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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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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

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

ECB ups crisis measures as Trichet exits :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/lvKXHwguX_s/

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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7 Stories to read this weekend :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lbHkCIJ2yJo/

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

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

'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

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

£4m savings adverts miss target :: Public awareness of the UK savings safety net has failed to increase - despite a £4m advertising campaign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15216640

Herman Cain: Pizza Too Salty Means Cheap Ingredients, and More :: The more I read about Herman Cain, the more I like about Herman Cain.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227739/20111009/herman-cain-republican-presidential-race-this-is-herman-cain.htm

iPhone 4s Sales: Sprint Sells-Out of $199 iPhone 4s Online - Stock Review :: As noted earlier, Sprint (S) has snared Apple's iPhone 4s this autumn, and it&#039;s giving the cell phone service provider a fighting chance versus AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). And that bodes well for Sprint&#039;s stock, long-term.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227738/20111009/iphone-iphone-4s-sprint-iphone-5-smartphone-apple-aapl-cell-phone-wireless-mobile-steve-jobs.htm

France, Belgium, Luxembourg Agree to Dexia Rescue Deal :: The governments of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg reached agreement on Sunday on a rescue package for Dexia, which was the first major financial institution to fail because of the current debt crisis in the Eurozone.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227720/20111009/france-belgium-luxembourg-agree-to-dexia-rescue-deal.htm

The Guild turns product placement into merchandising gold :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/MmrPJQ6RrkM/

France, Belgium Set to Finalize Dexia Breakup :: France and Belgium are set to finalize the breakup Sunday of Dexia, the first bank to fall victim to the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, with global credit risk exposure of 512 billion euros ($691 billion).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227636/20111008/france-belgium-set-to-finalize-dexia-break-up.htm

Merkel, Sarkozy Meet to Tackle Differences Over Euro Crisis :: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will thrash out differences with French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday over how to use the Eurozone&#039;s financial firepower to counter a sovereign debt crisis threatening the global economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227632/20111008/merkel-sarkozy-meet-to-tackle-differences-over-euro-crisis.htm

Chronic pain: the search for a killer :: Millions of desperate people live with chronic pain, but medicine has had little luck finding cures. Could a new range of analgesics offer&nbsp;them hope at last?Every day of her life, Jayne Nelson has suffered severe pain in her feet and legs. "It's as if I have plunged them into scalding water," she says. In an attempt to counter the constant discomfort, the 32-year-old marketing executive takes powerful painkillers but admits these are only partially successful."The drugs help me to live as normal a life as possible but I still suffer severe pain several times a day," she says. "I have to keep electric fans on in my office and over my bed, and have the air-conditioning on in my car virtually all the time in order to try to control the burning that I feel in my feet and legs."Jayne suffe...
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Economy is central to Spanish election :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/Mp5R7pDJsr0/

Occupy Wall Street: Does U.S. History Offer Any Clues Regarding Its Possible Impact? :: Anyone who says they can predict the impact of Occupy Wall Street on the political climate and public policy is being disingenuous. But one thing is known: modern U.S. history shows, if Occupy Wall Street is to succeed it, the movement most likely will have to merge its interests with the Democratic Party.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227603/20111008/occupy-wall-street-wall-street-protest-demonstation-protesters-financial-crisis-banks-democratics-20.htm

Economists Unimpressed by U.S. Employment Report :: The U.S. jobs report for September showed the economy added 103,000 jobs, which exceeded economists' expectations of 60,000 jobs and August's revised gain of 57,000 jobs.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227599/20111008/jobs-report-economy-unemployment-rate.htm

Rick Perry for President: Perry Distances Himself from Pastor Who Called Mormonism 'A Cult' :: Texas Gov. Rick Perry on late Friday finally repudiated the remarks of an allied Dallas clergyman who disparaged the Mormon faith of Perry&#039;s presidential rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227578/20111008/perry-rick-perry-mormon-mormonism-romney-presidency-2012-election-robert-jeffress-cult.htm

How Big Can the 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Grow? :: As the &quot;Occupy Wall Street&quot; protest becomes a movement, joined in the past two weeks by union workers and environmentalists and acknowledged publicly in legitimacy by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, we have to ask the question: How big can the Occupy Wall Street movement grow?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/227577/20111008/how-big-can-occupy-wall-street-movement-grow-demands.htm

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