To find out what’s ailing Americans—or at least which ailments they’re curious about—look no further than online search traffic. Zika, heartburn drugs and EpiPen prices were among the topics that saw the greatest rises in search interest in the U.S. in 2016, according to data gathered by health publisher WebMD. ... Read More »
The US surgeon general has said e-cigarettes pose an emerging health threat to young people. In a report released on Thursday, Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of vaping, but said e-cigarettes were not harmless and too many teenagers were using them. “My concern ... Read More »
Older people should consider working until their 70s for the good of their health, the chief medical officer will pronounce today in new advice to today’s baby boomers. Prof Dame Sally Davies will tell those aged 50 to 70 that they are better off staying in work, or else taking up ... Read More »
“[T]he Obama administration, in education laid the groundwork for Trump and Betsy DeVos because they were big supporters of charter schools . . . [C]harter schools are the first step toward full privatization.” – Diane Ravitch, Democracy Now, December 1, 2016 If there is one thing Democrats and Republicans agreed ... Read More »
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed Thursday that children of illegal immigrants be refused places in public school as part of tough program to restrict state services. “I’ve got nothing against foreigners, but I say to them: ‘If you come to our country, don’t expect that you will ... Read More »
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has proposed that children of immigrants who are in the country illegally should be refused school places as part of tough measures to restrict state services. “I’ve got nothing against foreigners but I say to them: if you come to our country, don’t ... Read More »
The United States is in the midst of an education crisis; this is not news. The underperformance of American students, particularly in science and math, is well-known, as is the education bureaucracy’s dereliction of duty in the country’s poor and urban communities. Almost all Americans seem to acknowledge the failures ... Read More »
BENGALURU: Software giant Microsoft has come up with business solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Bengaluru. Built by Microsoft’s independent software vender partners Smarter Biz and IDOS, the business solutions are to address key areas like customer relationship management (CRM), finance & accounting, enhancing organisational efficiency. Develop specially ... Read More »
Interest rate sensitive shares from the sectors such as banking, automobiles and real estate were in focus ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting due later in the day. A majority of the nearly 60 analysts polled by Reuters predict the ... Read More »
Even as the boardroom battle at the Tata group heads towards some kind of denouement, it is amazing to see how much either side has relied upon external communication consultants to present their side of the story to the public. This is despite the presence of a strong in-house public ... Read More »
Anxiety about losing your job to technology is both a rational and growing fear. Andy Haldane, the chief economist at the Bank of England, recently estimated that 15m jobs in the UK were threatened by automation. Technology is reaching such levels of sophistication that it is capable not only of ... Read More »
“Often the perception of the fashion industry is that it’s a frivolous entity, based on silly ideals about what we should wear, and how we should look.” So goes the opening line to my TEDx talk delivered in London in late October this year. Feeling extremely privileged to be invited ... Read More »
