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...<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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Pakistan Faces Fury For Failing To Stop Sectarian Violence After Latest Carnage Of Shiites :: <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 Pakistan government came under fire Sunday for security lapses after a bomb blast in Quetta Saturday killed at least 81.</p>
<p>The Governor of Balochistan province Nawab Zulfikar Ali Magsi accused intelligence and law enforcement agencies of being unable to maintain law and order, saying the agents were either "too scared or too clueless."</p>
<p>Saturday's attack was carried out by a Sunni militant group targeting Hazaras, a Shiite ethnic group, on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pakistan-faces-fury-failing-stop-sectarian-violence-after-latest-carnage-shiites-1090264
Tim Tebow Under Fire After Announcing Plans To Speak At Anti-Gay Church :: <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 class="p1">Tim Tebow might be having difficulty with the New York Jets at the moment, but he's still a surefire hit with the Christian right. The Jets' backup quarterback has scheduled a speech at a Dallas megachurch, earning him plenty of online criticism because of the church's anti-gay stance.</p>
<p class="p1">Tebow is set to speak at First Baptist Dallas on April 28. There's no word on what Tebow will be discussing at a Sunday morning worship service.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/tim-tebow-under-fire-after-announcing-plans-speak-anti-gay-church-1090172
Live Stream 'Downton Abbey' Season 3 Finale Online: PBS To Broadcast Show For Free On Website :: <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>It all appeared to come and go so quickly. American fans of "Downton Abbey" waited almost a year to watch the third season of the soapy British drama, and now, less than two months after its first episode premiered, the show will again be on hiatus in the U.S.</p>
<p>The good news for any fan without access to a television set Sunday at 9 p.m. EST is that the third-season finale will be simulcast at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/series/downton-abbey-season-3/">PBS.org</a> -- and it will also be available for streaming in the days to follow.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/live-stream-downton-abbey-season-3-finale-online-pbs-broadcast-show-free-website-1090168
Where To Buy Comic-Con 2013 Tickets? Fans Vent Online After Tix Sell Out In Under Two Hours :: <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 <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.comic-con.org/">Comic-Con International</a> celebration this year will again be the place to be for fans of science fiction and fantasy, but anyone without an entry badge at this point might be out of luck: Tickets to the San Diego pop-culture phenomenon, scheduled for July 18-21, sold out in a little more than 90 minutes after they went on sale Saturday morning.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/where-buy-comic-con-2013-tickets-fans-vent-online-after-tix-sell-out-under-two-hours-1090148
NBA 2013 Slam Dunk Contest: Where To Watch Live Online Stream, Prediction, Preview :: <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 NBA is honoring the legendary Michael Jordan for his 50th birthday during All-Star Weekend, and every participant of the 2013 Slam Dunk Contest may look to do the same Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.</p>
<p>Jordan won the competition twice, and is one of three players to ever repeat back in 1987 and 1988, specifically paying homage to Julius Erving with his free throw line throw down.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nba-2013-slam-dunk-contest-where-watch-live-online-stream-prediction-preview-1090154
NBA 2013 Three-Point Contest: Where To Watch Live Online, Prediction, Preview :: <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>According to legend, Boston Celtics great Larry Bird walked into the locker room just before the NBA's first ever three-point contest in 1986 and asked everyone: "Who's coming in second?"</p>
<p>It's unclear if any of the six participants in the 2013 field have that same kind of confidence, but all have proven abilities beyond the arc.</p>
<p>Each will have one minute to launch 25 three-pointers in two rounds to determine a winner in the 2013 NBA Three-point Contest Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nba-2013-three-point-contest-where-watch-live-online-prediction-preview-1090152
NBA 2013 Shooting Stars: Where To Watch Live Online, Prediction, Preview :: <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>Kicking off the NBA's All-Star Weekend Saturday is the Shooting Stars challenge at the Toyota Center in Houston.</p>
<p>The unique competition enlists one current NBA and WNBA player and a franchise legend for a non-stop shooting display.</p>
<p>The league has broken up each of Saturday's events, pitting the East versus the West. The two teams from the West will be captained by Houston's James Harden and Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Miami's Chris Bosh and Brooklyn's Brook Lopez will represent the East's two squads.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nba-2013-shooting-stars-where-watch-live-online-prediction-preview-1090134
American 'Downton Abbey' Located In Rhode Island: Mansions Of Rhode Island Now A Tourist Destination :: <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 British were hardly the only ones to live on large estates and have servants in the early years of the last century. And because of the enormous popularity of PBS' "Downton Abbey," mansions in Newport, R.I., have become tourist destinations for people wishing to get a glimpse not only of the lives of the rich but also of the lives of their servants.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/american-downton-abbey-located-rhode-island-mansions-rhode-island-now-tourist-destination-1089536
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