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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Today In Long Shots: Nairobi Casts Bid for 2024 Olympics :: Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372110/20120809/nairobi-kenya-olympics-summer-games-2024-john.htm
FHFA Could Block Attempts To Use Eminent Domain To Seize US Mortgages :: The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said it has "significant concerns" over proposals by local governments to use eminent domain to seize foreclosures and reduce loan balances to provide homeowner relief.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372105/20120809/fhfa-eminent-domain-fannie-freddie.htm
US Health Care Reform To Hit Low-Paid, Part-Time Workers Hardest: Study :: U.S. employers in the restaurant and retail industries -- those with a large number of hourly wage workers who traditionally had minimal or no health insurance -- are more likely than other companies to drop their health plans or cut worker's hours in order to maintain their already slim profit margins.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372072/20120809/obamacare-health-care-reform-law-retail-restuarant.htm
US Trade Deficit Narrows To $42.9B In June - Lowest Since Dec. 2010 :: The U.S. trade deficit in June was the smallest in one-and-a-half years as lower oil prices curbed imports, according to government data on Thursday that suggested an upward revision to second-quarter growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372034/20120809/trade-deficit-exports-imports-gdp-jobs.htm
US Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall To 361,000 :: The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week, the Labor Dept. said Thursday, suggesting that the battered labor market is healing.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372010/20120809/initial-jobless-claims-august-4-unemployment.htm
What More Can Central Banks Do To Fight The Recession? Plenty :: Despite most central banks slashing interest rates in 2009, there is still room for central banks to maneuver and stimulate their sluggish economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371973/20120809/central-banks-stuimulus-fed-bernanke-king.htm
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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How Much Inequality Is Needed to Support a Strong Economy? :: There's plenty of self-interest on display in the debate on inequality, but behavioral and experimental economic studies and other inquiries into the topic show that there's more to the issue than meets the eye.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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India May Not Implement 'Free Mobile To Poor' Scheme :: The Indian government's proposed plan to provide free mobile phones to every family below the poverty line may not take off as the Finance Ministry and the opposition parties objected to the move.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372639/20120811/india-government-drop-free-mobile-poor-scheme.htm
Top Post-Market Nasdaq Movers (JDS Uniphase,MannKind, Iridium, Apollo, Novavax, Infinera, InterDigital, IAC/InterActiveCorp) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were JDS Uniphase Corporation, MannKind Corporation, Iridium Communications Inc and Apollo Investment Corporation. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Novavax Inc, Infinera Corporation, InterDigital Inc and IAC/InterActiveCorp.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372620/20120811/top-post-market-nasdaq-movers-jds-uniphase.htm
South Korea Likely To Announce Monetary Easing Measures In September :: With South Korea's economy continuing to slowdown, investors feel that the Bank of Korea (BoK) will be under pressure to announce monetary easing measures at the next meeting in September.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372619/20120811/south-korea-stimulus.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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Tanking Economy May Mean Kids Suffer More Abuse (CME/CE) :: (MedPage Today) -- Rates of physical abuse and brain injury among the nation's children have risen significantly in the early 21st century, and the recent economic recession and housing crisis may be a reason why, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
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Rwanda: Too Many Babies Straining Economy :: [Focus]Rose Mukamurigo is a 54-year-old community health worker in Kayonza district, Eastern Province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
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America Has A Great Economic Future :: Behind the headlines, American entrepreuers are solving the country's major economic problems and building the foundation for a great future for future generations. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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US Budget Deficit Narrows To $69.6 Billion In July - Lower Than Expected :: The monthly U.S. budget deficit shrank to $69.6 billion in July from $129.4 billion in the same month a year ago, reflecting a rise in government receipts and a drop in spending.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372540/20120810/budget-deficit-taxes-national-debt-obama-administration.htm
US Regulators Tell Big Banks To Develop Collapse-Prevention Plan: Reuters Exclusive :: U.S. regulators directed five of the country's biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, to develop plans for staving off collapse if they faced serious problems, emphasizing that the banks could not count on government help.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372397/20120810/federal-reserve-financial-crisis-banks-comptroller.htm
Foreign Skilled Workers To Supplement, Not Replace, Australian Workers :: The 457 work visas programme extended to foreign skilled workers are not in any way meant to fill jobs meant for the Australians, a new study revealed.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/372252/20120809/jobs-workers-employment.htm
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