Estimates for Wednesday’s US GDP report are all over the place
The US first quarter GDP report is proving to be one of the toughest ones for economists to forecast since the pandemic. The range from professional economists is -1.5% to +1.7% and the range from models is even wider. Now I would argue that there is so much noise in the report that it shouldn’t […]
Treatment modalities for fever duration in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
The clinical characteristics were compared between the treatment groups (Table 1). The median age ranged from 7.1 to 8.3 years, and the prevalence of UMCs ranged from 1.4 to 8.8%, with no statistically significant differences among these groups. The proportion of hospitalized patients and the length of hospital stay were significantly greater in the ML-O group, […]
Big Oil could cut share buybacks as crude prices slump, investors fear
FOX Business correspondent Kelly Saberi has the latest on President Donald Trump and the Interior Department’s efforts to speed up energy permits for U.S. mining and drilling projects on ‘The Big Money Show.’ When Exxon Mobil and Chevron report first-quarter results this week, investors will be focused on how falling oil prices have increased the […]
Phoresy: Why Animals Choose To Ride Around On The Backs Of Animals Much Bigger Than Themselves
You see a beetle covered in bugs. Poor thing, must be parasitized, right? Well, not necessarily. You see, a lot of animals are partial to hitchhiking in a kind of commensal interaction between species in which one animal clambers onto another so that it can benefit from being carried around. It’s called phoresy, and it’s […]
Puka Nacua’s Brother Slaps Fan at UFL Game, Police Investigating
UFL’s Samson Nacua Slaps Fan At UFL Game … Police Investigating Published April 28, 2025 9:56 AM PDT Puka Nacua‘s brother, Samson Nacua, has more than just the UFL investigation to worry about after he slapped a fan at Saturday’s game — St. Louis Police tell TMZ Sports they are currently looking into the matter. […]
Wasim Akram Narrates How Shah Rukh Khan Arranged Boeing Airplane For KKR Players In One Hour
Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram recently revealed an unheard story with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan from his coaching days at Kolkata Knight Riders. Akram, who is one of the legendary players of Pakistan, was appointed as KKR’s bowling coach in 2010. He then went to serve the franchise till 2016, including during […]
USDJPY falls to new lows. Tests 200 hour MA.
The USDJPY has broken below the 100-hour moving average and has now extended down to test the next key target — the 200-hour moving average, which comes in at 142.274. The low price just reached 142.267. It’s worth recalling that last Thursday, the price moved down toward the 200-hour MA but found willing buyers ahead […]
Systems thinking for hygiene in settings with high risk of infectious disease transmission
Sumpter, C. & Torondel, B. A systematic review of the health and social effects of menstrual hygiene management. PLoS ONE 8, e62004 (2013). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Stocks, M. E. et al. Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on the prevention of trachoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 11, e1001605 […]
Study using simulations highlights power of pooled data in environmental health research
PCB warning label affixed to a railroad signal power supply transformer dating from the 1930’s at CP-SLOPE interlocking, west of Altoona, PA on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line. Credit: Sturmovik/Wikipedia Conflicting findings in environmental epidemiology have long stalled consensus on the health effects of toxic chemicals. A new study by Columbia University Mailman School of […]
Ballymore oil field production boosts Trump’s promise to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis reacts to President Donald Trump reversing Biden’s oil deal with Venezuela on ‘Varney & Co.’ The first oil production from a joint U.S.-French corporate venture in the Gulf of America was a welcome indication that President Donald Trump’s agenda to “unleash American energy dominance” is taking shape, the White House told […]
