16-Oct-2013 01:07

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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Fitch warns on US credit rating :: Ratings agency Fitch puts the US AAA credit rating under review for a downgrade as the deadline to raise the US borrowing limit draws closer.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24543581#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Verizon invites sent to test Moto X software update :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/HJiLvz4NiMM/

VIDEO Spain 2-0 Georgia: Highlights; Negredo And Mata Secure La Roja's Spot In 2014 World Cup :: <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>Spain ended any doubts about whether it would be in Brazil to defend its World Cup title with a 2-0 win over Georgia in Albacete. La Roja required just a point to finish ahead of France and top Group I and that outcome wasn't look in doubt after Alvaro Negredo put his side in front in the 26th minute. Juan Mata added a second just past the hour mark to secure Spain's sixth win in eight qualifying games.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-spain-2-0-georgia-highlights-negredo-mata-secure-la-rojas-spot-2014-world-cup-1427454

Universal Camouflage Pattern: US Army Reportedly Spending $4 Billion To Replace Uniforms That Cost $5 Billion :: <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 United States Army is facing flak amid a report that it plans on replacing their Universal Camouflage Pattern, or UCP, with another design estimated to cost $4 billion.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/universal-camouflage-pattern-us-army-reportedly-spending-4-billion-replace-uniforms-cost-5-billion

'American Horror Story: Coven' Episode 2: Spoilers And Rumors Of A 4th Season[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>Emma Roberts and Kathy Bates are just two new celebrities joining the acclaimed cast of American Horror Story for their third installment of the franchise, 'Coven'. Last week over 5.5 million people tuned in to see how  witch-craft could put a spell over the audience which has been captivated with the successful franchise.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/american-horror-story-coven-episode-2-spoilers-rumors-4th-season-video-1427426

Mexico Vs. Costa Rica: October 2013 World Cup Qualifier Preview, Prediction And TV Info :: <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>Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto has gone on an extraordinary outburst, leaving no-one in any doubt of his feelings about having the chance to end Mexico's hopes of making the World Cup. Costa Rica has already secured qualification for Brazil next year, while Mexico needs at least a draw to secure a place in a playoff with New Zealand and a win to give itself a chance of an automatic spot.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/mexico-vs-costa-rica-october-2013-world-cup-qualifier-preview-prediction-tv-info-1427420

Krokodil In America: 'We Thought It Was Just Normal Heroin' :: <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>Krokodil has made its way into the U.S., two American users told the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2460854/Krokodil-Two-sisters-claim-proof-Russian-flesh-eating-drug-used-U-S.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a> on Tuesday, despite the DEA denying the flesh-eating heroin alternative is not in the country. Amber and Angie Neitzel, from Joliet, Ill., told the news site that they have used the deadly street drug for more than a year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/krokodil-america-we-thought-it-was-just-normal-heroin-1427362

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:&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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Liberals And Conservatives Step Aside: Majority Of Americans Are Centrist, Says NBC News Poll :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/liberals-conservatives-step-aside-majority-americans-are-centrist-says-nbc-news-poll-1427400

Yahoo to keep larger Alibaba stake :: Yahoo plans to retain a bigger part of its stake in Chinese online retailer Alibaba and reports a slight fall in sales.
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New Iraq War Death Toll Estimate: 461,000 Dead From Violence And Infrastructure Collapse Since Conflict Began, Researchers Say :: <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>Nearly 500,000 people died in Iraq amidst the violence and confusion of the U.S.-led war and occupation between 2003 and 2011, researchers estimate in a new study.</p>
<p>University of Washington scientists, in collaboration with researchers from Simon Fraser University in Canada, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, published the new death toll estimates on Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine. It's the first major population-based survey of Iraqi casualties conducted since 2006.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-iraq-war-death-toll-estimate-461000-dead-violence-infrastructure-collapse-conflict-began-1427360

VIDEO Germany 5-3 Sweden: Highlights; Schurrle Hat-Trick Sees Germany Close Out World Cup Qualifying With Win In Solna :: <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>Germany and Sweden played out another eight-goal thriller with Joachim Low's side, inspired by an Andre Schurrle hat-trick, this time coming out on top with a 5-3 win in Solna. With Germany having already secured top spot in Group C and Sweden confirmed in second place and a spot in the playoffs, there was nothing riding on the match. Yet, that fact had no bearing on the entertainment on offer.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-germany-5-3-sweden-highlights-schurrle-hat-trick-sees-germany-close-out-world-cup-qualifying