able to focus on declaring our love for one another in a way we never dreamed possible."

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6-year-old Spencer Conn hits five home runs on his first pitch in awe-inspiring sports feat

• Georgia teammates gather at home plate to cheer on ace player
• Stunt repeated five times during two games over two days

By Jessica Jerreat

PUBLISHED: 10:39 EST, 30 July 2013 | UPDATED: 11:59 EST, 30 July 2013

He may only be six but Spencer Conn already seems destined for a major league career.

For the five consecutive times that the Little Leaguer stepped up to the plate, he hit home runs on his first pitch.

As the Grayson, Georgia, child sprinted around the bases, the crowd cheered loudly and his tiny teammates waited at the home plate to celebrate with him.??

Step up: Spencer gets ready to swing on his first pitch

Ace: The six-year-old sends the ball flying across the park on his first pitch

Homer: Spencer heads for third base as he makes one of five home runs

What is most impressive however, is that over two games in two days, Spencer repeated the feat five times as a coach pitched to him.

In his game on the first day, Spencer managed three home runs on his first pitch, and the next day repeated the same feat twice.

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On each occasion Spencer high-fived his coach as he completed his home run, before celebrating with his Rams' team mates who can be seen rushing to the home plate as they cheer him on.

A video on YouTube showing his accomplishment has been viewed more than 90,000 times since it was posted on July 25.

Hero's welcome: Teammates of the six-year-old gather at the home plate to celebrate his home runs

Repeat: Spencer, left, gets ready for his second shot at a home run

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Hot flashes? Thank evolution

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