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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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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Texas Vs. Kansas State: Where To Watch, Prediction, Betting Odds, And Preview For Saturday's Game :: <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> </p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Kansas State Wildcats can clinch the Big-12 title and still earn a BCS bowl berth with a win Saturday as they host the Texas Longhorns at Bill Snyder Stadium.</span></p></div></div></div>
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Oklahoma Vs. TCU: Where To Watch Online Stream, Prediction, Point Spread, And Preview For Saturday's Game :: <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>Looking to close out the season with a five-game winning streak, the Oklahoma Sooners square off against the TCU Horned Frogs Saturday afternoon at Amon Carter Stadium.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The No. 12 Sooners are fresh off their 51-48 overtime win against in-state rival Oklahoma State last week, led by quarterback Landry Jones 500 passing yards and three touchdowns.</span></p></div></div></div>
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Liverpool vs. Southampton: Where To Watch Live Stream Online; Preview, Team News And Prediction :: <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>Liverpool will have Lucas Leiva available for the visit of Southampton on Saturday as the Brazilian midfielder has recovered from his second serious injury in the past year. Lucas was only just making the first steps of his comeback when he suffered thigh injury while warming up for the club's second Premier League game of the season against Manchester City.</p><p>The news will come as a big boost to Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, although there would appear to be little chance of Lucas being thrown in from the start on Saturday.</p></div></div></div>
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Chelsea Vs. West Ham: Where To Watch Live Stream Online; Preview, Team News And Prediction :: <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>Rafa Benitez heads into his first away match as Chelsea boss still looking for his first win and first goal of his controversial reign.</p><p>The Spaniard may be glad to be travelling away from Stamford Bridge after the frosty atmosphere he has encountered in two goalless draws since arriving as Roberto Di Matteo's successor. Benitez has already shown that he is still an exceptional organizer of a team, but the pressure will be on at Upton Park to prove that he can also get the side firing going forward.</p></div></div></div>
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ArcelorMittal, French Government Reach Deal To Save Steel Plant, Jobs :: <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>The French government Friday night withdrew its threat to nationalize a part of the ArcelorMittal steel plant after it reached a deal with the steel group which agreed to continue investing in the plant and avoid layoffs. </p><p>Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that ArcelorMittal had committed to investing $234 million in five years and would avoid forced layoffs in the plant site at Florange, eastern France, the AFP reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/arcelormittal-french-government-reach-deal-save-steel-plant-jobs-913020
Top After-Market NASDAQ Movers (Cyclacel, Global-Tech, China Auto, Progenics, Myriad, Multimedia Games, Sucampo, Angie's List, Codexis) :: <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>The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc, Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc, China Auto Logistics Inc, Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc and Myriad Genetics Inc.</p><p>The top after-market NASDAQ losers Wednesday were Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc, Angie's List Inc and Codexis Inc. </p><p><strong>Gainers</strong></p><p>Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc (CYCC) shares climbed 15.33 percent to $5.70 in post-market trading. The stock has a 52-week trading range of $2.73-$7.93 and a market capitalization of 43.59 million.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/top-after-market-nasdaq-movers-cyclacel-global-tech-china-auto-progenics-myriad-multimedia-games
How To Root Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean On Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 And Galaxy Nexus [Tutorial] :: <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>With all the crucial bug fixes and patches, including the missing "December" from the People app, Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean update was pushed out by Google earlier this week for all the Nexus devices.</p></div></div></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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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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VIDEO: Will 8K be the ultimate TV screen? :: Dan Simmons reports from Tokyo where several of Japan's leading tech brands are working together on an 8,000 pixel wide display which is being called Super Hi-vision.
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VIDEO: Top tips for landing dream jobs :: Young workers from around the world give their tips for jobhunting
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