Friday, March 9, 2012
FT/Citi Ingenuity Awards: Urban Ideas in Action
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Americans Lax About Flu Shots-the cost to business
Influenza takes quite an annual toll on American business,a survey reveals.In 2010,for example,Americans missed 100 million work days because of having the flu.This cost their employers almost 7 billion dollars.Only 41% of Americans got vaccinated that year.
The flu may lazily be seen as just a bad cold that not enough people get to worry about,but such an attitude can have fatal consequences-even for those in middle age,as illustrated by the recent deaths of a brother and sister in their fifties,who apparently died of influenza and its complications,along with their elderly mother,in Lusby,Maryland.
There was plenty of vaccine made for this flu season.Since the season got off to a late start,it could well last into May,so it isn't too late to be vaccinated even now in March.
The flu may lazily be seen as just a bad cold that not enough people get to worry about,but such an attitude can have fatal consequences-even for those in middle age,as illustrated by the recent deaths of a brother and sister in their fifties,who apparently died of influenza and its complications,along with their elderly mother,in Lusby,Maryland.
There was plenty of vaccine made for this flu season.Since the season got off to a late start,it could well last into May,so it isn't too late to be vaccinated even now in March.
Monday, March 5, 2012
SunCoke Energy Gets Positive Reception
Since January 17,SunCoke Energy has been independent of its parent Sunoco.The coking coal miner and producer of metallurgical coke was viewed positively on Wall Street.Key Banc Capital Markets initiated coverage of the spinoff with a Buy rating, and Oppenheimer initiated with an Outperform.Both analysts gave SunCoke a 15 dollar a share price target.
SunCoke originated in Virginia in the early 1960s.Today it works two mines in Virginia and West Virginia with more than 100 million tons of proven and probable coking coal reserves.This coal is fed into five coke plants in Virginia,Indiana,Ohio,Illinois and Vitoria,Brazil,making SunCoke the largest independent producer of high quality metallurgical coke in the Americas,with a total U.S. cokemaking capacity of about 4.2 million tons a year,and a global capacity of more than 5 million tons a year.This solid state carbon product is provided to integrated steelmakers with blast furnace technology.For example,SunCoke's new Middletown,Ohio plant will be supplying AK Steel with its coke needs.
Besides producing metallurgical coke,the plants utilize heat recovery technology to make steam for electric power generation.All applicable environmental standards are being met or exceeded at its coke plants,the company says.
Frederick "Fritz" Henderson,an old General Motors hand,is CEO of SunCoke.Mr.Henderson has an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a Trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
SunCoke Energy(SXC)
SunCoke originated in Virginia in the early 1960s.Today it works two mines in Virginia and West Virginia with more than 100 million tons of proven and probable coking coal reserves.This coal is fed into five coke plants in Virginia,Indiana,Ohio,Illinois and Vitoria,Brazil,making SunCoke the largest independent producer of high quality metallurgical coke in the Americas,with a total U.S. cokemaking capacity of about 4.2 million tons a year,and a global capacity of more than 5 million tons a year.This solid state carbon product is provided to integrated steelmakers with blast furnace technology.For example,SunCoke's new Middletown,Ohio plant will be supplying AK Steel with its coke needs.
Besides producing metallurgical coke,the plants utilize heat recovery technology to make steam for electric power generation.All applicable environmental standards are being met or exceeded at its coke plants,the company says.
Frederick "Fritz" Henderson,an old General Motors hand,is CEO of SunCoke.Mr.Henderson has an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a Trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
SunCoke Energy(SXC)
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Asian Markets Open For Business-issue 3
Asian markets opened lower this morning,Monday.China has set 7.5% for its growth target as the European debt crisis continues.It's the lowest target in eight years.The MSCI Asia Pacific Index declined 0.88 % on the news.
The CNOOC Chairman sees the Chinese energy titan's 2012 oil and gas output being the same as in 2011.
Rising oil prices are being considered the principal threat to the global pocketbook today.It would be hard to have any further increses without damage to the world economy.For example,Airline profits are expected to drop 50% because of them.Singapore Air is already seeing weakness in forward bookings.
Oil futures rose on news of an Enbridge Inc. oil pipeline fire in Illinois.Enbridge says it will try to work around the mishap.The pipeline carries oil from Canada to the U.S. Meantime,China intends to increase retail sales by 14% in 2012.It will also keep pursuing its low birth rate policy,President Wen Jiabao said.
India's Nifty Fifty Index fell 0.80% this morning.The local election results in Utar Pradesh come out tomorrow,and there is fear of a possible change in government.
Enbridge Inc.(ENB)
The CNOOC Chairman sees the Chinese energy titan's 2012 oil and gas output being the same as in 2011.
Rising oil prices are being considered the principal threat to the global pocketbook today.It would be hard to have any further increses without damage to the world economy.For example,Airline profits are expected to drop 50% because of them.Singapore Air is already seeing weakness in forward bookings.
Oil futures rose on news of an Enbridge Inc. oil pipeline fire in Illinois.Enbridge says it will try to work around the mishap.The pipeline carries oil from Canada to the U.S. Meantime,China intends to increase retail sales by 14% in 2012.It will also keep pursuing its low birth rate policy,President Wen Jiabao said.
India's Nifty Fifty Index fell 0.80% this morning.The local election results in Utar Pradesh come out tomorrow,and there is fear of a possible change in government.
Enbridge Inc.(ENB)
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Atrial Fibrillation:A Big Problem Getting Bigger
Atrial Fibrillation,or AFib,is a heart rhythm disorder which is sweeping through the growing ranks of the elderly.That's understandable,since age is one of the main predispositions for the disease.From a current patient population of about 5 million,the number of AFib patients is expected to triple by 2050.Many of them are already dealing with other chronic diseases-especially cardiovascular ones.
In AFib,the two upper chambers of the heart,or atria,beat erratically and out of sync with the two lower chambers,or ventricles.This can result in a number of symptoms such as heart palpitations;lightheadedness;fatigue;shortness of breath;disorientation;and even chest pain.During AFib,an electrical overload in the heart results in an irregular,rapid heartbeat.These erratic signals may be caused by factors such as damage to the heart's structure from hypertension;heart valve disease;heart attacks;congenital heart defects;metabolic disorders;lung disease;stimulants;heart surgery;viral infection;and sleep apnea.Age,alcoholism and heredity may predispose a patient for AFib.
AFib can lead to stroke and heart failure.Left untreated,it tends to become more severe and less amenable to treatment as time goes on.Recent studies point to a link between AFib and dementia.That stands to reason,since AFib can easily hinder blood flow to the brain.
AFib is typically diagnosed by means of various monitors attached to the body with electrodes.Treatment ranges from medication to electric shock therapy,as well as various catheter procedures.Blood thinners such as Warfarin and its branded form Coumadin,plus the newer Pradaxa are frequently prescribed to lesson the considerable risk of blood clot formation and stroke from AFib.
If your heart seems to be acting up,it's best to consult with your doctor about it.It could be AFib or another dangerous cardiac arrhythmia.
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim,which is privately held,makes Pradaxa,while Coumadin is a product of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMY)
In AFib,the two upper chambers of the heart,or atria,beat erratically and out of sync with the two lower chambers,or ventricles.This can result in a number of symptoms such as heart palpitations;lightheadedness;fatigue;shortness of breath;disorientation;and even chest pain.During AFib,an electrical overload in the heart results in an irregular,rapid heartbeat.These erratic signals may be caused by factors such as damage to the heart's structure from hypertension;heart valve disease;heart attacks;congenital heart defects;metabolic disorders;lung disease;stimulants;heart surgery;viral infection;and sleep apnea.Age,alcoholism and heredity may predispose a patient for AFib.
AFib can lead to stroke and heart failure.Left untreated,it tends to become more severe and less amenable to treatment as time goes on.Recent studies point to a link between AFib and dementia.That stands to reason,since AFib can easily hinder blood flow to the brain.
AFib is typically diagnosed by means of various monitors attached to the body with electrodes.Treatment ranges from medication to electric shock therapy,as well as various catheter procedures.Blood thinners such as Warfarin and its branded form Coumadin,plus the newer Pradaxa are frequently prescribed to lesson the considerable risk of blood clot formation and stroke from AFib.
If your heart seems to be acting up,it's best to consult with your doctor about it.It could be AFib or another dangerous cardiac arrhythmia.
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim,which is privately held,makes Pradaxa,while Coumadin is a product of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMY)
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