18-Jun-2013 06:22

Genomics Impact on U.S. Economy Approaches $1 Trillion :: Return on federal investment in genomics is big, but updated estimate is smaller than figure that Obama cited in State of the Union (Source: ScienceNOW)
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Myanmar works to turn lights on :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rFrBJPv2B2k/index.html

S. Africa's taste of Burger King :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/65xJbn5Yl2M/marketplace-africa-burger-king-whopper-arrives.cnn.html

Olympic lessons for euro crisis? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/frLGw2f9-bI/index.html

Stopping the patent trolls :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fMwjIKixnK4/stopping-patent-trolls.cnn.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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Who's the best woman in fiction? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/27GnGhffMMQ/index.html

Trends In Plastic Surgery Show The Growth Of Non-Surgical Procedures :: Non-surgical procedures have dramatically outpaced more traditional cosmetic surgery in the past ten years. Even with plastic surgery advances, the more subtle and less costly changes offered by non-surgical products have wide appeal. Has the downturn in the economy impacted the demand for cosmetic surgery in the US? According to Atlanta plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Feldman of Advanced Aesthetics, PC, the short answer is no. There has been steady demand for plastic surgery procedures. The industry has changed dramatically in the past ten years, however... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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How airlines recycle :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/LOCH34D_QX8/index.html

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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China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion :: GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Gaming for grades: News Corp.'s Amplify launches digital games for schools :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/djoRPUsJo00/

Accel Partners putting another $100M toward big data apps :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1I86dOVRxD4/

AMD details 3 new server chips, including its first ARM design :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OUG1N-OE__E/

VIDEO: China's Huawei launches smartphone :: The Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei, is heating up the already highly competitive global smartphone industry with a product launch in London.
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Protests spread throughout Brazil :: Thousands of people march through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World Cup.
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Having problems with your Netflix? You can blame Verizon :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BjGTKdn2RNw/

VIDEO: Singapore gets new oil technology :: Singapore's oil refineries are getting new technology to help safeguard their future.
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VIDEO: China launches carbon trading scheme :: China is launching a new carbon trading scheme in the country's southern city of Shenzhen.
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Dark side of Asia's gambling Mecca :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/BScBJZ-9uSQ/index.html