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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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Spending on Physician Services Crawls Out of RecessionSpending on Physician Services Crawls Out of Recession :: A slowly improving economy helped explain a 3.6% increase in spending on physician services in 2011 compared with 2.8% in 2010, says CMS. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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VIDEO Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool: Highlights; Reina Error Allows Aguero To Strike Stunning Late Leveler :: <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>For the second time this season, a defensive mishap saw Liverpool only come away with a 2-2 draw against Manchester City, although it is the champions who will likely be more dejected after an entertaining encounter at the Etihad.</p>
<p>After Edin Dzeko and Daniel Sturridge had exchanged goals in the first half, a fine second-half display from Liverpool looked to have sent them on the road to a memorable win when Steven Gerrard drove in a trademark shot from distance with 17 minutes remaining.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-manchester-city-2-2-liverpool-highlights-reina-error-allows-aguero-strike-stunning-late

Lakers-Pistons Preview: Where To Watch Live Online Stream, Betting Odds, 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> </p>
<p class="p1">Kobe Bryant has been asked to pass more throughout his 16-year career. It seems he's finally taking the advice.</p>
<p class="p1">The Los Angeles Lakers superstar shooting guard has averaged more than 11 assists in the Lakers last five games, and they've gone 4-1 in that stretch.</p>
<p class="p2">Bryant and the 21-26 Lakers meet the Detroit Pistons Sunday afternoon at the Palace of Auburn Hills.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/lakers-pistons-preview-where-watch-live-online-stream-betting-odds-prediction-1057718

Johnny Depp To Play Gangster Whitey Bulger In 'Black Mass' :: <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 notorious Boston criminal Whitey Bulger will be the subject of a biopic called "Black Mass." Johnny Depp has signed on to play Bulger in the film, which will be based on the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Mass-Unholy-Alliance-Between/dp/B000H2MNWO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid59911201&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=black+mass">book by Boston Globe reporters Dick Lehr and Gerland O'Neil</a>.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/johnny-depp-play-gangster-whitey-bulger-black-mass-1057706

Barcelona Vs. Valencia: Where To Watch Live Stream Online; Preview, Team News And Prediction :: <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 the 90 minutes and everything else a Clasico entails against Real Madrid on Wednesday, Barcelona will get back to trying to hammer down the accelerator in the race to sew up the La Liga title with a tricky trip to Valencia.</p>
<p>Not for the first time, there has been plenty of fallout from a clash with their fierce rivals that has continued long after the final whistle. Lionel Messi has been accused of both insulting Real Madrid assistant manager Aitor Karanka as well as confronting Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa in the car park after the match.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/barcelona-vs-valencia-where-watch-live-stream-online-preview-team-news-prediction-1057680

Biden: US Open To 'Serious' Nuclear Talks With Iran :: <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>The United States is ready for direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if it is serious about negotiations, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.</p>
<p>Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Biden said Iran, which says it is enriching uranium for peaceful energy only, now faced "the most robust sanctions in history" meant to ensure it does not develop nuclear weapons, Reuters reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/biden-us-open-serious-nuclear-talks-iran-1057642

VIDEO: Blair warns of 'huge' EU problem :: David Cameron's promise of a referendum on the UK's future membership of the European Union could create problems, Tony Blair has warned.
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