15-Oct-2013 07:50

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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Premise Data wants to revitalize economic data, and Android plays a big role :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/JalVk1ic5no/

Danone in China management shuffle :: Dumex, a baby food brand owned by French firm Danone, says it will appoint new management following allegations of bribery in China.
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Anonymous Targets Maryville, Missouri, After Teen Rape Victim Daisy Coleman Was Forced Out Of Town And Suspects Went Free :: <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 international hactivist collective Anonymous has targeted the rural Missouri town of Maryville in its latest campaign, following the Kansas City Star's shocking report that the rapists of two underage girls walked free after all charges against them were dropped.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/anonymous-targets-maryville-missouri-after-teen-rape-victim-daisy-coleman-was-forced-out-town

US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal :: US Senate leaders express optimism after a flurry of negotiations on raising the federal debt ceiling to avert a potentially disastrous default.
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UPDATE: 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Kills At Least 10 In Philippines; No Sign Of Tsunami :: <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><em><strong>Update as of  11:13 PM EDT:</strong></em> The death toll in the earthquake that struck about 56 kilometers (35 miles) under the town of Carmen on Bohol Island, and was felt across the country's central region, has gone up to 10, according to Associated Press. Because offices and schools were closed for a national holiday, it may reduce the number of casualties, AP reported.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/update-72-magnitude-earthquake-kills-least-10-philippines-no-sign-tsunami-1425572

Erin Cox Drunk Driving: Teen Punished By High School For Taking Home Intoxicated Friend :: <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>Erin Cox probably never imagined she would be punished for giving a drunk friend a ride home, but that's exactly what happened to the Massachusetts teen. Her mother, Eleanor, told <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/13/north-andover-high-punishes-teen-for-giving-drunken-pal-ride-home-from-party/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CBS</a> her daughter is heartbroken for the price she's paid for apparently doing a good deed for a friend in need.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/erin-cox-drunk-driving-teen-punished-high-school-taking-home-intoxicated-friend-1425570

Inside Disney's 'Avatar' Theme Park Attraction, Opening At Animal Kingdom In 2017 [PHOTOS, 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 class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><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>When James Cameron's huge box office success "Avatar" hit theaters in 2009, reports began circulating about fans who suffered from a form of depression because they longed for the sparkling beauty of the film's mythical CGI-enhanced setting, Pandora, home to the blue-skinned Na'vi. Any fans still suffering from post-"Avatar" withdrawal, however, will soon have a place to sate their desires: the forthcoming Avatar theme park at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom in Florida.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/inside-disneys-avatar-theme-park-attraction-opening-animal-kingdom-2017-photos-video-1425560

NSA Collects Millions Of Americans' Email Address Books :: <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 National Security Agency is collecting millions of email address books and instant messenger contact lists, many of them belonging to Americans, according to the latest internal documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nsa-collects-millions-americans-email-address-books-1425548

'How I Met Your Mother' Season 9 Spoilers: What Happened In Episode 5, 'The Poker Game'? [RECAP] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-i-met-your-mother-season-9-spoilers-what-happened-episode-5-poker-game-recap-1425564

Argos to sell own-brand budget tablet :: Retailer Argos launches an own-brand budget tablet aimed at the "tweenie" market, kicking off the Christmas tablet wars.
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