Helium: swollen stars, party balloons and squeaky voices | Dean Burnett :: There are increasing reports of an imminent helium shortage, but why should this be a concern? What is helium used for, apart from balloons? Quite a lot, as it happensHelium supplies are running low. This is cause for concern for some. Others might wonder what the fuss is about.The statement itself may seem bizarre in some respects. How can we be "running out" of the second most abundant element in the known universe? Mankind may have had a substantial impact on the planet's resources, but using up a quarter of all known matter? Even the most extreme environmentalist would have to agree that's a bit of an exaggeration. The atmosphere of Jupiter alone is about 10% helium. Let's not even get started on the sun. Obviously, the problem is we're running out of accessible helium, meaning stuff w...
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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)
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Buzzfeeds: the effects of colony collapse disorder and other bee news :: Concerned about the worldwide bee crisis? Introducing Buzzfeeds, a weekly analysis with our resident bee expertIn the past six years, more than 10m beehives have been wiped out from a mystery disease called colony collapse disorder. This destruction has serious implications on worldwide ecology and economy.Of the 100 crop species responsible for providing 90% of food worldwide, 71 are dependent on bee pollination, according to UN estimates (pdf). It's difficult to pinpoint the financial implications of this destruction, but the international body says pollination is worth between $37bn and $91bn, annually.Stories about the declining population and its effect on the environment trickle through the news cycle each week. To bring awareness to these stories and contextualize the issues, we wil...
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Investing in cardiovascular research benefits economy :: Investing in cardiovascular disease research in Canada provides economic and societal benefits to Canadians, according to new research published in CMAJ Open. "Our main goal was to understand how much "bang" we were getting from our research "buck" and whether investing in cardiovascular disease research is worthwhile from a population health perspective," writes Dr. Claire de Oliveira, scientist and health economist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, with coauthors. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of hospitalization and death in Canada... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)<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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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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F-089 * minimally invasive oesophagectomy more expensive than open at north american hospital despite shorter length of stay :: Conclusions
The operating room costs associated with minimally invasive oesophagectomy are significantly higher than open transthoracic or transhiatal approaches. Unfortunately, a shorter hospital stay after MIO does not consistently offset higher surgical expenses, as the total hospital costs trend is higher in the MIO patients. In a strained health care economy, efforts to reduce costs associated with the minimally invasive approach should address the postoperative period as well as operating room expenses.
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest. (Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery)
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Quiz: Name the airport from above :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SW1VkF4Q-iM/index.html
CloudPhysics gets $10M to ease VMware deployment :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xwcdeiM2riQ/
Paying attention? New online training tech keeps an eye on employees :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/STOLta_a_0M/
London Market Report :: London's leading shares edged higher in early Tuesday trading, with mining stocks notching up solid gains.
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Rail fares 'to increase by 4.1%' :: Commuters in England face an average 4.1% rise in the cost of regulated rail fares, including season tickets, as inflation figures are announced.
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AUDIO: 'Save our pubs - buy one more pint' :: The Campaign for Real Ale says that buying one extra pint of beer per month could save the pub industry.
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VIDEO: Rail fare rise 'could be as high as 9% :: The independent passenger watchdog warns that for some rail commuters ticket price rises 'could be as high as 9%'.
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House price inflation rises further :: The rate of house price inflation in the UK is continuing to rise, according to official statistics.
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VIDEO: What is behind drop in inflation? :: The rate of consumer prices index (CPI) inflation fell to 2.8% in July, down from 2.9% in June. Phil Gooding from the Office for National Statistics explains the reasons behind the fall.
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UK inflation rate falls to 2.8% :: The rate of consumer price index inflation fell to 2.8% in July, down from 2.9% in June, official figures show.
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YouTube ups the ante on production :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kA0YthHyIIc/youtube-new-production-studio.cnn.html
Report: Apple to reveal new iPhone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/OOf_TRrvscQ/index.html
VIDEO: World's biggest flea market 'on brink' :: France is to publish figures for the second quarter of 2013 with economists predicting a slight rise in growth
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E.On profits hurt by Europe crisis :: E.On, one of the UK's "big six" energy suppliers, has reported a fall in profits for the second quarter as the financial crisis in Europe hit demand for power.
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