Payback time: Invest proceeds of 4G sale in UK science :: Authors: Imran Khan & Stian Westlake
Earlier this month the UK government pledged £600 million (US$968 million) to science projects in recognition of the country's need to develop a more high-tech economy to promote sustainable growth. The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) and the UK charity Nesta are urging the (Source: Nature)
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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:• 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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New evidence on financing equity in China's health care reform - A case study on Gansu province, China :: Conclusions:
Health care financing policies in China need ongoing reform. Given the inequity of general consumption taxes, elimination of these would improve financing equity considerably. Optimizing benefit packages in public health insurance is as important as expanding coverage, both for health care financing and for utilization management as well. Although they are progressive, out-of-pocket payments are not equitable in China and have the effect of excluding the poor from health care as they cannot afford to pay for medical care and so withdraw from treatment. (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
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New AUTM Survey Reveals University Impact on Economy :: The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), a nonprofit association of academic technology transfer professionals, has published its annual survey of university, hospital and research...(PRWeb December 10, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/12/prweb10217437.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)<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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Apple shares hit by growth fears :: Apple shares tumble 12% as investors fret over whether the company could lose its dominance in the smartphone market.
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Italian PM under fire over bank crisis :: Supervision of Monte dei Paschi di Siena by the Bank of Italy while Mario Draghi was governor has come under attack as a fierce political outcry erupts
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Fears over ECB longer-term funding scheme :: With strong banks expected to repay and weaker ones in need of funds, bankers fear early repayment window will hasten advent of two-tier banking market
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No cash taken for Premium Bonds :: Savers will no longer be able to buy Premium Bonds in cash over the counter at the Post Office from 1 April, as services continue to move online.
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Discover new revenue models for media at paidContent Live 2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/YjeN3if31ZI/story01.htm
VIDEO: Sony fined over PlayStation hack :: A hack on the PlayStation Network, in which millions of users' personal information was exposed, sees Sony fined by the UK's data authority.
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Jaguar sees lower profit margins :: Jaguar Land Rover says its profit margins will be "slightly lower" than in recent quarters, sending shares in its Indian owner lower.
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Hyundai profit hit by strong won :: Hyundai Motors reports a dip in profits, despite a jump in sales, as a strong South Korean won hits its overseas earnings.
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Businesses divided over EU speech :: Some business leaders warn that the prime minister's EU referendum proposal will hurt investment, but others back his move, as he heads to the Davos World Economic Forum.
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Sony fined over PlayStation hack :: A hack on the PlayStation Network, in which millions of users' personal information was exposed, sees Sony fined by the UK's data authority.
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Evictions warning over benefits :: Changes to housing benefit later this year could lead to a rise in evictions, the National Housing Federation warns.
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Medicare, the beloved budget buster :: The program is the single biggest factor in the deficit over the long run. But there are no easy fixes.While President Obama spars with congressional Republicans over whether to raise taxes, advocates for the elderly have been girding for a fight that promises to be at least as intense: what to do about the rising cost of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The program is vital to its beneficiaries, but its expenses are growing far faster than federal revenues or the economy. In fact, it is the single biggest factor in the deficit over the long run. And with multiple forces driving up costs, there's no easy way to solve the budget problems it presents. (Source: L.A. Times - 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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Longer Lives, Lower Incomes for Japanese Women :: When Hiroko Taguchi retired this past April, at the age of 64, from her job as an insurance sales agent, she joined the rapidly growing ranks of Japan's aging women who now outnumber their male counterparts.
Taguchi, a divorcee who lives alone, is heavily dependent on her pension to support what will likely be a lengthy retirement, given that women in Japan live, on average, about seven years longer than men. A survey conducted earlier this year by the Health and Welfare Ministry revealed that women account for 87.3 percent of Japan's record number of 50,000 centenarians.
"I am lucky I did not quit my job when I married, as was the norm for women of my age," Taguchi told IPS. Indeed, she is one of a very small number of women in Japan for whom old age is not synonymous with povert...
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'American Pie' Singer Don McLean Fined For Speeding In A School Zone :: <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>"American Pie" singer Don McLean was fined $400 for speeding in a school zone on Thursday.</p>
<p>The 67-year-old singer was initially cited for driving his Chrysler too fast through a Maine school zone back in September, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://music.yahoo.com/news/american-pie-singer-fined-speeding-maine-222409830.html">according to Yahoo</a>. After he was pulled over, McLean contested the charge, claiming that the school zone's warning lights were not flashing at the time.</p></div></div></div>
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Is Discovery's Groundbreaking Giant Squid Video Real Or Fake? [WATCH HERE] :: <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 Discovery Channel on Thursday released what it says is the first video of a giant squid in its natural habitat. But is the video real or just another fake?</p></div></div></div>
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Egyptian PM: Transition period over soon :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fjOb8qohEFc/
Rachel Nichols Leaves ESPN For CNN; LeBron James Tweets Good Luck :: <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>After spending nine years with ESPN, reporter Rachel Nichols is leaving the network for a new role at CNN and Turner Sports. Nichols, who has covered a variety of sports during her time in Bristol, will anchor her own weekend sports show on CNN while covering the NBA and Major League Baseball.</p>
<p>Nichols might be best known as a sideline reporter for NFL shows and "Monday Night Football" games but has also worked on "SportsCenter," "Sunday NFL Countdown," "NBA Countdown" and "E:60." Her first responsibility at CNN will be reporting on the Super Bowl.</p></div></div></div>
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Anti-Prostitution Campaign Picks Up Speed :: In a small dingy room on the edge of a brothel in west Kolkata, capital of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a 42-year-old former sex worker is trying to eke out a living selling cooked food in her neighbourhood, while tending to her sick husband and a paralysed son.
Despite the hardships of everyday life, Rubiya Bibi (not her real name), who was trafficked to India from neighbouring Bangladesh when she was a teenager, knows one thing for sure – she does not want to go back to prostitution.
Recalling the days when pimps and madams would force her to sleep with men even when she was sick, Rubiya Bibi says: "Poverty forced me to prostitution. But once in the trade's vicious cycle, I faced even more atrocities.
"I was never allowed to say 'no' to those who ran the brothels....
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California Planning Low-Carbon Oasis Where Cars Aren't King :: By Braden Reddall and Rory CarrollNEWARK, California (Reuters) - Vacant industrial land near salt marshes and a derelict rail bridge seem like an odd setting for the beginnings of a lifestyle revolution in scenic California, but planners in the San Francisco Bay suburb of Newark view it as just that.With an eye on the state's new land-use laws to cut carbon output, Newark's city council just voted to convert 200 acres owned largely by chemical companies into a development that should set the trend for a state bent on decarbonizing its economy, the world's ninth largest.The marshes could be turned over to birds, satisfying environmentalists, or paved over with single family homes, like most of the Bay Area.Newark planners envision something different, which might satisfy both - or neither: ...
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Greece swears in unity government :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8e9KVZyjKDk/index.html
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