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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Tax Cuts For The Rich Don't Lead To U.S. Economic Growth, But Income Inequality: Study :: Tax cuts for the rich don't seem to be associated with U.S. economic growth and instead are linked to a different outcome: greater income inequality in the U.S. These findings will likely fuel the already bitter political fight over extending the Bush tax cuts for upper-income groups.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385509/20120918/bush-era-tax-cut-extension-obama-romney.htm
Shares of Japanese Firms Fall Following China Protests :: Honda, Nissan, Panasonic, Sony, Canon, Toyota and Mazda among affected by anti-Japan protests in China.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385502/20120918/japan-china-protests-companies.htm
India's Consumer Price Inflation Touches 10.03% in August :: India's retail inflation rate increased to 10.03 percent in August from 9.86 percent recorded in July, mainly driven by higher food prices, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385497/20120918/india-s-consumer-price-inflation-august-touched.htm
Iron Ore Prices To Rebound $120 A Metric Ton In Near Term – Fortescue :: Debt-saddled Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. on Tuesday said prices of iron ore will rebound in the near term to $120 a metric tonne.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385382/20120918/iron-ore-fortescue-jp-morgan-credit-suisse.htm
Australia Surrenders To Pressures, Lowers Exports Forecast For 2012/13 :: In what could be an apparent surrender to the prevailing price conditions of commodities in the global market today, resource-rich nation Australia on Tuesday had lowered its mineral and energy exports forecast for 2012/13.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385368/20120917/iron-ore-coal-lng-australia-china-fergusson.htm
Minerals Council Warns of 5% Contraction of Aussie Economy Due to Cost Crisis :: A modeling released Monday by the Minerals Council of Australia warned of a 5 per cent contraction in the country's economy due to the cost crisis that threatens to halt mining mega projects. To counter the threat, the council pushed the federal government to commit to controversial policies to bring back its competitiveness.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385327/20120917/minerals-council-warns-5-contraction-aussie-economy.htm
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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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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Majority Of French Would Not Vote For Euro Today But Don't Want To Switch Back To Franc Either :: A French polling group found that 64 percent of France would vote against switching to the euro currency if the referendum were held today but also are against moving back to the franc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385241/20120917/e-u-france-hollande-euro-franc-economy.htm
GE And ING Seek To Flee A Recovering Thailand :: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) may sell their stakes in two Thailand banks, but their message to Asia's 11th largest economy could very well be" "It's not you, it's us.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385231/20120917/ge-ing-thailand-banks-economy-gdp.htm
China's Economy To Rebound Sooner, Stronger Than Expected - Nomura :: While market sentiment for China's growth outlook has been overwhelmingly negative, Nomura's Chief China Economist Zhiwei Zhang remains very bullish.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385193/20120917/china-economy-gdp-rebound-q3-infrastructure-investment.htm
Obama To File WTO Complaints Against China :: The Obama administration will file a World Trade Organization complaints against China, charging the nation's government with illegally subsidizing its exports of cars and car parts and imposing unfair dutiets on U.S. auto exports, according to a published report Monday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385105/20120917/wto-tariffs-duties-obama-ohio.htm
US To Initiate WTO Suit Vs China, Charging Unfair Trade :: President Barack Obama will launch a trade suit at the WTO against China, alleging unfair trade practices by the Chinese government to benefit its auto industry, a U.S. administration official said Monday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/385030/20120917/obama-move-wto-against-china-unfair-trade.htm
Japan To Fund NuCoal Resources Project In Australia's New South Wales :: Barely a week after an Australian resources fund received a buy out offer from a Singapore-based firm, Australia's NuCoal Resources Ltd has received a funding assistance from Mitsui Matsushima Co Ltd from Japan that will help develop the Doyles Creek coking coal project in New South Wales.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/384927/20120917/australia-japan-coking-coal-resources.htm
CAW Chooses Ford In Effort To Secure Pattern Contract :: The Canadian Auto Workers, or CAW, will concentrate on the Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) as it attempts to negotiate a collective-bargaining agreement in the roughly 24 hours left before its fast-approaching strike deadline on Monday at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/384898/20120916/canadian-auto-workers-strike-walkout-ford-motor.htm
Top Chinese bank targets Europe :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pf2WsxDG7GA/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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