15-Oct-2013 02:45

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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IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'No‐one actually goes to a shop and buys them do they?': attitudes and behaviours regarding illicit tobacco in a multiply disadvantaged community in England :: ConclusionsNational strategies to reduce illicit tobacco may have limited impact in communities during a recession and where illicit trade is part of the local culture and economy. There may be potential to influence illicit tobacco use by building on the ambivalence and unease expressed around selling to children. (Source: Addiction)
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Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
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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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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:• 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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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)<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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Watch out AT&T: Verizon's new LTE network monster stirs in NYC :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zBxWdeyzuDA/

Prosthetic hand paired with brain stimulation gives monkey an artificial sense of touch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/SZm7qIKmMiE/

Camille Grammer Cancer Diagnosis: 'Real Housewives' Star Undergoes Radical Hysterectomy :: <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>Former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Camille Grammer announced Monday that she underwent a radical hysterectomy last week after receiving a cancer diagnosis.</p>
<p>According to a rep for the ex-housewife, who divorced "Frasier" star Kelsey Grammer last year <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/kelsey-grammer-admits-marriage-camille-should-have-ended-sooner-796601">after a messy split</a>, Grammer underwent the surgery because she found out that she was at an "elevated risk" of developing endometrial, or uterine, cancer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/camille-grammer-cancer-diagnosis-real-housewives-star-undergoes-radical-hysterectomy-1425512

Zettaset claims Intel lied, cheated and stole its Hadoop software :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GHIlITPsPS4/

Malaysia's mobile health clinics :: Malaysia's mobile health service for the elderly
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Coldwater Creek Suspends Quarterly Guidance As Troubled Women's Specialty Retailer Shops For Potential Mergers Or Joint Ventures :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ:CWTR) is in deep water and is trying to figure out how to swim before it sinks.</p>
<p>On Monday the Standpoint, Idaho-based <a href="http://www.coldwatercreek.com./" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">women's specialty apparel retailer</a> announced it is considering courting a merger or joint venture and is suspending its quarterly guidance on expected earnings.  </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/coldwater-creek-suspends-quarterly-guidance-troubled-womens-specialty-retailer-shops-potential

Survey: One In 4 US Car Buyers Say Government Shutdown, Debt Ceiling Fiasco Have Affected Their Purchasing Decisions; Most See Interest Rates Rising On Financing :: <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>Will October's U.S. auto sales be affected by the government shutdown and the debt-ceiling showdown?</p>
<p>A survey released Monday from auto pricing and information provider Kelley Blue Book suggests that nearly one in five car buyers is waiting to see how the partisan showdown in Congress plays out before making a car purchase. A majority see interest rates rising over the next year, though 52 percent see them going up only marginally, while 8 percent see them rising significantly.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/survey-one-4-us-car-buyers-say-government-shutdown-debt-ceiling-fiasco-have-affected-their-1425270

Sufjan Stevens Trashes Miley Cyrus By Correcting Her Grammar :: <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>By now, you probably know all about Miley Cyrus' feud with Sinead O'Connor, but are you aware of the burgeoning vendetta between Miley Cyrus and beloved indie pop singer Sufjan Stevens?</p>
<p>Though Stevens is usually known for signing banjo ballads about the 50 states, Chicago landmarks and Jesus Christ, the indie singer dropped one of the harshest disses of all time on Monday: He corrected Miley Cyrus' grammar.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sufjan-stevens-trashes-miley-cyrus-correcting-her-grammar-1425504

White House debt meeting postponed :: White House talks on raising the soon-to-expire US debt limit are delayed to allow lawmakers more time to hammer out a deal.
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Changed balance of power in Anglo-Chinese history :: How China's relationship with the UK has changed
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