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Mar12019 by adminNo Comments

Vaccination deniers gaining traction, NHS boss warns

Health

The head of NHS England has warned that "vaccination deniers" are gaining traction on social media as part of a "fake news" movement.Simon Stevens said parents were seeing "fake messages" online about vaccines, which was making it harder to "win the public argument" on vaccination.NHS England is considering what action can be taken to stop such messages spreading, Mr Stevens said.He said the health service needed to support parents on the issue.'Fake messages'Speaking at a health summit held by the Nuffield Trust think tank, Mr Stevens said that there had been a "steady decline" in the uptake of the measles vaccine over the last five years. He went on to describe the uptake of the MMR vaccine among five-year-olds in England (87.5% compared with the World ...

Feb232019 by adminNo Comments

Social Security expansion bill poised to gain traction in Congress

Finance

As Social Security's funding problems loom ever closer on the horizon, the program has emerged as a pet project on many lawmakers' fix-it list. Now in control of the House, Democrats have thrown their weight behind a measure that would extend and expand the program — largely by asking high earners to pony up, along with a gradual increase in the Social Security tax rate that applies to workers' income. "Democrats have agreed that we should expand, not cut, Social Security and have the wealthy pay their share," said Nancy Altman, president of advocacy group Social Security Works. ...

Jun242018 by adminNo Comments

Why AMD Isn't Gaining Traction in Notebooks

Finance

[unable to retrieve full-text content]My colleague Tim Green recently commented on a research note that came out suggesting that Advanced Micro Devices NASDAQ AMD hasn t been able to gain market segment share with its new Ryzen Mobile processors for laptops In fact the report Green cites claims that AMD is Latest Articles in

Sep212017 by adminNo Comments

European Equities Mainly Higher as Oil Prices Gain Traction, Telecom Stocks Advance

Finance

Shutterstock photoEuropean equity benchmarks were mainly higher in early trade on Wednesday as German producer price inflation advanced, oil prices gained traction and telecommunication stocks logged gains.In economic news, Germany's index of producer prices for industrial products rose by 2.6% in August compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, according to Destatis, Germany's federal statistics office. In July 2017, the annual rate of change had been 2.3% and, compared with the preceding month, the overall index was up by 0.2% in August 2017.Oil prices were also on the rise despite data from the American Petroleum Institute (API), published on Tuesday, indicating that US inventories of oil rose last week. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for delivery in Nove...