22-Oct-2013 23:52

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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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)<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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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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Special podcast: The iPad Air apparent, Retina'd Mini, and Apple's shot at Google :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/xz3qJy076oI/

Microsoft keeps building its hybrid cloud with Windows Azure updates :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/rVSgtwizM_U/

Yangtze Finless Porpoises Have 'Hard Time' Hearing Their Prey In Busy River [PHOTO] :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/yangtze-finless-porpoises-have-hard-time-hearing-their-prey-busy-river-photo-1436834

Kim Kardashian-Kanye West Engaged: Who Will Walk Her Down The Aisle At Kimye Wedding? [PHOTO] :: <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>Last week the Internet was abuzz after Kris and Bruce Jenner announced they were separating, and with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West getting engaged it raises the question: Who will walk her down the aisle? When she married Kris Humphries in August 2011, Jenner gave her away, but now that her stepfather is living separately from her momager in his Malibu abode, the ex-talk show host wants her son Robert Kardashian Jr.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-engaged-who-will-walk-her-down-aisle-kimye-wedding-photo-1436790

Stores say they won't track your phone as you shop— if you tell them not to :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/kj5Sc-0b9N8/

VIDEO Arsenal 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: Highlights; Lewandowski Strikes Late To Down Gunners :: <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>Robert Lewandowski showed his clinical touch once more with a late goal to give Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. The 82nd minute strike came at a time when the home side were on top and looking the team most likely to get the winner, but they criminally left the Polish striker free to side-foot a volley into the rain-soaked net.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-arsenal-1-2-borussia-dortmund-highlights-lewandowski-strikes-late-down-gunners-1436796

Watch 'Ravenswood' Premiere On Tuesday, Oct. 22; Everything You Need To Know About The 'Pretty Little Liars' Spinoff :: <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 new TV shows for the fall of 2013 are still trickling out, and on Tuesday, ABC Family viewers will get to take a bite out of "Ravenswood." The <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/pretty-little-liars-season-4-spoilers-what-happened-summer-finale-10-things-know-abc-family-1436072">"Pretty Little Liars" spinoff</a> series will premiere at 9 p.m. after a special Halloween episode of its "mother show," and we've got the scoop on everything you need to know before watching.</p>
<p><strong>The Transition</strong></p></div></div></div>
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Kim Kardashian Ring: When Will She Marry Kanye West? [PHOTO] :: <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><a href="http://ibtimes.com/how-did-kanye-west-propose-asks-kim-kardashian-marry-him-15-carat-diamond-ring-photo-1435578">Kim Kardashian got engaged to boyfriend Kanye West</a>, the father of her daughter, North, on Monday, the day she turned 33 and two years after she divorced Kris Humphries following just 72 days of marriage.</p>
<p>While the reality star had been with NFL player Humphries for only six months before they married, Kardashian has been with rapper/producer West for 18 months pre-engagement, and she'd known him for nearly a decade before they became romantic.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/kim-kardashian-ring-when-will-she-marry-kanye-west-photo-1436688

There's no 802.11ac in the new iPad Air: What that means for the wireless industry :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/PG1clc-jkgc/

VIDEO: Elop on Nokia's new devices :: The former Chief Executive of Nokia, Stephen Elop, has defended the company's move into the tablet market, as it unveils its new devices.
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Oklahoma Vs. Texas Tech: Prediction, Point Spread And Preview For Crucial Big 12 Game :: <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>Few teams have a chance to make a bigger statement in the ninth week of the college football season than <strong>Texas Tech</strong>. The Red Raiders enter Saturday as one of the few remaining undefeated clubs in the country, but they still aren't considered by many to be a legitimate national championship contender.</p>
<p>No.10 Texas Tech sits at 7-0, but they haven't gotten the same respect as other BCS schools who have a loss. Despite a 37-point defeat last week, Clemson still ranks ahead of the Red Raiders at No.9. Stanford comes in at No.8, even though they lost to unranked Utah.</p></div></div></div>
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A Baldness Cure? New Hair Loss Treatment Grows Follicles Using Human Cells In '3D Spheroids' :: <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>Could a cure for baldness be within reach? Scientists think they may have found a new treatment that could put an end to our hair loss anxieties -- which is probably causing <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-and-hair-loss/AN01442" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">more hair loss</a> in the first place.</p></div></div></div>
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Hands-on thoughts on the iPad Air and iPad mini with retina display :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/CS5AoNzy6cQ/

Gas Prices Hit A New Low For The Year, Could Go Even Lower [Map] :: <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-273ef1ff-e15e-b3dc-37b5-4d71dee47e18">Gas prices are at a nine-month low, and it's quite possible they'll stay that way well into next year. The average price per gallon hit $3.35 on Monday -- 14 cents less than it was a month ago, and 33 cents less than it was at this time last year.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Gas prices could be even lower toward the end of the year, <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/gas-prices-at-lowest-level-since-january-98640.html#ixzz2iTVD1ors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avery Ash, AAA's manager of regulatory affairs, told Politico</a>.</p></div></div></div>
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