20-Nov-2012 19:47 New

BBC admits "Newsnight" failings :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fgohgqsz4sc/index.html

Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - 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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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:&bull; 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).&bull; 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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Rihanna Announces The Location Of Her New York City 777 Tour Stop [REPORT] :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Rihanna announced Tuesday that she will be performing her last tour stop in New York at Webstar Hall.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rihanna-announces-location-her-new-york-city-777-tour-stop-report-892928

Samsung Galaxy S3 Release With Android Jelly Bean And New Colors Rumored To Come In January :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Although some rumors have said that Samsung is crafting its next-generation handset, the Korea-based company may not be done with its Galaxy S3. Samsung is reportedly preparing to release a new version of its flagship smartphone in the U.S.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-release-android-jelly-bean-new-colors-rumored-come-january-892926

Fiscal Cliff's Threat To America's National Parks :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>On Monday, the New York Times featured a full-page ad in its print publication as well as a large "open letter" overlay that covered most of the news outlet's home page. The ad's buyer was not a politician, businessman or union leader, it was the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). Why? The fiscal cliff.</p><p>The NPCA's ad featured a "Sorry We're Closed" sign wrapped around the neck of an antlered ungulate, and its message was clear: If Congress and the President can't reach a budget deal soon, funding for America's national parks will be slashed drastically.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/fiscal-cliffs-threat-americas-national-parks-892782

Boris Strugatsky, Russian Sci-Fi Writer, Dies At 79 :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Boris Strugatsky, the Russian science-fiction writer who co-authored many Soviet-era novels including "Roadside Picnic" with his late brother Arkady, passed away on Monday, according to his foundation. He was 79.</p><p>The cause of Strugatsky's death was not immediately made public: one friend of his <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/russia/20121119/177593582.html">told the Russian International News Agency</a> that he had died from heart problems, while fellow Russian author Nina Katerli claimed the culprit had been blood cancer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/boris-strugatsky-russian-sci-fi-writer-dies-79-892824

New York City replaces 250 public pay phones with iPad-like screens :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/J_do-HFl9_I/story01.htm

New York loses tech guru Chris Dixon to Silicon Valley and Andreessen :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/mNQPNng7wTI/story01.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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Economic View: Medicaid's New Tug of War – Economic View :: The new health care law calls for expansion of Medicaid, but American voters may well rebel against the program over time. (Source: NYT 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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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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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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Lippo unit's stake lures private equity to Indonesia: sources :: JAKARTA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The chance to buy as much as 49 percent of Indonesia's largest private healthcare operator, Siloam Hospitals, is attracting a slew of global private equity firms to the sale, as they bet on a rapid rise in healthcare spending in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, sources said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Study Puts Cost of Medical Errors At $19.5 Billion :: Medical errors and the problems they can cause &mdash; including bed sores, post-op infections and implant or device complications &mdash; cost the U.S. economy $19.5 billion in 2008, according to a study released today. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
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