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EPA Approves Release of Bacteria-Infested Mosquitoes

November 08, 2017

The company's lab-grown mosquitoes, which it calls ZAP males, are infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, naturally occurring in many insects, but not in Aedes aegypti , a vector for viruses such as yellow fever, dengue and Zika . According to Gizmodo, the EPA on November 3 registered MosquitoMate's mosquito as a biopesticide, with a five-year license to sell in 20 different states.

Truck crushes 9 students to death in India

November 08, 2017

The group of students were overran by a concrete mixer truck near Chetak Park, on the outskirts of Bathinda district, about 218 km west of Chandigarh city, the capital of Punjab. The state government has announced a compensation of ₹1 lakh to the kin of those dead and ₹50,000 for those injured. The truck driver fled from the spot.

Apple's tax haven secrets feature prominently in the Paradise Papers

November 08, 2017

It was founded in Bermuda and has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and elsewhere. During Mr Corbyn's speech on Monday, he suggested the Queen should apologise if her private estate invested £10m of her fortune in offshore funds to avoid paying tax in Britain.

Salesforce Teams Up With Google

November 08, 2017

It improved, as 50 investors sold salesforce.com, inc. shares while 226 reduced holdings. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.17, for a total value of $1,021,700.00. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and forty-six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock.

Over 6 tons collected during Drug Take-Back in Kansas

November 08, 2017

The agency's haul turned out to be tons. On Oct. 28, more than 4200 law enforcement agencies participated in Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a national effort created to combat the opioid crisis by collecting old and expired prescription medications.

Alcohol Linked to Several Types of Cancer — ASCO

November 08, 2017

Gapstur stressed that people living with cancer remain at risk for other cancers so it's important that they realize alcohol's role in cancer recurrence, too. The connection between rising alcohol intake and cancer has been substantially confirmed. A large organization of cancer doctors has issued a call to action to minimize alcohol consumption.

Horrific video of 2016 Yamuna Expressway pile-up goes viral again

November 08, 2017

A video showing several cars colliding because of fog on Yamuna Expressway has gone went viral on social media. Accidents are not a rarity on the expressway, on which cars can easily travel at 200 kmph.However, drivers typically slow their cars to a crawl when visibility is near zero, as seems to be the case at the time the video was shot.Despite this, even at around 40 kmph, drivers were clearly having trouble seeing the pile-up ahead of them and continued to ram into the cars one after the ...

Florida State Bans All Fraternities, Sororities

November 08, 2017

And the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge in September resulted in the freezing of Greek life activities for a week. FSU has suspended the fraternity as the investigation continues, according to Todd Shelton, a spokesman for Pi Kappa Phi.

Pot tax money should ride on armored cars, California treasurer says

November 08, 2017

The cannabis industry's "reliance on cash paints a target on the back of cannabis operators and makes them and the general public vulnerable to violence and organized crime", he added. Banks don't want to run afoul of the federal government, forcing the marijuana industry to largely use cash. As Chiang pointed out, operating mostly in cash means workers in the industry could be targeted by thieves.

Mom Admits Killing Child For Talking Back, Putting Body in Dumpster

November 08, 2017

Paige was not arrested. She was in her pajamas and wrapped in a Disney blanket, according to CBS Miami , who identified the girl as 4-year-old Tani Paige. Blanco told the station the little girl had obvious trauma to her face. "We knew she was there because her vehicle was there", one woman said. Police said the woman killed her daughter and first hid her corpse in the trunk of her Nissan Altima for several days before moving it to a commercial trash bin at her apartment complex, where ...

Folks line up in person and online for 'Stranger Things' hoodie

November 08, 2017

The sweatshirt, worn by character Dustin Henderson on the October 27 episode, was from the museum's store in the early 1980s, a news release said . "So ... I guess I'll be back tomorrow", said Patty Fitzpatrick of St. Paul, who stopped by the gift shop on Tuesday in hopes of buying hoodies for her grandchildren.

Transgender woman wins Virginia House seat, makes history

November 08, 2017

The Washington Post reports that the race between Roem , a 33-year-old former journalist, and Marshall , a 73-year-old Republican incumbent, mainly focused on local issues such as traffic in Prince William County. She also argued that Marshall , who has served in the House since 1992, has spent too much time on social policy. In January, Marshall proposed his own version of a so-called "Bathroom Bill " that would restrict access to public restrooms by transgender persons in the ...

Target in Fergus Falls closing

November 07, 2017

This makes three Target stores so far that will close in February. The Target store in Benton Township is closing next year. The company on Monday began notifying store employees at the 12 affected stores, which are slated to close on February 3.

Korea, US, Australia to hold joint sea interdiction exercise

November 08, 2017

Security Council. The "Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017" will expand and strengthen current US sanctions on North Korea, Crapo said, further restricting the Kim regime's ability to sustain its advancing nuclear weapons capability and continued missile testing.

Stop Giving Your Animals So Many Antibiotics — WHO To Farmers

November 07, 2017

The food industry should stop using antibiotics to boost growth in healthy animals, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says in new guidelines that are meant to curb human resistance to such medicines. The idea sounds "inherently plausible", he said, but it's known that pathogens can share gene sequences, so that resistance to drugs not used in humans can sometimes lead to resistance to drugs that are.

Pain relievers worked as well as opioids in ER patients

November 07, 2017

Ibuprofen and acetaminophen affect different pain receptors in the body so using the two drugs together may be especially potent, said Dr. Andrew Chang, an emergency medicine professor at Albany Medical College in upstate NY, who led the study .

MI ranked 18th fattest state in the U.S., study says

November 07, 2017

In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, analysts compared 19 metrics - including the share of overweight and obese population to sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents to obesity-related health care costs - to compile the list.

Vodafone Targets Consumers With IoT Services & Devices

November 07, 2017

V-Bag is a briefcase, handbag or schoolbag tracker that is aimed at avoiding them being lost or stolen. During 2018, Vodafone says it will launch a new online product marketplace open to IoT developers that will greatly extend the product choice for customers.

U2 can join party in Trafalgar Square

November 07, 2017

The day before the band will play a massive MTV Presents concert in the tourist spot, which is home to famous landmark Nelson's Column. The group has launched a lottery for the 7,000 tickets available for the show, during which U2 is expected to debut some songs from its upcoming album, Songs Of Experience , due out December 1.

Fugitive Former Yemeni President under House Arrest in Saudi Arabia: Commander

November 07, 2017

The British ambassador to Yemen said on Tuesday that the United Kingdom and the global community are fully aware of the seriousness of the negative role of Iran in Yemen. The report shows how much the leader-in-exile has been deeply weakened in a war fought in his name by the Saudi-led coalition against rebels in his country.

Kaira says PML-N doesn't want democracy to run smoothly

November 07, 2017

He said the PPP neither desires the general elections before time, nor delayed rather it wanted the polls to be held on time. "The approval of the CCI for new delimitation of constituencies is a constitutional requirement, but I don't know why the government fears bringing up the issue there", the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader told reporters in Islamabad , Express News reported.

Experts Watch-list Companies: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), HCP, Inc. (HCP)

November 07, 2017

It is down 43.60% since November 7, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 26.90% the S&P500. Hills Bank & Trust Company increased its stake in Bristol Myers Squibb Co ( BMY ) by 119.63% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC.

Gross Margin & Quant Signal Update on Card Factory PLC (LSE:CARD)

November 07, 2017

In general, companies with the lowest combined rank may be the higher quality picks. Looking further at additional technical indicators we take note that 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) for Worldpay Group Plc (WPG.L) is sitting at 46.39.

For Older Women, Harder Workouts Key to Longer Life

November 07, 2017

The study differs from most previous ones because it didn't rely only on the participants' answers to questionnaires about their activity levels . Their average age was 72, and most were white. These findings held even when the researchers excluded from their analysis women who had been diagnosed with heart disease or cancer or who had rated their health as fair or poor at the start of the study.

Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson to miss Germany, Brazil friendlies

November 07, 2017

Tottenham players Kane and Harry Winks withdrew from the squad on Monday. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are included. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has also withdrawn due to a thigh injury. West Bromwich Albion's Jake Livermore has been called up to fill one of the spaces vacated, along with Everton defender Michael Keane. BC-SOC-England-Injuries, 845 out for England ahead of Germany, Brazil friendliesAP Photo AMB802, BRV107Eds: APNewsNow.

Analysis with Survey Of Top Industry Players

November 07, 2017

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Lupin gets USFDAs warning letter for Goa, Indore sites

November 07, 2017

New Delhi, Nov 7 Shares of drug firm Lupin today plunged almost 17 per cent, wiping out Rs 7,866 crore from its market valuation, after the company said it has received warning letter from the USA health regulator for its manufacturing facilities in Goa and Pithampur, Indore.

Joseph's Receives an "A" for Patient Safety

November 07, 2017

Safety ratings can help hospitals identify areas to improve, said Kristof Stremikis, director of market analysis and insight for the California Health Care Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports improving health care in California.

Global Automotive coatings, adhesives, sealants Market Outlook, Growth, Demand, Forecast 2017

November 07, 2017

The bottom-up approach was used to estimate the Global market size of Instant Adhesive Market based on end-use industry and region, in terms of value. & Ling, Lohmann GmbH & Co.KG., NICHIBAN CO., LTD., T-GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shangrao City Dayu Tape Co., Ltd., Foshan Manzawa Adhesive Products Limited, Xiamen Naikos Industrial Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Minrui Adhesive Products Co., Ltd.

Global Automotive Speed Radar Market Report Forecasts 2017

November 07, 2017

The Report entitled Global Biomedical Pressure Sensors Market 2017 analyses the important factors of the Biomedical Pressure Sensors market based on present industry situations, market demands, business strategies utilized by Biomedical Pressure Sensors market players and their growth synopsis.

Sri Lankan motorists line up to buy gasoline amid shortage

November 07, 2017

Reports of a fuel shortage arose after a petroleum import by Lanka OIC was turned back due to a failure to meet adequate standards. Another shipment is expected to arrive on Wednesday, he said. LIOC said in a statement late night that it caters to only 16 percent of country's fuel supply and has ordered a 15 thousand MT of petrol from India to meet the crisis.

NA speaker chairs meeting of parliamentary parties over delimitation bill

November 07, 2017

The exiting constitutional provision stipulates that the ECP can conduct delimitations only after final results of the census are officially notified. Later, the PTI too joined the opposition parties, saying it will not support the bill until the opposition parties' concerns are not addressed. PPP MNA Naveed Qamar his party has no objection over the constitutional amendments but the issue could be sent to Council of Common Interests (CCI) and other constitutional forums.

Arvind Kejriwal for Delhi smog blames stubble burning in the adjoining states

November 07, 2017

Social microblogging site Twitter was flooded with messages from people from all walks of life, expressing concern over the problem, which had become an annual cause of concern for those living in the city, as well as for those governing it.

FM Arun Jaitley lists out significance of demonetisation

November 07, 2017

Jaitley , who inaugurated the new Punjab National Bank (PNB) head office building in Delhi, said that a healthy banking system is essential for any economy to develop, as it supports growth. FM Arun Jaitley added that NDA government has succeeded in bringing to centre-stage, the manner in which financial transactions in India should be carried out.

Texas shooting shows that domestic violence is a national security issue

November 07, 2017

President Trump is on an overseas trip in Asia. Our lawmakers offer inane promises of "thoughts and prayers". In the week after the Las Vegas massacre, Democrats on Capitol Hill held a series of press conferences to highlight the need for legislative action, including an expansion of background checks.

Gun-related deaths in USA climb for second straight year — CDC

November 07, 2017

More research into gun violence might help us reduce this alarming death toll, but it's not easy, due to a history of barriers that prevent scientific research on firearms in the US. What's even scarier, the crisis looks like it might be accelerating, since the latest yearly jump was bigger than the previous four years combined.

Chatham Co. Police Chief hired from MI

November 07, 2017

His last day with the department is Wednesday, Nov. 22 when Deputy Chief Karianne Thomas will be appointed chief, the release said. Kalamazoo will get its first female public safety chief later this month. She has been an officer, a Crime Lab Technician, a Detective Bureau Sergeant, a Drug Enforcement Officer and an Inspector in the Office of Professional Standards.

Analyst Ratings for: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)

November 07, 2017

Waldron LP now owns 4,500 shares of the pharmacy operator's stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,816 shares during the period. Reilly Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Walgreens Boots Alliance by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter.

Gonorrhoea, syphilis rates jump among young Australians

November 07, 2017

There are calls for access to HIV home-testing kits after 1000 new cases past year and for mail-in gonorrhoea tests as a result of a 63 per cent jump in the sexually transmitted infection. Although, over the past four years, gonorrhoea rates decreased by 17 per cent in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. 20 per cent of HIV occurred as a result of heterosexual sex.

Obamacare sign-up groups face new challenges in Nebraska

November 07, 2017

The advertising serves two roles: It helps draw in the young, healthy customers who keep overall member costs down and it addresses confusion among many people over whether the subsidies that help make coverage affordable to many and Obamacare itself still exist in the wake of Trump's actions.

Earnings On Deck For TherapeuticsMD, Inc

November 07, 2017

A year ago, they were trading at $5.12. With a return potential of 162%, the stock's consensus target price stands at $15.50. According to TherapeuticsMD , the FDA said it would drop its previous demand for a 12-month safety trial for TX-004HR, agreeing to a resubmission of the Florida company's New Drug Application in an in-person meeting earlier this month.

House GOP Weighs Repeal of Health Mandate in Tax Bill

November 07, 2017

In 2027, people making below $55,000 would get average tax boosts, not cuts. People earning less than $48,000 annually would see tax cuts of 0.5 percent or less of their after-tax income. Despite the various analyses, Republicans argued vociferously that the legislation is targeted toward the middle class. House Ways and Means Committee chair Rep.

Sleep deprivation impairs you as much as being drunk

November 07, 2017

The clinical study by Yuval Nir from Tel Aviv University and colleagues was published in the journal Nature Medicine . "Inadequate sleep exerts a similar influence on our brain as drinking too much". The electrodes recorded the firing of a total of almost 1,500 brain cells (from all of the participants combined) as the patients responded, and the scientists paid particular attention to neurons in the temporal lobe, which regulates visual perception and memory.

Morrissey Cancels Show Because It Was Cold

November 07, 2017

The date will apparently be rescheduled in 2018 but as slicingupwitheyeballs note this didn't go down well with the paying Californian audience. The reason for the cancellation: Temperatures in the city of Paso Robles dropped to the 40s, and, according to reports, the venue's on-stage heating system had malfunctioned.

Zelboraf Approved to Treat Rare Blood Cancer

November 07, 2017

More than 50% of people with ECD have BRAF V600 mutation-positive disease. Roche Holding AG won USA approval to market its skin cancer drug Zelboraf for certain patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease, a rare type of blood cancer, and to market its drug Alecensa as a first choice of treatment for a subset of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Apple chose Jersey as new offshore tax haven after Ireland crackdown

November 07, 2017

Until 2014 it had been exploiting a financial loophole in the United States and Ireland known as the "double Irish" . The EU in 2013 made a decision to probe this arrangement, and Ireland cracked down: It announced that firms incorporated there wouldn't be allowed to be stateless for tax purposes, as Apple's Irish subsidiaries were.

Greeting cards being sent to sick boy who may not see Christmas

November 06, 2017

Thompson was been battling with Stage 4 high-risk Neuroblastoma for almost half his life. So his family is planning an early Christmas for him and asking people to send Jacob homemade Christmas cards now. If any toys get are sent his way, they will be shared with all of the kids who are at the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center.

Red Cross: $6M lost through fraud in Ebola response spending

November 06, 2017

The Red Cross says it is deeply sorry for the losses, adding that it has introduced stricter financial rules, and has promised to hold any Red Cross staff involved to account.Fraud involving donor money is every aid agency's nightmare. Jemilah Mahmood, the IFRC under secretary general for partnerships. The IFRC also said that earlier reported investigations in Liberia had uncovered evidence that 2.7 million francs were lost because of inflated prices for relief items and payments for ...

Blood plasma infusions from young may arrest Alzheimer's

November 06, 2017

In addition, research on mice has shown that regular plasma infusions from young mice improves memory in older mice. Blood transfusions are commonly used to treat a variety of ailments, so researchers expected the treatment would prove safe for humans.

New scheme to pilot GP consultations via smartphone videolink

November 06, 2017

Enrolled patients will enter symptoms on a mobile app and will be called within two hours to discuss the information. Babylon Health is one such service that's just become available on the NHS, meaning eligible patients can book a free video consultation and chat to a GP within two hours, and sometimes much sooner.

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