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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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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Back-To-School Shopping: Pre-Teens Have More Cash To Spend :: In the United States, Mom typically has the most say when it comes to back-to-school shopping, but pre-teens are consumers, too, and they have more money to spend on backpacks and binders than they have had in years.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375035/20120818/back-school-pre-teen-shopping.htm
Top Post-Market Nasdaq Movers (Geron, Harmonic, Vitesse, Exelixis, ZAGG, Infinera, Questcor, Corinthian Colleges) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Friday were Geron Corporation, Harmonic Inc, Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation and Exelixis Inc.
The top after-market Nasdaq losers were ZAGG Inc, Myriad Genetics, Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc and Corinthian Colleges Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374971/20120818/top-post-market-nasdaq-movers-geron-harmonic.htm
India's Economic Woes: Finance Minister Expected To Take Bold Measures :: With the deepening of India's economic troubles, investors expect that Finance Minister P Chidambaram will take bold measures to boost the market confidence and rejuvenate growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374962/20120818/india-economy.htm
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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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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Back-To-School, Holiday Season Expected To Be Same Or Better :: Unemployment is still well above 8 percent, the cost at the pump is rising and consumers are still wary and cost-conscious, but recent surveys indicate back-to-school buys and the upcoming holiday shopping season will be as good as or better than last year. Still, the theme of the season is cautious optimism.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375495/20120820/back-school-shopping.htm
Gold Demand Plunges In Top Global Markets: Will Emerging Markets Take Up Slack? :: Gold prices continued to decline this week, dragging even lower due to unusually weak demand from China and India -- the two largest gold consumers -- that has extended for several months.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375433/20120820/gold-prices-euro-zone-crisis-demand-china.htm
VIDEO: Mortgage lending a 'see-saw' pattern :: Total mortgage lending bounced back in July, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19320060#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Japan to replace Beijing ambassador :: Tokyo is to remove its outspoken ambassador in China as tensions between the two countries mount over the disputed Senkaku islands
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d46674f0-eaaf-11e1-ba49-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
EADS Appoints PwC To Help in SFO Saudi Arabia Bribery Investigation :: Major defence company EADS appoints accountant to lead a parallel investigation to the Serious Fraud Office probe into bribery allegations over a £2bn deal with Saudi Arabia.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375328/20120820/eads-saudi-arabia-bribery-pwc-lt-col.htm
Mortgage lending rebounds in July :: Total mortgage lending rose in July to the highest level so far this year, but the Council of Mortgage Lenders warned that the property market was still flat.
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Pipeline Consortium APA Group Near To Win Takeover of HDF :: Pipeline Consortium APA Group could most likely win the takeover battle over Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF) after rival bidder Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) announced on Monday it no longer plans to match APA's raised bid.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/375277/20120820/bid-hastings.htm
Film-maker Tony Scott jumps to his death :: Los Angeles county coroner's office says there is no immediate evidence leading investigators to believe that the death was anything but a suicide
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Layoffs, salary cuts for 'Tonight Show' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/_S6LkhmMJf0/index.html
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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Finland Makes Plans To Leave The Euro - Or Does It? :: An interview in a British newspaper sets off a European panic: The Finns may be thinking they've had it with the common currency. Some certainly do, but it's not that simple
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374888/20120817/finland-euro-eurozone.htm
British Workers Lazy, UK Needs To Adopt Asian Work Ethic: Young Tory MPs :: They see the economic crisis as a "wake-up call" for Britain to rediscover its tradition of hard work.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374857/20120817/british-mps-tory-lazy-workers-cameron-boris.htm
US Consumer Sentiment Edges Up To 3-Month High :: U.S. consumer sentiment edged up this month to a three-month high as a stock market rally appears to have offset the impact of rising gasoline prices.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/374818/20120817/consumer-sentiment-confidence-michigan.htm
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