23-Oct-2013 00:53

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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Europe And Guns: EU Tries To Address Illegal Firearms As American Gun Violence Overshadows Debate :: url: http://www.ibtimes.com/europe-guns-eu-tries-address-illegal-firearms-american-gun-violence-overshadows-debate-1436898

'The Book Of Jezebel': The World According To Everyone's Favorite Feminist Blog :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"Sex and The City" was arguably at its most insufferable around that time that Carrie Bradshaw got her first book deal. Sure, that season gave us Amy Sedaris and Molly Shannon as Carrie's publisher-agent team, but Carrie was dating a guy who was given to flipping off his answering machine and tried to bring scrunchies back from the blessed dead. Speaking of hair, hers was a crying shame during those dark days.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/book-jezebel-world-according-everyones-favorite-feminist-blog-1436924

VIDEO Celtic 2-1 Ajax: Highlights; Hoops Get First Points Of Champions League Campaign With Vital Win :: <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>Celtic kept their hopes alive of making it through to the Champions League knockout phase with a 2-1 win over Ajax at Celtic Park. The Scottish champions first points in Group H came courtesy of goals in an eight minute spell either side of half time from a James Forrest penalty and Baram Kayal's deflected strike. Lasse Schone pulled one back for the Dutch visitors deep into injury time.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/video-celtic-2-1-ajax-highlights-hoops-get-first-points-champions-league-campaign-vital-win-1436932

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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VIDEO: Apple unveils slimmer iPad Air :: The BBC's Richard Taylor has a look at Apple's latest tablet called the iPad Air that is 20% thinner than the previous version.
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Icahn sells a bunch of Netflix shares, still thinks company is undervalued :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/kDxa51VsiP0/

University sells study-free MBA :: An online university sold a top degree for thousands of pounds with no work required, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals.
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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/

VIDEO Chelsea 3-0 Schalke: Highlights; Torres Double Helps Blues To Comfortable Champions League Win In Germany :: <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>Fernando Torres celebrated his 100th appearance for Chelsea in style by inspiring his side to a comfortable Champions League away win with two goals in a 3-0 win over Schalke in Gelsenkirchen. The Spaniard, continuing the form he displayed before his recent injury, put Chelsea in front after just five minutes before adding a second just before the hour mark. Eden Hazard made the scoreline more emphatic with a third three minutes from time.</p></div></div></div>
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Stores Open On Thanksgiving Day 2013: Kohl's Joins Macy's, J.C. Penney With Store Openings Before Black Friday :: <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>Black Friday, the shopping event of the season, is getting earlier and earlier as the years go on.</p>
<p>For 2013, several stores have already announced that they will open their doors on Thanksgiving Day. So far, Macy's and J.C. Penney will let mobs of shoppers in early on Thursday, Nov. 28.</p>
<p>The latest to join the list? Kohl's.</p>
<p>For the first time ever, the Wisconsin-based department store will open on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. and its 1,1,58 stores will remain open all day on Black Friday, Nov. 29.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/stores-open-thanksgiving-day-2013-kohls-joins-macys-jc-penney-store-openings-black-friday-1436894

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

Halloween Movies 2013: The Top 13 Scariest, Weirdest and Wackiest Horror Films To Watch On Halloween :: <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>Halloween is a time to indulge the dark, weird or wacky side of one's personality. Whether it be donning costumes, carving pumpkins, lighting bonfires, telling scary stories, trick-or-treating with friends or visiting haunted houses, it's all part of what makes Halloween the most creative annual holiday. Another staple of the All Hallows' Eve experience is watching horror films.</p></div></div></div>
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Panthers Vs. Buccaneers: Prediction, Betting Odds, And Preview For NFL's Thursday Night Football :: <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>Through the first quarter of the 2013 NFL season, it appeared that the <strong>Carolina Panthers </strong>were headed for another disappointing year. Since then, the team has turned things around and could be ready to make some noise in the conference.</p>
<p>At the start of Week Eight, the Panthers will visit the <strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers</strong> on Thursday Night Football. Carolina comes into the contest at 3-3. This marks their first divisional game of the year.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/panthers-vs-buccaneers-prediction-betting-odds-preview-nfls-thursday-night-football-1436840

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>
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