15-Oct-2013 21:04

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

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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Microprocessor lends prosthetic legs a more natural gait :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/j3Osk42nsPo/

Researchers use Whistle's dog activity tracker to quantify canine health :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OrfF32wZE4g/

Cambodia Has Elephants And Temples, Tourism On Steady Rise This Year :: <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>Cambodia's <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/cambodias-farmers-battered-floods-are-unable-pay-their-debts-1422574">agricultural sector is suffering</a> due to another year of monstrous flooding but all is not bleak in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation – tourism has been on a steady upswing this year despite a political impasse, as the nation learns to cater to international travelers and offer attractions unique to its cultural heritage, which include temples and elephants.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/cambodia-has-elephants-temples-tourism-steady-rise-year-1426982

Son Of Sikh Temple Massacre Victim May Challenge Paul Ryan For Congressional Seat Next Year :: <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>Amardeep Kaleka, a Sikh-American whose father was killed in a massacre at a Milwaukee-are gurdwara last year, said he may seek to run for U.S. Congress and challenge Republican and former Vice President candidate Paul Ryan. Kaleka's father, Satwant Singh Kaleka, the president of a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc., died in a shooting spree committed by a white supremacist in August 2012, killing six and wounding four others. The assassin, Wade Michael Page, committed suicide after his rampage.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/son-sikh-temple-massacre-victim-may-challenge-paul-ryan-congressional-seat-next-year-1426986

North American Moose Die-Off, Climate Change 'Plays A Huge Part' :: <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>North America's moose are dropping like flies. Their populations are declining at rates researchers haven't seen before, and no one is quite sure why the animal is dying off. But scientists say the culprit is likely climate change.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/north-american-moose-die-climate-change-plays-huge-part-1426854

3D Printing Goes Metal: European Space Agency Shows Off Printed Parts That Can Be Used In Space :: <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>NASA and other space agencies are looking to use <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-moves-forward-its-plans-send-3d-printer-space-2014-1412816">3D printers in space</a> but one limitation is the ability to create plastic parts. While that is certainly useful the ability to print metal objects in space would open up industrial possibilities and the <a href="http://www.esa.int/ESA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">European Space Agency</a> showed off its ability to 3D print with metal on Oct. 15.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/3d-printing-goes-metal-european-space-agency-shows-printed-parts-can-be-used-space-1426976

A-Rod's Lawyer Joe Tacopina Nearly Fights Tony Bosch's Lawyer, Julio Ayala, During PED Suspension Appeal Hearing: Report :: <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>Alex Rodriguez's ongoing appeal case against Major League Baseball was bound to be acrimonious, but few could have anticipated that the battle between each side's lawyers would become physical.</p>
<p>But that's exactly what happened two weeks ago, when the New York Yankees slugger's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, had to be physically restrained during an altercation with Julio Ayala, one of the attorneys defending key MLB witness and Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rods-lawyer-joe-tacopina-nearly-fights-tony-boschs-lawyer-julio-ayala-during-ped-suspension-appeal

New 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Teaser Released, TV Spot Shows Katniss, Peeta Vs. Gale Love Triangle [VIDEO, PHOTOS] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-hunger-games-catching-fire-teaser-released-tv-spot-shows-katniss-peeta-vs-gale-love-triangle

Blake Shelton Vs. Westboro Baptist Church: See Blake's Latest Foul Mouthed Message To Them [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>"The Voice" coach and 3 year reigning champion, Blake Shelton, fired shots at the Westboro Baptist Church last night after a night out of drinking. The country coroner attended Usher's birthday party at Bootsy Bellows nightcub from which Blake left clearly intoxicated. When Paparazzi approached the star asking him about his recent back and forth with the Westboro Baptist Church, he told exactly how he feels about the church... no details spared. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/blake-shelton-vs-westboro-baptist-church-see-blakes-latest-foul-mouthed-message-them-video-1426916

Christina Aguilera Too Sexy For 'The Voice?' Wears Cleavage-Baring Dress On Family Show [PHOTO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/christina-aguilera-too-sexy-voice-wears-cleavage-baring-dress-family-show-photo-1426914

How to prevent iOS 7′s Activation Lock from potentially bricking your iPhone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-DC8XfltT54/