måndag 14 oktober 2013

15-Oct-2013 01:44

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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:• 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).• 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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv01635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#280&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.cnn.com%2F%7Er%2Frss%2Fcnn_health%2F%7E3%2FJfcsBapbzOQ%2Findex.html

Zettaset claims Intel lied, cheated and stole its Hadoop software :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GHIlITPsPS4/

Malaysia's mobile health clinics :: Malaysia's mobile health service for the elderly
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24516288#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

White House debt meeting postponed :: White House talks on raising the soon-to-expire US debt limit are delayed to allow lawmakers more time to hammer out a deal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24524308#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Changed balance of power in Anglo-Chinese history :: How China's relationship with the UK has changed
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24517648#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Net gains for Brooklyn NBA team :: Brooklyn Nets NBA team bounces back in new home
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24519342#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Why tech giants are investing in Africa :: Why the world's technology giants are investing in Africa
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24524260#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Putting robots to work in solar energy :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lJ4r5T9i9AM/

Android 4.4 KitKat Release Date Coming: 'Google Experience Launcher' Proposes OS Cross-Compatibility Feature :: <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 latest Android 4.4 KiKat rumors suggest the coming operating system may be compatible across several platforms.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-kitkat-release-date-coming-google-experience-launcher-proposes-os-cross-compatibility

Rare Mosquito Fossil Contains 46-Million-Year-Old Animal Blood :: <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 rare mosquito fossil containing ancient animal blood was recently recovered from oil shale in northwestern Montana. The 46-million-year-old mosquito fossil still had a dark, distended abdomen, much like that of a modern mosquito that has just gorged on blood.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://westerndigs.org/first-fossil-of-blood-engorged-mosquito-discovered/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Western Digs</a>, this is the first blood-filled ancient fossilized mosquito ever found.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-mosquito-fossil-contains-46-million-year-old-animal-blood-1425500

USA - Panama Soccer 2013: Probable Lineups For CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier; Klinsmann To Experiment With Defense? [Preview] :: <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>Jurgen Klinsmann will use the United States' final World Cup qualifier to take a look at some of his fringe players ahead of next-year's tournament in Brazil. The U.S. have long since secured their tickets to the World Cup and, following Friday's 2-0 win over Jamaica, Klinsmann has announced that several first-team players have departed the squad.</p>
<p>Landon Donovan and Jermaine Jones have returned to their clubs due to concerns over ankle and knee injuries, respectively. Goalkeeper Tim Howard and center-back Matt Besler have also been left off the plane to Panama City.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/usa-panama-soccer-2013-probable-lineups-concacaf-world-cup-qualifier-klinsmann-experiment-defense

15-Oct-2013 00:44

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv01635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#280&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.cnn.com%2F%7Er%2Frss%2Fcnn_health%2F%7E3%2FJfcsBapbzOQ%2Findex.html

White House debt meeting postponed :: The White House says talks on raising the US debt limit before it expires this week have been delayed to allow lawmakers more time to reach a deal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24524308#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv30342&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31b94430%2Fsc%2F32%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cscience0Cneurophilosophy0C20A130Csep0C260Cmad0Ecows0Ecannibalism0Ekuru%2Fstory01.htm

UK workers are 'least satisfied' :: Workers in the UK are less happy than their peers in France, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia, says a report by recruitment agency Randstad.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24477289#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

14-Oct-2013 23:43

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv01635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#280&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.cnn.com%2F%7Er%2Frss%2Fcnn_health%2F%7E3%2FJfcsBapbzOQ%2Findex.html

5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv30342&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31b94430%2Fsc%2F32%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cscience0Cneurophilosophy0C20A130Csep0C260Cmad0Ecows0Ecannibalism0Ekuru%2Fstory01.htm

UK workers are 'least satisfied' :: Workers in the UK are less happy than their peers in France, Germany, the US, Canada and Australia, says a report by recruitment agency Randstad.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24477289#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No driving licence until 19? :: New research for the government suggests that young drivers shouldn't be able to qualify for a full licence until they are 19 years old.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24481574#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

14-Oct-2013 22:41

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey&nbsp;– which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv17899&cid=ct_15_45_f&fid8828&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingsfund.org.uk%2Fpress%2Fpress-releases%2Fnhs-set-miss-%25C2%25A320-billion-savings-target

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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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5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Climate change is happening, so don't shoot the messenger | Andrew Simms :: Despite the attention given to climate change sceptics, the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports those sounding the alarm – including the IPCCEmperor Hu Hai of the Qin dynasty in ancient China had an aide killed when he tried to tell the emperor his power was ebbing away. There was an uprising against his brutal reign. It's one of history's earlier known examples of shooting the messenger. No one likes uncomfortable news and we can go to extraordinary lengths to avoid or suppress it.When it comes to conveying messages about climate change all kinds of things can happen to the messengers, few of them pleasant. As a Greenpeace activist you might have a Russian gun shoved in your face at sea. Concerned members of the British public worried about fracking might experience vi...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv41930&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31eafa68%2Fsc%2F7%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cenvironment0Cblog0C20A130Coct0C0A10Cclimate0Echange0Eipcc%2Fstory01.htm

Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv30342&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31b94430%2Fsc%2F32%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cscience0Cneurophilosophy0C20A130Csep0C260Cmad0Ecows0Ecannibalism0Ekuru%2Fstory01.htm

14-Oct-2013 21:40

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey&nbsp;– which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv17899&cid=ct_15_45_f&fid8828&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingsfund.org.uk%2Fpress%2Fpress-releases%2Fnhs-set-miss-%25C2%25A320-billion-savings-target

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv01635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#280&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.cnn.com%2F%7Er%2Frss%2Fcnn_health%2F%7E3%2FJfcsBapbzOQ%2Findex.html

5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Climate change is happening, so don't shoot the messenger | Andrew Simms :: Despite the attention given to climate change sceptics, the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports those sounding the alarm – including the IPCCEmperor Hu Hai of the Qin dynasty in ancient China had an aide killed when he tried to tell the emperor his power was ebbing away. There was an uprising against his brutal reign. It's one of history's earlier known examples of shooting the messenger. No one likes uncomfortable news and we can go to extraordinary lengths to avoid or suppress it.When it comes to conveying messages about climate change all kinds of things can happen to the messengers, few of them pleasant. As a Greenpeace activist you might have a Russian gun shoved in your face at sea. Concerned members of the British public worried about fracking might experience vi...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv41930&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31eafa68%2Fsc%2F7%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cenvironment0Cblog0C20A130Coct0C0A10Cclimate0Echange0Eipcc%2Fstory01.htm

Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv30342&cid=ct_15_58_f&fid6473&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.theguardian.com%2Fc%2F34708%2Ff%2F663867%2Fs%2F31b94430%2Fsc%2F32%2Fl%2F0L0Stheguardian0N0Cscience0Cneurophilosophy0C20A130Csep0C260Cmad0Ecows0Ecannibalism0Ekuru%2Fstory01.htm

14-Oct-2013 19:39

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv26206&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"565&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.bizjournals.com%2F%7Er%2Findustry_6%2F%7E3%2FHMOdSyRrVqU%2Fhospice-of-the-valley-laying-off-100.html

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv15302&cid=ct_15_34_f&fid"566&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgenemarcial%2F2013%2F09%2F18%2Fregenerative-medicine-global-aging-were-hot-topics-at-life-science-conference-in-stockholm%2F

NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey&nbsp;– which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv17899&cid=ct_15_45_f&fid8828&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingsfund.org.uk%2Fpress%2Fpress-releases%2Fnhs-set-miss-%25C2%25A320-billion-savings-target

IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv69927&cid=ct_15_2_f&fid955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Fresolve%2Fdoi%3FDOI%3D10.1111%252Fadd.12332

Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24427027#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp

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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB93595&cid=ct_15_91_f&fid6976&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.NaturalNews.com%2F030853_food_safety_government_spending.html

What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridv01635&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#280&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.cnn.com%2F%7Er%2Frss%2Fcnn_health%2F%7E3%2FJfcsBapbzOQ%2Findex.html

5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Climate change is happening, so don't shoot the messenger | Andrew Simms :: Despite the attention given to climate change sceptics, the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports those sounding the alarm – including the IPCCEmperor Hu Hai of the Qin dynasty in ancient China had an aide killed when he tried to tell the emperor his power was ebbing away. There was an uprising against his brutal reign. It's one of history's earlier known examples of shooting the messenger. No one likes uncomfortable news and we can go to extraordinary lengths to avoid or suppress it.When it comes to conveying messages about climate change all kinds of things can happen to the messengers, few of them pleasant. As a Greenpeace activist you might have a Russian gun shoved in your face at sea. Concerned members of the British public worried about fracking might experience vi...
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Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
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14-Oct-2013 18:37

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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NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey&nbsp;– which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
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IMF: U.S. debt default worries :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SDRW9pZQXZI/qmb-imf-olivier-blanchard-intv.cnn.html

'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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Is Golden Dawn a criminal group? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D2Tdct-9gsg/index.html

HP, Google roll out $279 Chromebook :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PIwE7xwg2mE/index.html

My Business Asia: Touring Taiwan :: The BBC's Cindy Sui talks to Yen Tseng about his student exchange programme bringing Chinese travellers and students to experience his take on Taiwan.
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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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What food allergies are costing families -- and the economy :: Two of Emily Cunningham's three children have food allergies. And protecting her kids is taking toll on the family budget. (Source: CNN.com - 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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5 reasons why the office is history :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0xAWzQ8v2Pw/index.html

Lexus with your latte? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pDMPVGNuiFg/executive-innovator-lexus-intersect.cnn.html

I'm a male feminist. No, seriously :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hHKNMG-c19g/index.html

UNDP head on world vision for women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html

From NZ family farm to the U.N. :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I8AFwrTG9jQ/spc-leading-women-helen-clark-2.cnn.html

Diamond sells for record $30 million :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/RGKQ1v7yEjE/index.html

Is U.S. playing `game of chicken'? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jGR2nRPtQE8/index.html

Climate change is happening, so don't shoot the messenger | Andrew Simms :: Despite the attention given to climate change sceptics, the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports those sounding the alarm – including the IPCCEmperor Hu Hai of the Qin dynasty in ancient China had an aide killed when he tried to tell the emperor his power was ebbing away. There was an uprising against his brutal reign. It's one of history's earlier known examples of shooting the messenger. No one likes uncomfortable news and we can go to extraordinary lengths to avoid or suppress it.When it comes to conveying messages about climate change all kinds of things can happen to the messengers, few of them pleasant. As a Greenpeace activist you might have a Russian gun shoved in your face at sea. Concerned members of the British public worried about fracking might experience vi...
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Mad cows, cannibalism and the shaking death :: The new film We Are What We Are is about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to a human form of mad cow diseaseI made a brief appearance on HuffPostLive on Wednesday, to talk about kuru, a human form of mad cow disease' that is transmitted by eating infected nervous tissue. It was for a segment of the broadcast featuring cast members of We Are What We Are, a new film about a family of cannibals, one of whom succumbs to the disease.Kuru and other human forms of mad cow disease are extremely rare neurodegenerative conditions, but they occasionally make the headlines when new cases are found. The latest case was reported earlier this month - that of a New Hampshire man who contracted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) via contaminated neurosurgical instruments. The same disease ...
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