Annie Tritt for The New York TimesJeffrey G. Katz, the chief executive of Wize Commerce, seen with employees. He says that about 60 percent of the traffic for the company’s Nextag comparison-shopping site comes from Google. In a geeky fire drill, engineers and outside consultants at Nextag scrambled to see if the problem was its own fault. Maybe some inadvertent change had prompted Google’s algorithm...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Label: HealthJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Second Illness Infects Meningitis Sufferers
Label: LifestyleJust when they might have thought they were in the clear, people recovering from meningitis in an outbreak caused by a contaminated steroid drug have been struck by a second illness. The new problem, called an epidural abscess, is an infection near the spine at the site where the drug — contaminated by a fungus — was injected to treat back or neck pain. The abscesses are a localized infection,...
Google Casts a Big Shadow on Smaller Web Sites
Label: TechnologyAnnie Tritt for The New York TimesJeffrey G. Katz, the chief executive of Wize Commerce, seen with employees. He says that about 60 percent of the traffic for the company’s Nextag comparison-shopping site comes from Google. In a geeky fire drill, engineers and outside consultants at Nextag scrambled to see if the problem was its own fault. Maybe some inadvertent change had prompted Google’s algorithm...
Gays in Pakistan Move Cautiously to Gain Acceptance
Label: WorldMax Becherer for the International Herald TribuneHIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Ali, a gay man who lives in Lahore, is in a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pakistanis. “The gay scene here is very hush-hush,” he says. LAHORE, Pakistan — The group meets irregularly in a simple building among a row of shops here that close in the evening. Drapes cover the windows. Sometimes members watch...
Nov
02
Think Like a Doctor: A Terrible Leg Wound
Label: HealthThe Challenge: Can you solve the case of a middle-aged woman with leg wounds that don’t respond to one of our most powerful antibiotics?The Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine regularly asks Well readers to take on a difficult case and try to solve a diagnostic riddle. This month, you’ll find details about a patient who comes to the hospital with three terrible lesions on her leg that...
Think Like a Doctor: A Terrible Leg Wound
Label: LifestyleThe Challenge: Can you solve the case of a middle-aged woman with leg wounds that don’t respond to one of our most powerful antibiotics?The Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine regularly asks Well readers to take on a difficult case and try to solve a diagnostic riddle. This month, you’ll find details about a patient who comes to the hospital with three terrible lesions on her leg that...
Cellphone Users Steaming at Hit-or-Miss Service
Label: TechnologyTo wireless customers, cellphone networks might seem to be made out of thin air. But they are plenty vulnerable to catastrophic storms — and bringing service back can take an excruciatingly long time. On Friday, four days after Hurricane Sandy, the major carriers — AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA and Sprint — were still busily rebuilding their networks in the hardest-hit areas. ...
Petraeus’s Lower C.I.A. Profile Leaves Benghazi Void
Label: WorldWASHINGTON — In 14 months as C.I.A. director, David H. Petraeus has shunned the spotlight he once courted as America’s most famous general. His low-profile style has won the loyalty of the White House, easing old tensions with President Obama, and he has overcome some of the skepticism he faced from the agency’s work force, which is always wary of the military brass. Brendan Smialowski/Getty...
Nov
01
Estimate of Economic Losses Now Up to $50 Billion
Label: BusinessEconomic damages inflicted by Hurricane Sandy could reach $50 billion, according to new estimates that are more than double a previous forecast. Some economists warned on Thursday that the storm could shave a half percentage point off the nation’s economic growth in the current quarter. Losses from the storm could total $30 billion to $50 billion, according to Eqecat, which tracks hurricanes...
Safety of Monster Energy Drinks Questioned
Label: HealthIn the latest action aimed at the energy drink industry, the top lawyer for the city of San Francisco has asked one major producer to provide evidence that supports the advertising and marketing claims it made to adolescents for its highly caffeinated drinks. In a letter sent late Wednesday to Monster Beverage, the city attorney of San Francisco, Dennis J. Herrera, told the company to substantiate...
Safety of Monster Energy Drinks Questioned
Label: LifestyleIn the latest action aimed at the energy drink industry, the top lawyer for the city of San Francisco has asked one major producer to provide evidence that supports the advertising and marketing claims it made to adolescents for its highly caffeinated drinks. In a letter sent late Wednesday to Monster Beverage, the city attorney of San Francisco, Dennis J. Herrera, told the company to substantiate...
Sony, Sharp and Panasonic Report Significant Losses
Label: TechnologyTOKYO — After years of bets gone wrong and lost opportunities, three of Japan’s consumer electronics giants are showing some signs of faltering. In the most dire warning, Sharp forecast on Thursday a 450 billion yen ($5.6 billion) full-year loss and warned that it had “material doubts” about its ability to survive. On the same day, Panasonic’s shares lost a fifth of their value in...
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