China’s economy started the year on a downbeat note with its slowest quarterly growth rate since 2009, pointing to a further loss of momentum for the world’s second-largest economy. Daily Saffron supplements were more effective at preventing muscle weakness and pain after a bout of strenuous exercise than anti-inflammatory drugs according to a study in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. China’s economy and the news about saffron supplements are just a few of the interesting news stories around the nation and the world that Dave Mielke will discuss today.