22-Oct-2013 13:42

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)<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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Nepalese airline taking off :: The BBC's Surendra Phuyal talks to Birendra Bahadur Basnet about growing a private airline in Nepal.
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'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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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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Contested PPI woes top one million :: More than a million complaints about payment protection insurance have been made to the financial ombudsman, latest figures show.
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London Market Report :: Shares in Reckitt Benckiser jump by nearly 6% after the firm says it is reviewing options for its pharmaceuticals unit.
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UK set to guarantee energy projects :: A string of renewable energy projects are earmarked for possible government backing in an effort to speed up infrastructure schemes.
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Former Netflix CFO joins mobile payments startup Clinkle :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xBLBQxlS6co/

Tech CEO dares staff to fail :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Nela6MP34cs/index.html

AUDIO: LGBT list 'drives innovation' :: OUTstanding, a networking group for gay and lesbian business professionals, has published its first top 50 most inspiring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender boardroom professionals in an attempt to promote diversity and honesty.
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Safety cash for Bangladesh workers :: Bangladesh and the International Labour Organisation agree to launch a $24m (£15m) initiative to improve the conditions of garment workers.
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Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Key Area Of Concern During India, Russia Talks; Trade To Be Improved In Other Areas Including Infrastructure And Aviation :: <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 Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, a nuclear power station set up jointly by India and Russia in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, was one of the key topics of discussions during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Russia that began on Sunday, amid a legal impasse over India's liability laws.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kudankulam-nuclear-plant-key-area-concern-during-india-russia-talks-trade-be-improved-other-areas

Nokia gets into the tablet game :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2U3XyQ7bkrA/index.html

iPad expectations at Apple event :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/HsUjXyWFIws/index.html

Google buys France's FlexyCore for better-performing Android :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/6oQFC2qBGfw/

Buyer sought for Grangemouth plant :: The Scottish government is trying to find a buyer for the Grangemouth refinery and petrochemicals plant which is at the centre of an industrial dispute.
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No Country For Women: Pakistani Females Face Extraordinary Obstacles As Police Officers :: <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></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>Pakistan is one of the world's most dangerous places to be a woman – from poor education and access to health care to the ever-present dangers of forced marriage, rape and murder by men (even relatives), life in this impoverished South Asian nation offers many hardships for the fairer sex.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/no-country-women-pakistani-females-face-extraordinary-obstacles-police-officers-1434730

US Airways Group Inc (LCC) Earnings Preview 2013: Q3 Profit Expected Up 13% On Strong Unit Revenue :: <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>US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE:LCC) is expected to report a 13 percent increase in earnings per share as a result of strong third-quarter revenue, including the biggest growth in unit revenue among major American airlines in September.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-airways-group-inc-lcc-earnings-preview-2013-q3-profit-expected-13-strong-unit-revenue-1434266