08-Oct-2013 17:14

Susan Levine, executive director of the state's largest hospice provider, said the process has been painful.

"I think people's lives and jobs are a whole lot more important than anything," she said. "All we do is take care of people, so to have to separate people from their jobs in an economy that's already squirrelly is extremely painful for us."

The cuts are a… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
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Regenerative Medicine, Global Aging Were Hot Topics At Life Science Conference in Stockholm :: Aging is a huge economic problem and it is hitting the bottom line in every country. The older the population, the more healthcare it consumes. This puts a big burden on society and on the global economy. What is the medical community doing about it? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey – which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
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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)<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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Five diseases that are, thankfully, consigned to the past | Richard Sugg :: Richard III's roundworm was just one of the gruesome diseases that killed and maimed the British population through the agesThe news that Richard III suffered from roundworm reminds us how grateful we should be for the advances of modern sanitation and medicine. In both Richard's era and long after, rich and poor were horribly vulnerable to diseases that either killed you efficiently or made you wish you were dead.1. Sweating sicknessIf Richard had not died at Bosworth field in 1485, he might well have been struck down by this malady. First recorded in Shrewsbury in mid-April 1485, this terrifying new disease had reached London by 7 July. The sweating sickness resembled the more recent Ebola virus in its terrifying speed. It was to return to Britain in 1508, 1517, 1528, and 1551, and in 15...
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Airports target yawning passengers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PkzoP1bKQEk/index.html

Mad, mad world of China e-commerce :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TlgrjV1KRtk/index.html

Advertisers get creative at airports :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PkzoP1bKQEk/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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What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
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Asbestos Mining in Russia Still Fuels the Economy in Some Cities :: Dangers are ignored when asbestos mining fuels economy in this Russian city. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
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Ban on Samsung products goes into effect as President won't intervene in Apple patent fight :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ebmqVE4rLK4/

IMF cuts global growth forecast :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its forecast for global economic growth at the same time as lifting its UK growth projection.
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Slovenia may ask for EU bailout :: The head of Slovenia's central bank, Bostjan Jazbec, says he will consider asking for outside help unless the country's funding costs fall.
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Bidding strategies? Arbitrage? AWS spot market is where computing and finance meet. :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/PoA_ZBk77zw/

Airport set for public ownership :: The Scottish government confirms that it plans to take Glasgow Prestwick Airport into public ownership.
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How to screencast an Android device to Chrome or Chrome OS :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/dEgPAW3gVdU/

AUDIO: Abuse for shutdown park rangers :: A ranger at Yosemite National Park describes the crippling effect the US shutdown is having on the local economy.
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American Horror Story Season 3 Spoilers: Details Behind Coven's Witchy Premiere [VIDEO] :: <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"><p>Ryan Murphy's hit FX show <em>American Horror Story</em> premieres on Wednesday night and fans are dying to welcome back their favorite scary mini-series for the third season, <em>Coven</em>. Murphy's horror filled series, which changes its plot and character line-up each season, is about to get witchy.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/american-horror-story-season-3-spoilers-details-behind-covens-witchy-premiere-video-1417064

Libya And The Rest Of Africa More Attractive Energy Play Than Russia For Italy's ENI :: <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"><p>Eni SpA (NYSE:E), the Italian energy company, plans to stay in North Africa despite political instability in Egypt and Libya, and would prefer to invest in African countries over Russia, the head of the company said Monday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/libya-rest-africa-more-attractive-energy-play-russia-italys-eni-1416932

English Defence League Founder Tommy Robinson Quits Anti-Islam Group; Thinks EDL Is Too Extreme :: <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"><p>The leader and founder of the <a href="http://www.englishdefenceleague.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">English Defence League</a> said Tuesday that he's quitting the EDL because the group that speaks out against radical Islam is too extreme itself.</p>
<p>Tommy Robinson said he no longer agrees with his group's tactics, which in the past have included protests that grew violent. The EDL was formed in 2009 out of worries of Sharia law being brought to Britain and the proliferation of Islam in the country.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/english-defence-league-founder-tommy-robinson-quits-anti-islam-group-thinks-edl-too-extreme-1417014