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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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EU wants Kazakhstan in Trans-Caspian pipeline project :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NnZXdP1N76k/

Germany backs recapitalisation of banks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/4-E-C4SgdHk/

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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The fight against HIV/Aids â€" get on board with Unitaid | Jill Filipovic :: A group tackling HIV/Aids in developing countries is using innovative methods that even drugs companies could likeDaniel is six months old, and one of the more than a million children in Africa born of HIV-positive mothers every year. Without prenatal treatment, up to 30% of these children will contract the virus. Daniel is one of the luckier ones, so far. His mother, Elise, found out she was HIV-positive eight months ago, while she was pregnant with him. She took the necessary antiretrovirals to decrease the risk of transmission. But Elise lives in rural Cameroon, and since she was diagnosed has travelled two hours by car every month to the closest clinic to get the drugs necessary to prevent transmission to her child. The travel is expensive, but she wants her son to be negative, and she...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Pop culture, wealthy Chinese spur medical tourism in Asia :: SEOUL (Reuters) - It is one of Asia's fastest growing industries and shows no signs of losing steam even as the global economy wobbles. (Source: Reuters: Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Diagnostic Tools and Imaging Methods in Intervertebral Disk Degeneration :: This article reviews new and evolving MRI disk-imaging techniques, including grading, relaxation-time measurements, diffusion, and contrast perfusion. In addition, high-resolution magic-angle spinning methods to correlate in vitro disk degeneration (with pain, etc) and in vivo spectroscopic results are discussed. With the potential for morphologic and biochemical characterization of the intervertebral disk, MRI shows promise as a tool to quantitatively assess disk health. (Source: Orthopedic Clinics of North America)
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Mark Blackburn obituary :: Leading authority on early medieval British and Norse coinageMark Blackburn, keeper of coins and medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, who has died of cancer aged 58, was a&nbsp;leading authority on the coinage and economic history of the British Isles and Scandinavia between the fifth and 12th centuries. Through more than 200 publications he achieved the formidable task of making early medieval coins speak volumes to historians and archaeologists, as well as to the smaller community of numismatists.Mark was born in Camberley, Surrey, and attended the Skinners' school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. From there he went to St Edmund Hall, Oxford, to read chemistry, and later jurisprudence, graduating in&nbsp;1975. He then trained and worked as a barrister at Middle Temple before, in 1978, a...
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Downturn drives doctors to plastic surgery :: NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The bad economy is driving more doctors into plastic surgery, leading to more botched procedures, the head of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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Pediatric Nurses Address Children and the Economy: Part 2 :: THIS ARTICLE IS based on the authors' preconference presentations at the 2010 Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN) National Convention in Orlando, FL (). In this article, the authors present overviews of (a) the impact of the economy on the management of children with special health care needs, (b) the manifestation of adolescent high-risk behaviors, and (c) the economics of natural disasters. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Nursing)
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Top-four spot not vital - Gazidis :: Arsenal's chief executive Ivan Gazidis is confident they could still compete financially if they missed out on the Champions League.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15208498.stm

The Current State of the U.S. Economy :: While it has become a popular sport to portray the economy as if we were already in a recession, we find little or no evidence to support such claims.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/226628/20111006/us-economic-data-recession-inflation-manufacturing.htm

Prescriptions Blog: Young Doctors Worry About Career Choices :: Education debts, changes under the health care law and the economy contribute to anxieties among new physicians. (Source: NYT Health)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Fifa whistle-blower to stand down :: A Fifa official who blew the whistle on alleged corruption within the game's governing body is to step down as general secretary of Concacaf.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/15203184.stm

Is Buffett Rule Actually 'Reagan Rule'? Reagan Says 'No Tax Loopholes for Millionaires' in 1985 [VIDEO] :: Former President Ronald Reagan, often considered the hero of the modern Republican Party, said &#039;crazy&#039; tax loopholes allowed millionaires to pay a lower tax rate than bus drivers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/226530/20111006/buffett-rule-reagan-rule-ronald-reagan-supports-millionaires-tax.htm

30-year Fixed Mortgage Rate at New Lows :: The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell below 4 percent for the first time in history to 3.94 percent.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/226527/20111006/freddie-mac-housing-fixed-mortgage-rate-fannie-mae.htm

Saracens' Barnet move 'on track' :: Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths says the club could relocate to Barnet by next season, as long as a current planning application is a success.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15206097.stm

VIDEO: Cut deep during a recession to ensure survival :: Entrepreneur Lara Morgan says you may have to cut deep during a recession to ensure survival - better to retain a smaller part of something than lose a whole.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15169046

Survey finds 28p beer price gap :: The cheapest pint of beer is 28p cheaper in pubs in the north of England compared with south-east hostelries, a survey suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15186705

Do community interventions targeting licensed venues reduce alcohol‐related emergency department presentations? :: Conclusions.Overall, the community interventions implemented have not been associated with reduced alcohol‐related attendances at the ED. The findings raise questions about whether targeting the night‐time economy is effective and whether interventions should instead be targeted at reducing whole‐of‐community alcohol consumption.[Miller P, Sønderlund A, Coomber K, Palmer D, Gillham K, Tindall J, Wiggers J. Do community interventions targeting licensed venues reduce alcohol‐related emergency department presentations? Drug Alcohol Rev 2011;30:546â€"553] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review)
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VIDEO: UAE pledges small business reforms :: The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to reform the laws surrounding small business to encourage young people to start their own companies.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15235163

Hollande takes first round in Socialist race :: Party officials said the number of primary voters had hit more than 2m, easily passing internal expectations
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0571581e-f27f-11e0-931e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Home Prices: 5 Questions You Must Ask Before Buying a U.S. Home :: Incredibly, U.S. home mortgage rates continue to trend lower -- the average 30-year, fixed rate is now 4.07 percent, and they could drop even lower. Still, given soft home prices, jumping into the housing market is hardly a slam-dunk no-brainer, and here are five factors to consider before buying a home.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227756/20111009/home-prices-homes-housing-single-family-homes-new-home-sales-existing-homes-sales-mortgage-rates-mor.htm

Deal reached on break-up of stricken Dexia :: Belgium to pay €4bn to take over domestic retail banking arm after terms are agreed with France
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f20d98e-f26e-11e0-931e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

U.S. Stocks Greet Third Quarter Earnings, Financials May Hurt :: U.S. stocks will face the third quarter earnings season next week. Some investors are hoping that U.S. earnings will take center stage, take focus off the European debt crisis and potentially prolong the current mini-rebound in U.S. stocks.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227753/20111009/earnings-us-stocks-dow-jones-industrial-average-sp-500-nasdaq.htm

Save Europe's unity now :: If Europe fails the euro will fail, and uncountable strands in the fabric of European integration will unravel
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a3a42ce-f0e4-11e0-aec8-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

'Time short' for eurozone, says Cameron :: UK prime minister wants France and Germany to bury differences and to adopt by end of year what he claims would be a decisive five-point plan
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bd7d2ed0-f26e-11e0-824e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Banks to be forced to boost liquid assets :: Regulators will go ahead with the first global effort to force banks to hold more liquid assets and cut back reliance on short-term funding
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6598d30e-f002-11e0-bc9d-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Merkel and Sarkozy set euro deadline :: Leaders aim for end of October to reach agreement on measures to stabilise eurozone, including recapitalisation of banks if needed
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3beacac-f29a-11e0-931e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' :: The German and French leaders say they will propose "important changes" to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the bloc's debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15226953

Trying times for Greek families :: Greek families talk of their financial struggles
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15207043