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Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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Toyota and Honda see US sales dip :: Japanese carmakers Toyota and Honda continue to struggle in the US as they report weaker-than-expected sales for October.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15549680

The Eurozone - A Crisis of Confidence :: Reading Bloomberg News' article by Lorenzo Totaro at lunchtime, Friday 28 October on Italy's latest Bond Sale falling short of expectations and the country's borrowing costs rising, I quickly checked to see what its current National Debt is. At €1,900.8 billion, amounting to €31,500 per inhabitant, this roughly measures 120 per cent of Italy's GDP.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241646/20111101/eurozone-crisis-confidence.htm

Latest papers put pressure on James Murdoch :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/FlqgQK5gpIY/index.html

Australians are the Richest People in the World, Global Wealth Report Says :: In April 2009, Australia was ranked No. 11 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) among the world's richest countries based on gross domestic product with a GDP of US$1.011 trillion.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241635/20111101/australians-richest-people-world-global-wealth-report.htm

Greek Referendum may lead to More Instability, Recession :: The announcement by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou that he is pushing through with a referendum on the EU rescue agreement has not only jolted financial markets but gave rise to more apprehensions of a pending economic destabilization and even recession.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241620/20111101/greek-referendum-lead-instability-recession-greece-george.htm

Parliament Starts Deliberation on Controversial Mining Law :: Australia's controversial 30 percent minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) law gets introduced to Parliament on Wednesday amid political grandstanding and divided sentiment of voters.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241617/20111101/parliament-starts-deliberation-controversial-mining-law.htm

Lloyds chief to step back from helm :: António Horta-Osório, who joined the part-nationalised UK lender from Santander at the beginning of the year, has been told to drop top role by doctors
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3428f9ee-04ec-11e1-91d9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

PC sales are in need of a reboot :: Can PCs reverse their sales decline?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15536488

UK school tech show moves to Abu Dhabi :: UK educational technology show moves to Abu Dhabi
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15520946

Could Google TV get its Kindle Fire moment? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/eizfY8gnCyQ/

New £50 banknote in circulation :: The new £50 banknote featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt has been put into circulation by the Bank of England.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15539934

Coal Seam Gas Plant to Rise in South Australia :: Australian coal seam gas producer QGC has entered into an agreement with GE and Penrice Consortium to build a brine pilot plant (BPP) at Penrice's chemical works at Osborne, South Australia.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241578/20111101/coal-seam-gas-plant-rise-south-australia.htm

Who is that on my banknote? :: The historical portraits that appear on our banknotes
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15522387

VIDEO: My name is on the new £50 note :: The new £50 bank note is introduced on Wednesday and the chief cashier at the Bank of England explains how he is responsible for them.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15544804

Russia and China 'worst bribers' :: Companies from Russia and China are most likely to pay bribes when doing business abroad, a survey suggests.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15544841

CME Group says MF Global broke rules :: Self-regulatory body that oversaw broker-dealer said
it failed to keep customer money separate from its own trading accounts
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ca619e6-049c-11e1-ac2a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Global Market Overview - 11/02/2011 :: Global markets extended their losses overnight on renewed concerns over the European crisis. News that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a referendum to approve a second EU bailout deal for the country rattled investors. Should the referendum be defeated, all the work put in by European leaders to save the region would have been undone.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241565/20111101/global-market-overview-11-02-2011.htm

PayPal softens its stance on NFC as it pitches retailers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/LkF_xJYuAsk/

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning 11/02/2011 :: US ICSC chain store sales rose 0.7pct last week to be up 3pct on a year ago. ICSC research expects sales to rise 4.5pct in October. US construction spending rose 0.2pct in September to be down 1.3pct on a year ago. US ISM-Manufacturing activity eased from 51.6 to 50.8 in October.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241561/20111101/australian-stock-market-report-morning-11-02.htm

Leaders race to save eurozone deal :: Greek PM Papandreou summoned to emergency talks after Athens proposed to hold a referendum on its second bail-out that could lead to a disorderly default
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4df3962e-04ae-11e1-b309-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA ::  

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.  Whether or not the present healthcare law (sometimes referred to as ObamaCare) is fully implemented will be decided by the United States Supreme Court, as many states have filed challenges to the Act.  The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.


 

Current Plans being proposed still give too much control of healthcare to the Insurers and are therefore not competitive enough. The Government is on the path to insolvency on Medicare, and therefore has a huge credibility gap when it offers to solve the problem with a government insurance plan. The following addresses both issues.

National Health Insurance Plan Proposal

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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)
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Is crowdfunding startups a solution, or just another problem? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/02x54FUC5EI/

Silicon Valley is no meritocracy for minorities :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/c_rp0D4_Fac/index.html

MOG sees 246% user growth, thanks to Facebook tie-in :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/f6d4yM5VomI/

FTSE considers tougher listing rules :: Investors are concerned about the wave of overseas groups seeking to list shares on the London market while keeping control out of public hands
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5118b76-047d-11e1-ac2a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Harkin, DeFazio to Propose Transaction Tax :: U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., will introduce bills on Wednesday to impose a .03 percent transaction tax on trades of stocks and bonds
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241515/20111101/harkin-defazio-propose-transaction-tax.htm

Markets dive on Greek referendum :: US and European markets fall sharply after Monday's announcement of a Greek referendum on EU moves to solve its debt crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15533940

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