Medical
This may be a bad flu season, especially around the holidays
Since Oct. 1, 2,485 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizations have been reported, translating to a cumulative overall rate of 8.7 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the United States, the CDC said. "It's the time of year we have family gatherings and social gatherings", Stephanie Ayers-Millsap with the Jefferson County Public Health Department said. [Full Article...]
BidaskClub Upgrades NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) to "Hold"
It has outperformed by 10.05% the S&P500. Kidder Stephen W decreased its stake in Nxp Semiconductors (NXPI) by 63.63% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. ( NYSE:MO ), 14 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 21% are positive. Schlumberger Limited. had 124 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. [Full Article...]
More Wind Chill Advisories And Warnings Issued
Wind chills are expected to drop to 20 degrees below zero on Saturday , and on Monday forecasted wind chills could fall between 20 and 30 degrees below zero. There will be a new storm forming at sea, but most of the heavy precipitation's should stay off shore. New Year's Day looks mostly dry, with a good amount of sunshine and a high temperature 5 degree north to 15 degrees south. [Full Article...]
British American Tobacco plc (NYSE:BTI)
Kiltearn Partners Llp who had been investing in Borgwarner Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $10.79 billion market cap company. The stock has "Sell" rating by Goldman Sachs on Thursday, December 10. In other British American Tobacco news, insider Tadeu Marroco purchased 2,980 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 17th. [Full Article...]
Flu rises sharply, now widespread in 36 states — CDC
Cold and flu season has yet to peak, according to medical experts, but Kansas City is already feeling sick and exhausted. According to the CDC , the 21 states with "high flu activity" include: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, an... [Full Article...]
'Invisible Mask': Developer Creates iPhone X Filter That Makes Face Disappear
Noshiro's tweets reveal that the app was made with the Unity game development platform. Japanese application developer Kazuya Noshiro has developed a program for the iPhone X, through which the face becomes transparent and disguises as surrounding objects. [Full Article...]
Police search for suspect in Walker armed robbery
The suspect went inside the convenience store and started a conversation with the clerk. She is described as a heavy-set white or Hispanic female wearing a gray hat with the Jordan symbol on it, gray sweatpants, gray sweatshirt, and a black jacket. [Full Article...]
Trends Reveal More Pregnant Women Are Increasingly Smoking Marijuana In California
This trend was most common among younger pregnant women, as use among females younger than 18 increased from 12.5 percent to almost 22 percent and use among females 18 to 24 years old increased from almost 10 percent to 19 percent. Among women who screened positive for marijuana use, 55 percent failed the lab tests but denied drug use on the questionnaires. One of the most perplexing foundings t... [Full Article...]