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Anyone else get a Notice of Pendency of Settlement of Class Action in the mail today regarding Star Scientific?
How complex is it to get a listing on an exchange extended for six months? Is this a common occurrence or a rare event?
I'm not a short; I am, however, a very patient investor that believes in the science and current management team. I own enough stock that if it hits big I will retire very comfortably. If it gets delisted it won't change my lifestyle. I've been buying this stock for many years; in fact my average is at about $2. I am excited that the stock has had some positive moves lately and I'm glad that others are excited; I'm happy for them but I look to this board for quality information not quantity. I don't like having to sift through all the ridiculous comments, especially from those that seem to have a firm grasp of the obvious.
Stop with the play-by-pay already!
Look, I've been long for over five years and am hopeful that some day anatabine will help many people in need of a new type of anti-inflammatory. I want this stock to do well and have determined that if anatabine should become a block-buster drug the share price could hit triple digits; this is based, in part, on revenue, COGS, etc... on other block-buster drugs.
If you guys get this amped up over a penny or two increase in the current share price I can't begin to imagine the chaos you'll create on this board if it ever reaches $10, $50 or $100 per share. Settle down folks!
Let's keep the comments to something more constructive.
Statins/low fat diet may cause Alzheimer’s.
According to Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT.
APOE-4: The Clue to Why Low Fat Diet and Statins may Cause Alzheimer's
http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/alzheimers_statins.html
How Stains Really Work Explains Why Statins Really Don't Work
http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/why_statins_dont_really_work.html
There was a question regarding partnering opportunities with Big Pharma and Dr. Mullen said he couldn't comment on that at this time. I interpret that to mean they are having some discussions otherwise why wouldn't he simple say "No".
I did and I don't see any link.
Is there a link for the webinar?
I preregistered weeks ago and cannot find a link for the webinar.
According to ClinicalTrials.gov it has been suspended.
My GNC membership was free as well.
Two basic questions for the board:
I am a cautiously optimistic long. It appears that anatabine may have unmatched potential as an anti-inflammatory; we all understand that. In contemplating its potential from an investment point of view, and when comparing anatabine to other highly successful “drugs” which have produced sales in the billions, it doesn’t take long before one can conclude that this has the potential of becoming a triple digit stock. The way I see it this investment will either be a bust or a very big boom.
1. What event(s) would have to occur that would be a catalyst to propel the price of the stock significantly higher?
2. When do you see the timing of such an event?
Anyone care to opine?
Interesting new study results on Acetaminophen.
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-tylenol-pregnancy-adhd-risk-20140224,0,2353473.story#axzz2uMD1lrJI
Facing a world full of potential dangers for the babies they carry, pregnant women hear regularly that acetaminophen can be trusted to reduce fevers and relieve aches and pains without causing harm to a developing fetus. But a new study reports that the children of women who took the drug during pregnancy were about 40% more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than children of mothers who took none.
Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol and Panadol and is also a component of Excedrin, among other common pain relievers.
The probability of a child developing ADHD symptoms severe enough to require medication increased the most — by 63% — when his or her mother took acetaminophen during the last two trimesters of pregnancy, researchers found. It also rose by about 28% when acetaminophen was used in the third trimester alone. The added risk was smallest — about 9% — when a pregnant woman reported taking the drug only during her first trimester of pregnancy.
The latest study, published Monday by the journal JAMA Pediatrics, does not establish that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen caused the observed increase in diagnosed hyperactivity disorders, prescriptions for ADHD medications, or emotional problems in children reported by parents. But the research was designed to avoid many of the pitfalls of studies that find an association between an environmental exposure and the appearance of a specific outcome many years later.
The new findings are based on more than 64,000 Danish mothers and their children. Researchers gathered details on pregnant subjects’ acetaminophen use long before problems in their children’s learning or behavior would have become evident, allowing the study authors to avoid a problem called “recall bias.”
Researchers tracked the study’s pediatric subjects from their first trimester in utero for as long as 15 years. And, in addition to surveying parents about their children’s strengths and weaknesses, the study’s authors used comprehensive and reliable databases — Denmark’s registries of physician diagnoses and of dispensed pharmacy prescriptions — to glean an accurate measure of ADHD in the population.
An editorial published alongside the study praised its “notable methodological strengths,” but cautioned that physicians and pregnant women would be wrong to change their practices based on its findings.
Acetaminophen is an effective fever reducer, and allowing fever and infection to rage unchecked in a pregnant woman can be dangerous for the baby, wrote a trio of British experts on ADHD.
Led by neuropsychologist Miriam Cooper of the University of Cardiff in Wales, the group wrote that without more details on how acetaminophen might lay the foundations for later ADHD, and when and in whom it is most likely to boost risk, the current findings “should be interpreted cautiously and should not change practice.”
For pregnant women, the study underscores that, even when a medication is billed as safe, the safest route is to take it as rarely as possible and at the lowest effective dose, said UCLA obstetrician Dr. Daniel Kahn, a maternal-fetal health specialist who was not involved in the study.
“This highlights the point that the lowest exposure is always the best, for any agent,” Kahn said. He advises his pregnant patients to “use as little as possible to meet your needs, and if you’re having unmet needs beyond that, we need to talk about it.”
However, he added that the new findings won't prompt him to have his patients avoid acetaminophen altogether.
"It certainly wouldn’t stop me from treating a fever,” he said, noting that unchecked fevers have been associated with a number of poor health outcomes in babies, including lowered IQs.
According to CNN
"Former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, have been charged with accepting illegal gifts, a U.S. official says.
McDonnell had been under investigation by the FBI for his relationship with a certain donor who provided multiple gifts, including large financial contributions, to the governor and his family. "
Ascorbic acid, aka vitamin C, has been around a long time but yet I would venture a guess that most folks don’t know that when used in high dosage it has been able to cure cancer in some cases.
See this link: http://doctoryourself.com/cancer.html
It will be interesting to see what health benefits exists when high dosages of anatabine citrate are implemented.
"Be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful".
Warren Buffett
The current price is an indication of fear; I added at .97 cents.
Is Star dumb like a fox?
OK, I admit it, I’m going out on a limb here but has anyone ever given it any thought that perhaps, just perhaps, Star intended to get busted by the FDA? Put another way; since Star now has the attention of the FDA will this allow them an opportunity to demonstrate to the FDA what they have in anatabine citrate via a faster track when compared to undergoing a normal FDA approval process...IND or otherwise? I pose the question largely based on Dr. Curtis Wright’s impressive resume. If anyone would know what can and cannot be conveyed to the general public to appease the FDA I’d have to think Dr. Wright wouldn’t be wrong. Thoughts?
Word of mouth will be just one small avenue for marketing. Once anatabine is proven the real marketing and advertising can begin. Until then, why would they spend millions of dollars on a scientifically unproven product.
Regarding the future potential for E-Cigs I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. Sales are increasing dramatically and if anatabine proves to be a significant component to the to the E-Cig elixir this will be a very significant revenue stream for Star. But don't take my word...read this article which suggest that E-Cig sales for Reynolds will surpass traditional sales of cigarettes in eight years.
http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/local/article_948674ca-1ca9-11e3-a0ae-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=jqm
Star has a history of manufacturing their own products; Anatabloc Original, Anatabloc Unflavored, CigRx, Anatabloc Rare Cellular Facial Crème, Anatabloc Revitalizing Serum, Stonewall and Ariva.
I’m curious to know if most people on this board think Star will continue down that path and produce their own products which may include prescription versions of Anatabloc for (IBS, Crohn’s Thyroiditis, Alzheimer’s, etc..), Anatapup, E-Cigs, etc…or will they team up with pharmaceuticals or do both?
What are the advantages to the various options?
TMF, good post. I read those same comments on those other boards too. I find it really annoying that so many come to such ridiculous conclusions based on current revenue. As far as I am concerned the revenue we have now is chump change; fortunate to have any revenue given where the company is at with patents, clinical trials, peer reviews, etc... If you think about it this company is really in its infancy since it was only recently discovered that, via CigRX, anatabine seems to help many ailments by way of reducing inflammation. Now that this is known it needs to be proven....which takes time.
What keeps my interest in Star is knowing that it's not impossible for a company in its infancy with a proven product, enormous market potential, minimal revenue, and even a net loss to have a $200 share price.
Tesla Motors is just such a company. It has about a $2 per share net loss but yet the share price is approaching $200.
If Anatabloc proves to be all that many of us believe it to be it will be fun to watch the share price work it's way to three digits.
Let's not forget that there is always the possibility that Cox left Agora on bad terms. If that we're the case Agora wouldn't extend an invitation for him to speak.
Pauling may have died of cancer but attributing his death to the fact that vitamin C therapy may not have helped him is like saying seat belts don't save everyone's lives so why bother wearing them. Who knows, maybe vitamin c therapy extended his life.
There are many out there that believe Pauling was a quack. There are many out there that believe otherwise. Many believe that this two-time Nobel prize winner was ahead of his time.
This link will take you to just one article by a doctor titled:
Vitamin C, Linus Pauling was right all along. A doctor's opinion.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/12154.php
Here is an excerpt:
"When they examined the evidence, Hickey and Roberts found background evidence for Pauling's ideas
from independent scientific and medical reports, covering half a century. The findings in these papers
could neither be dismissed as placebo effects nor easily explained. The reports included remission of
AIDS, cures for cancer, and the immediate recovery of children at the point of death from septic shock.
The claims seemed so out of the ordinary that they were hard to believe. However, Hickey and Roberts
could find no counter examples in the scientific or medical literature."
When performing an internet search on Pauling you will find over 1,400,000 results. Obviously you will find both compelling as well as controversial writings. If anyone is interested in learning more about this controversial topic I'd suggest reading the book: Vitamin C: The Real Story by Dr. Andrew Saul.
Actually vitamin C can do amazing things. The problem is that most people only take the minimum dosage as per the bottle; say 500 or 1,000 mg per day, if any. Also, most of the studies on Vitamin C are based on low dosage and don't really support any significant results; because there aren't any at such small doses. To get real benefits one may need to take 10,000 mg or five times that amount per day. Example: when my daughter was sixteen she had mono. This was confirmed by our family doctor via a blood test. We put her on 25,000 mg of vitamin C and in two days her symptoms were gone. I had mono 30 years ago when I was in high school and it is a condition that typically last for months. Mega dose vitamin C therapy has even shown to cure cancer. That is a fact. Don't take my word but rather do some research. Google Dr. Linus Pauling. Go to www.doctoryourself.com and see what Dr. Andrew Saul has to say about vitamin C. Big pharma knows what mega dose vitamin C therapy can do but they also clearly understand that there is no money to be made with it.
FYI, I have used Anatabloc since it came to the market and have some of my own interesting results. I am also long the stock.
Earlier today I heard a portion of an NPR Intelligence Squared bit on the radio titled: Is The FDA's Caution Hazardous To Our Heath?
The anatabine story unfolding before us seems rather fitting for the discussion.
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/09/182594801/debate-is-the-fdas-caution-hazardous-to-our-health
Nuke, do you anticipate approval on the use patent this year, next year?
First time caller....long time listener.....love the show.
Some background on me: middle-aged male, 180 pounds, very health conscious, exercise regularly,eats über healthy (juices, raw food including fruits, veggies, nuts, the works). I also take vitamins, including routinely taking a minimum of 10,000 mg of vitamin C daily. I also have been taking 10-12 Anatabloc per day since it came to market. Just had my lipids checked and my overall cholesterol is high at 252 with my triglycerides at 406. I also had my CRP checked and it is 0.025. My cholesterol was at the same level last year and I refused to go on cholesterol lowering meds so I tried a more natural approach including mega doses of niacin, almonds etc... What's my point? Cholesterol is a very complex and dynamic concept; often driven my genetics. Like we believe to be the case Anatabloc may work well for some but not for all.