22-Oct-2013 20:49

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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How FreedomPop is separating voice from data on its new VoIP phone service :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/V9Y623FaB6U/

Apple unveils lighter iPad Air :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SbJ4mEdosY8/index.html

Apple announces second-generation iPad mini with retina display :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/_ohC8ghZ1W8/

Co-op chair Len Wardle to step down :: The chairman of the Co-operative Group, Len Wardle, is to step down in May after six years in the role, on the day MPs criticise the former management for "shortcomings".
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Ex-Co-op boss: Bank move 'a tragedy' :: The former chief executive of the Co-op Group says the mutual firm's loss of overall control of the Co-op Bank was "a tragedy", while MPs criticise its former management.
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Apple announces iPad Air, "the lightest full size tablet in the world" :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/L0fhDlBLmL0/

TechShop will open a Washington, D.C., makerspace in 2014 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/57x0XrMYazo/

Type A Machines reveals a 3D printer that's meant to be hacked :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/hDxZmTjWMzA/

Hedge fund buys top Royal Mail stake :: The Labour Party criticises the Royal Mail privatisation as a hedge fund becomes the company's biggest investor.
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New Apple Varieties We're Excited About: SnapDragon, RubyFrost :: <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>Some of the newest apple releases weren't unveiled at today's event in San Francisco – they were announced this past August in upstate New York. But keep in mind we're talking about fruit, not computers.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-apple-varieties-were-excited-about-snapdragon-rubyfrost-1436328

Apple OS X Mavericks: Release Date Arrives For All Mac Computers, Available For 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>In a Keynote speech today in San Francisco, Apple announced the release of its <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-wwdc-2013-mac-os-x-mavericks-introduces-new-features-improved-performance-ios-unification" target="_blank">latest operating system, OS X Mavericks</a>. After a recap of some of the new features, apps and improved performance, Craig Federighi announced that OS X Mavericks will be available immediately for free.</p>
<p>The move is a direct shot at Windows, which is selling its latest operating system, Windows 8, for $199.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-os-x-mavericks-release-date-arrives-all-mac-computers-available-free-1436386

Apple 2013 Mac Pro Unveiled: Release Date And Price Points Announced For Apple's Fastest Mac :: <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>Apple Inc. (<a href="https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASDAQ: AAPL</a>) on Tuesday reintroduced its 2013 Mac Pro, which is the company's fastest and most expandable desktop computer. Apple unveiled the 2013 Mac Pro at WWDC in June, but at its media event, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced the release date for the new Mac Pro to arrive in December, though it has no specific date yet, while its price will start at $2999.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-2013-mac-pro-unveiled-release-date-price-points-announced-apples-fastest-mac-1436044

Sparks Middle School Shooting: Name Of Student Shooter Not Being Released By Authorities :: <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>Authorities are not releasing the name of the shooter who killed popular Sparks Middle School teacher Michael Landsberry and wounded two students Monday morning.</p>
<p>Landbserry, 45, was a math teacher at Sparks Middle School who saved lived by confronting the gunman and allowing time for students to get away from the scene, Chief Michael Mieras of the <a href="http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Washoe County School District</a> said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/sparks-middle-school-shooting-name-student-shooter-not-being-released-authorities-1436380

Barcelona - AC Milan 2013: TV Channel, Live Stream Info For Champions League :: <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>Real Madrid and El Clasico looms large on the horizon, but Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino is adamant that his side will not be taking their eye off the ball against Milan on Tuesday. Their bitter rivals await on Saturday, but Barcelona have also built up quite the rivalry with Milan in recent years. Indeed, the two sides will be meeting for the seventh time in just over two years in the Champions League and Martino is not taking the Italian giants lightly.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/barcelona-ac-milan-2013-tv-channel-live-stream-info-champions-league-1436378