22-Oct-2013 18:47

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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Live blog: Apple iPad event :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9IrCbiKEJ1A/

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.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24618760#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Breaking Not So Bad: Meth Lab Accidents More Than Halved In The Past Decade [Maps] :: <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 dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-45ac4254-e09c-6f0f-8b5d-7abc7f566205">Walter White would more likely have been doing business out of Missouri than New Mexico, going by <a href="http://www.justice.gov/dea/resource-center/meth-lab-maps.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">data from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration</a> that looked at the number of meth lab-related incidents across the United States.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Missouri had 1,825 meth lab accidents in 2012, the highest in the United States. But that number was 37 percent lower than it was in 2004, when 2,913 meth lab accidents occurred in the state.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/breaking-not-so-bad-meth-lab-accidents-more-halved-past-decade-maps-1435928

Grangemouth's economic significance :: The significance of the Grangemouth plant to the UK
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NFL 2013 Week 8 Lines: Point Spreads, Totals And Complete Betting Odds From Las Vegas :: <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 Week Eight schedule is the lightest of the 2013 NFL season. Six teams have a bye, leaving just 13 games.</p>
<p>Only five of the road teams are favored, but they are some of the biggest road favorites of the year. Two home teams are being given at least 10 points. The San Francisco 49ers are favored by more than two scores against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Seahawks, who are known for being dominant in Seattle, are giving the Rams 10.5 points in St. Louis on Monday Night Football.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/nfl-2013-week-8-lines-point-spreads-totals-complete-betting-odds-las-vegas-1436150

'Pretty Little Liars' Season 4 Spoilers: What Happened In The Summer Finale? 10 Things To Know Before The ABC Family Halloween Special :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/pretty-little-liars-season-4-spoilers-what-happened-summer-finale-10-things-know-abc-family-1436072

Founders relaunch social reader Streamy to prove a point about big data platforms :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_s0c_8HjvVI/

Girl Scout Cookies: Proceeds Promote Lesbianism, Planned Parenthood And Communism, Warns Kevin Swanson :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/girl-scout-cookies-proceeds-promote-lesbianism-planned-parenthood-communism-warns-kevin-swanson

Wall Streeters' Anthem...8 Reasons It Should Be "Don't Cry For Me New York City" :: <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>Every year the New York State Comptroller puts out a review and forecast of details on New York City's securities industry and its effect on municipal coffers. According to that report the industry had a strong first half of 2013, with broker/dealer profits of $10.1 billion, but profitability is likely to be lower in the second half of the year.<br />
 <br />
Here are eight other highlights from this year's report.<br />
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• Despite strong profits over the past four years, the<br />
securities industry is smaller in New York City<br /></p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wall-streeters-anthem8-reasons-it-should-be-dont-cry-me-new-york-city-1436110

New York's Top Chefs Reinvent Classic American Hamburger At New York Burger Bash [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 Blue Moon Burger Bash brings together some of the country's  top chefs to flip patties and serve guests their version of the classic American burger. The copious amount of meat was provided by Pat Lafrieda, and 10 percent of the profits go to community-based organizations to end hunger.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-yorks-top-chefs-reinvent-classic-american-hamburger-new-york-burger-bash-video-1436114

French Minister Insists Investment From Chinese State-Owned Automaker Dongfeng Doesn't Make PSA Peugeot Citroen Any Less French :: <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>Talks that could lead to France's PSA Peugeot Citroen SA (EPA:UG), Europe's second-largest carmaker by market share, being partially owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation, China's second-largest auto company by volume, has France's government on the defensive about the implications of such an investment for the beleaguered 213-year-old Gallic icon.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/french-minister-insists-investment-chinese-state-owned-automaker-dongfeng-doesnt-make-psa-peugeot

PS4 R$4,000 Price In Brazil: Sony Is Just As Outraged As Brazilian Gamers Over PlayStation 4 Cost :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Word spread quickly over Sony's (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 4, PS4, announcement that its next generation console will cost <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-cost-r-4000-brazil-sony-announces-playstation-4-launch-date-price-brazilian-gamers-outraged">R$ 4,000</a>, $1,850, in Brazil.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/ps4-r4000-price-brazil-sony-just-outraged-brazilian-gamers-over-playstation-4-cost-1436062

Love In Yuan: "Love-Hunters" Fill Vacuum As Chinese Millionaires Need Matches Made :: <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>It would seem everything has a price tag in China – a <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-mistress-culture-101-difference-between-ernai-xiaosan-1422930">full-time mistress</a> will cost you a house and a monthly allowance, while a baby can be bought for the <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/shanghai-surprise-chinese-couple-sells-baby-money-buy-apple-inc-aapl-iphone-pair-shoes-1432116">price of an iPhone</a>. How about the mother of your children? Up to 200,000 yuan ($32,826) just for the chance to meet her, for some Chinese millionaires.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/love-yuan-love-hunters-fill-vacuum-chinese-millionaires-need-matches-made-1435926

Breast Milk Protein May Prevent HIV In Babies, Tenascin-C Has Neutralizing Capabilities :: <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>Scientists have identified a protein in breast milk that may lead to better HIV protection for infants.</p>
<p>Called Tenascin-C, or TNC, the protein had been known to help in wound healing, but researchers at Duke University recently discovered that it could bind to and neutralize the HIV virus, preventing it from being passed from mother to child.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/breast-milk-protein-may-prevent-hiv-babies-tenascin-c-has-neutralizing-capabilities-1435984