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VIDEO: The US economy: A lost decade? :: Watch: How the US went from boom to bust
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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)<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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Portugal progress passes audit :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/C8S2nfeFs_M/

UK jobless rate hits 15-year high :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/4ZkTtpRn9hA/

Eurozone inflation remains unchanged for second month :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/YzM0vUrI8JU/

Doctors and dentists in tax probe :: About 2,500 doctors and dentists have been targeted by the authorities as probable tax dodgers.
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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...<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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A Doctor's Alternative to PPACA :: &nbsp;

The following was written prior to enactment of PPACA by the United States Congress.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; The opinion expressed is that of the writer and not the Association.

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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

There can be a uniquely...
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VIDEO: How can countries go bust? :: How can countries or governments go bust?
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Is Commuting Bad For Your Health? :: A mobile workforce can help improve a country's economy but the effects of commuting on the health of commuters and on the costs to industry in terms of sick days is largely unknown. From a commuter's point of view, the advantages of daily travel, such as a better paid job or better housing conditions, need to be weighed against adverse health effects. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that commuting by car or public transport, compared to walking or cycling, is associated with negative effects on health... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Opinionator: Spending More Doesn’t Make Us Healthier :: Few understand how much we spend on health care, how much we need to spend to provide quality care, and the difference between the two. (Source: NYT Health)
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Opinionator: Spending More Doesn't Make Us Healthier :: Few understand how much we spend on health care, how much we need to spend to provide quality care, and the difference between the two. (Source: NYT Health)
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Arthritis a forgotten disease in Canada, says group :: A new report by the Arthritis Alliance of Canada calculates that the two major forms of arthritis cost the Canadian economy $33 billion last year in health-care expenditures and lost productivity. (Source: CTV Health)
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Time Course of the Effects of Static Stretching on Cycling Economy :: Wolfe, AE, Brown, LE, Coburn, JW, Kersey, RD, and Bottaro, M. Time course of the effects of static stretching on cycling economy. J Strength Cond Res 25(11): 2980â€"2984, 2011â€"Stretching has been implemented as part of the warm-up before physical events and widely thought to promote increased sport performance and decreased injury risk. However, recent research has concluded that static stretching before many exercises inhibits acute power, strength, and sprinting performance. There is little research examining the time course of these effects on moderate intensity cycling. The purpose of this study was to examine the time course of static stretching on cycling economy. The subjects consisted of 5 men and 5 women highly trained endurance cyclists. The first of 3 visits was baseline testi...
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Europe's four big dilemmas :: Europe's four big dilemmas
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CDC: Antidepressant use skyrockets 400% in past 20 years :: Mental-health professionals not associated with the survey cited several possible explanations for the spike, including the economy. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
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US banks 'at risk from euro crisis' :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/7fTEbpSiBFM/

Italy already in recession, says Fitch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/WVJYRFzf7fo/

France hit by rising borrowing costs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/mIOERB3hVHA/

U.S. brth rates plummet amid U.S. economy worries :: Health officials say birth rates for America's youngest mothers hit new lows last year. (Source: CTV 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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Hearts begin paying delayed wages :: Hearts announce that 33 of their 60 players have received their salaries and the remainder will be paid "as soon as practically possible".
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What will Burma's economic future look like? :: What will Burma's economic future look like?
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Argyle and Pirates in ground deal :: Plymouth Argyle announce they will share their Home Park ground with the Cornish Pirates should the rugby team get promoted to the Premiership this season.
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Unite to join pensions walk-out :: Unite has become the latest union to vote in favour of strike action on 30 November against changes to public sector pensions.
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Northern Rock bank sold to Virgin :: Northern Rock bank, nationalised at the height of the credit crunch, is being sold to Virgin Money for £747m, the government says.
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Fifa lobbied over Qatar labourers :: Trade union activists warn Fifa they will campaign to stop the 2022 football World Cup being held in Qatar unless workers' rights there improve.
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Unexpected rise in retail sales :: UK retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.6% in October, official figures show, after stores cut prices to lure shoppers.
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IMF director for Europe resigns :: Antonio Borges, the head of the International Monetary Fund's European department, resigns for "personal reasons".
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Drop in U.S. Birth Rates Reflects Recession, Pew Center Says :: According to a study by the Pew Research Center, women were putting off having babies while the economy was weak. (Source: NYT Health)
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Eurozone in crisis graphics - GDP :: Compare the fortunes of eurozone economies
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Q&A: Greek debt crisis :: Why is Greece so reliant on international help to pay its bills?
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