Let's face facts. If you own a computer, whether it be a laptop, desktop, or tablet, you run the risk of getting some type of virus. Computer viruses come in all types of variations and can wreak total havoc on your technology. It seems that a new type of virus or malware is popping up every day and the most recent one is a real piece of work.

The newest computer virus to plague is known as Ransomware. Ransomware is a malware that is used by underground criminals to get cash quickly from the pockets of innocent computer users. Ransomware is a virus that takes control of your entire computer, locking it down, and demanding a "ransom" from you, the user, in order to get control of your PC back. While users were quick to shell out the money when Ransomware first arrived on the scene, we now have better ways to combat it. To learn more about Ransomware and how to combat it, go here!

CNN interviews an orthopedic surgeon at Emory: Mild injury as a child leads to chronic changes as we get older:

Medical scientists have made major advances in treating different types of cancer in the past decade, but perhaps none more so than the blood cancer known as myeloma. WSJ's Ron Winslow explains on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero:

"Here we are with all the time in the world" is my favorite song from the last Deep Purple album. The band apparently applies the same principle to recording their new album. More info here: Deep Purple Plan January Sessions for New Album http://buff.ly/1mBYXpm



Deep Purple – All The Time In The World Lyrics

There's still a long way to go
And the nights are closing in
But if I'd travelled any faster babe
Lord knows where I might have been

Right from those early days
I put my faith in the axle not the wheels
Like old Zeno's toytus
with Achilles snapping at my heels

Don't worry
There's no hurry
Here we are
With all the time in the world

I could have been a high-flying dealer
But I have no desire for speed
I could have been a wild receiver
But I've got everything I need

And so I watch the world
Go racing by tearing up the street
I lay back in the long grass
Take it easy and rest my feet

Don't worry
You know, there's no hurry
Here we are
With all the time in the world

No-one ever held me back
You know that no-one ever put me in chains
No-one ever saw me racing ahead
No-one had to tug on my reins

As everybody knows
I may be slow but I never quit
Sometimes on a good day I sit and think
Sometimes I just sit

Don't worry
Relax, there's no hurry
Here we are
With all the time in the world

Songwriters: AIREY, DONALD SMITH / EZRIN, ROBERT A. / GILLIAN, IAN / GLOVER, ROGER / MORSE, STEVEN J. / PAICE, IAN

All The Time In The World lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Read Lars Ulrich's Passionate Deep Purple Rock Hall Induction, 2016 http://buff.ly/1YzuBkc

Resolution Solutions: Dr Roizen suggests 4 simple resolutions that can leave you feeling younger, healthier, and more energetic in the new year:

Featuring Dr Lang: Cleveland Clinic Executive Health Program provides patients with a wide array of personalized options to enhance their health and well-being. The program is tailored to meet the needs of busy professionals and supports companies by optimizing the health of their executive teams.

The hepatitis C virus (HCV), a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae with six major genotypes, infects up to 150 million people worldwide. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection causes progressive liver fibrosis, which can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There is now an effective oral regimen. New research findings are summarized in this short video from NEJM:



This is a ribavirin-free single-tablet regimen. There 2 medications in the single tablet:

- Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide analogue inhibitor of the HCV NS5B polymerase approved for the treatment of HCV in combination with a variety of other agents, including NS5A inhibitors, ribavirin, and peginterferon–ribavirin.

- Velpatasvir is a new pangenotypic HCV NS5A inhibitor with antiviral activity against HCV replicons in genotypes 1 through 6.

The rate of sustained virologic response among patients receiving sofosbuvir–velpatasvir was 99%.

See the NEJM article, "Sofosbuvir and Velpatasvir for HCV Genotype 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 Infection":
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1512610#t=abstract