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HIV advocates say Truvada could save lives

Doctors are allowed to prescribe Truvada "off-label" for HIV prevention, but FDA approval would allow the pill's maker Gilead Sciences to market it for that use

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Taking On an Ambitious Project? Be Honest

It won't get you anywhere to gloss over the challenges of a new business venture. Three reasons why. Every day business leaders launch challenging, often risky, initiatives

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3 Things Professional Women Should Stop Apologizing For

While chatting with a business colleague yesterday, she made a statement that I hear all too often from my female friends. As an independent contractor, her client asked her to do a significant amount of additional work that was not part of their original deal.

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Panel advises FDA to approve lorcaserin obesity pill

Panel voted 18-4 with one abstention to recommend approval of Arena's lorcaserin, concluding its benefits "outweigh the potential risks when used long term" in overweight and obese people

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USPS To Stop Delivering iPads And Kindles To Troops And Overseas Consumers On May 16

The United States Postal Service has banned all international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries effective May 16. The cost for families to send gadgets via private parcel service to enlisted loved ones in some countries could almost quadruple. Starting on May 16, new United States Postal Service (USPS) regulations will prohibit iPads, Kindles, smartphones, and other electronics with lithium batteries from being mailed to overseas troops or foreign customers.

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Pucker Up–The Wisdom Of Small Bets Means Kissing A Lot Of Frogs

Each day thousands of small and midsize companies make big, one-shot bets--and fail. We don’t hear about most of them, just as we don’t hear about people who lose the lottery; they aren’t front-page news

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Foster A Collaborative Sales Team: 5 Ways

It's impossible to work together in a dog-eat-dog showdown. Encourage collaboration and you'll see huge sales growth for years to come

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Be a Shameless Self-Promoter

No need to be embarrassed. As long as you follow these three basic principles, tooting your own horn can bring on major success

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Trunk Club Would Like You To Dress Better, Increase Your "Style Aptitude," Have More Sex

The Bonobos cofounder Brian Spaly has a new business that will manage your wardrobe for you. And he's serious about that sex thing, too. Brian Spaly is the CEO of Trunk Club , which recently celebrated its first million-dollar month (in revenue, not profit), as well as its 10,000th customer

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