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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Poor Oral Health Damages Economy :: Over 2 million people in the UK say they have taken time of work due to poor oral health. The UK's economy is being damaged unnecessarily with an estimated two million workers taking sick time off work due to poor oral health over the past five years. Most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good oral health routine, but around seven per cent of the UK's 29 million workforce have called in sick with teeth problems at least once in the past five years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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It's green growth or nothing | Chris Huhne :: We have no choice. High energy prices are here to stay and resource-frugality is our only hope for a sustainable futureMuch of our economic debate implies we must choose between going green or going for growth. That view may be the opposite of the truth. There is now hard evidence that the real choice is between green growth or no growth at all.For the first time in the postwar period, energy and other commodity prices are unusually high for this point of the global recovery. Normally the cost of basic materials falls in real terms for at least two years after a recovery begins. In the past, this boosted real incomes, supported spending and fuelled recovery.No more. Today there is a different phenomenon in the developed world: the "squeezed middle". Far from boosting incomes and spending, ...<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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Ailing U.S. economy delivers a blow to 'medical tourism' :: Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, ... (Source: USATODAY.com 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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USOC: Too late to remake U.S. London strip :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/YsU0N-u5o40/index.html
Brazil Shows How Too Much Consumer Debt Can Threaten An Economy :: Brazil has risen to number six among the world's economies. As it finds itself caught between prosperity and a past of poverty, it's dealing with a pervasive problem: lots of household debt.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363025/20120714/brazil-economy-debt.htm
The Great Card Rip-Off: Visa And MasterCard Agree To Pay Record $7.2 Billion Antitrust Settlement :: The deal, which lawyers are calling the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history, would resolve dozens of lawsuits filed by retailers in 2005 that accused the card companies of fixing fees for processing credit and debit card payments and prohibiting stores from steering their customers to cheaper forms of payment.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363014/20120714/visa-mastercard-antitrust-fee-swipe-penalty.htm
India Sets Up Panel To Finalize GAAR Provisions :: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who recently took over the charge of the Finance Ministry, has set up an expert committee to review and finalize the controversial General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), which the foreign investors say are not investor-friendly.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/362970/20120714/india-sets-up-new-committee-finalize-gaar.htm
Top Post-Market Nasdaq Movers (Merge, AuthenTec, Infinera, MannKind, Web.com, Iridium, Hansen, Exelixis, Video Display, National Penn Bancshares) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Merge Healthcare Inc, AuthenTec Inc, Infinera Corporation, MannKind Corporation and Web.com Group Inc. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Iridium Communications Inc, Hansen Medical Inc, Exelixis Inc and National Penn Bancshares Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/362959/20120714/top-post-market-nasdaq-movers-merge-authentec.htm
Gannett Earnings Preview: Print Advertising Shrinks, But Digital Could Be The Savior :: Gannett Co. Inc., publisher of USA Today and 81 local daily newspapers, is expected to have slightly lower revenue in the second quarter this year versus last year, as print advertising continues to weaken and the broader economy sputters at stall speed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/362938/20120713/gannett-2q-earnings-preview-newspapers.htm
Healthy Eating Hindered By Parents' Work-Life Stress :: In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition. While prior studies have implicated working mothers in providing less healthy family food environments, this is one of the first studies of family nutrition to look at fathers - in particular a population of urban fathers, who face higher rates of unemployment and under-employment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Why Is Tony Blair Doing Business In South Sudan? :: Not much is clear about Tony Blair's new role in South Sudan: Is it humanitarian or an investment? Can he change negative policies or will he grow Juba's stalled economy?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363450/20120716/tony-blair-south-sudan-africa.htm
IMF Cuts 2012 Global Growth Forecast To 3.9%, Keeps 2012 The Same: 3.5% :: The International Monetary Fund on Monday cut its global growth forecast and warned that the outlook could dim further if policymakers in Europe do not act with enough force and speed to quell their region's debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363449/20120716/imf-global-growth.htm
India-Pakistan To Resume Cricket Ties: The Fanatic Obsession With A Colonial Sport :: Sixty-five years after independence from Great Britain, cricket (a foreign import and a remnant of colonialism) is more popular in India and Pakistan than ever.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363428/20120716/india-cricket-pakistan-popularity-british-coloniaiism.htm
Top North Korean general loses job :: State media reports that Ri Yong-ho, the head of the army who was assigned to mentor Kim Jong-eun, has been relieved of his duties due to illness
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Greek youth: To fight or flee? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/6gO8mHETMTc/index.html
What Has Happened To Lincoln's Republican Party? :: A compelling question concerning the nation's current political culture is: what has happened to the Republican Party? President Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Party's first president, elected in 1860. But do the values of today's Tea Party faction-dominated Republican Party match the values of Lincoln?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363345/20120716/republican-tea-party-conservatives-lincoln-congress-election.htm
India's WPI Index For June Declines To 7.25 Percent; Food Price Index Continues Its Double Digit Increase :: India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose slower than expected rate of 7.25 percent on a year-on- year basis, contrary to the analysts' expectations, triggering hopes for rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363334/20120716/india-s-wpi-index-june-declines-7.htm
Dampier is Australia's Richest Town, According to Latest Census :: Latest census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that most of Australia's richest towns lie in its western portion, which is not surprising though since Western Australia is home to the country's much touted mining boom. New research showed the town of Dampier is now Australia's richest town.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363205/20120715/incomes.htm
Too much work? Do less, not more :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kixtZLvIFzg/index.html
Euro's Falling Value: A Solution To The Crisis, Or A Symptom? :: A declining currency value could be a boon for Europe and a final solution to the ongoing crisis, economists say.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/362912/20120713/euro-value-currency-angela-merkel-european-exports.htm
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