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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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How to kick start the UK economy :: How to bring the economy back to life
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How business taught scientists about big data :: url: http://gigaom.com/cloud/how-business-taught-scientists-about-big-data/

VIDEO: How will the eurozone rescue plan work? :: Chief economics correspondent Hugh Pym explains how the eurozone rescue plan could work.
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VIDEO: How to be an air traffic controller :: A state of the art facility has just opened in Hampshire to train the air traffic controllers of the future.
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Quant trading: How mathematicians rule the markets :: How mathematicians are taking over the markets
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'Half of UK obese by 2030' :: Conclusion
This study evaluated current statistics on the obesity ‘pandemic’ and predicted rises in healthcare expenditure in the future if things continue to follow their current trend. As the authors highlight, effective policies to promote healthier weight would have clear economic benefits.
The modelling study presents valuable predictions of future trends in excess weight and obesity, which will be useful for governmental and public health planning. However, as the authors themselves highlight, these projections are merely extrapolations of currently available data. Uncertainties always exist when making predictions, as past trends do not always predict future trends. For example, it is not possible to be certain how the current trend will be affected by changes to the economy, de...
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How to Focus in a Manic Market :: With European banks tanking and the U.S. growth rate grinding to a halt, how does the average investor protect his assets? By being focused.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/219067/20110923/markets-how-to-advice-finance-investors.htm

How euro became broken dream :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_1YHSZWGq3k/index.html