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Housing recovery to "accelerate" U.S. economy - Summers
ReutersBy Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 19 (Reuters) - A recovery in the housing market and strong growth in consumer wealth will help jump-start the U.S. economy later in 2013, said Larry Summers, a former adviser to President Barack Obama. Summers,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Ben Bernanke, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting
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City commission holds off on buying iPads
EAST JORDAN -- After much discussion Tuesday, the East Jordan City Commission decided to hold off on buying 11 tablet computers for commission and staff members for use at city meetings and instead decided to move forward putting necessary...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Apple iPad, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Hardware
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COLUMN - The price of ignoring climate change: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Reuters(US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Senator Sheldon Whitehouse June 19 (Reuters) - The effects of climate change, driven by carbon pollution, hit Americans harder each year. Extreme weather events like...Tags: Global Warming, United Nations, Global Change, U.S. Department of State, Ecosystems
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Study: Misuse of medication led to $213 billion in avoidable costs
A study found that if patients and doctors used medicines responsibly, the U.S. healthcare system could save $213 billion annually. Failing to adhere to prescription instructions, misuse of antibiotics and medication errors are some of the reasons for...
Tags: Diabetes, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Chemical Industry
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Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections -U.S.
ReutersCHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Preventative Medicine
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Chicago safety-net hospitals face uncertain future amid changes to health care system
The 63-year-old woman, a Mexican citizen, arrived at St. Anthony Hospital by ambulance, complaining of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. She had no insurance. No matter. Dr. Kaleem Malik immediately gave her a round of anti-nausea drugs, had her blood...
Tags: General Practitioners, Poverty, Diabetes, Career and Workplace, Judges
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U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure...Tags: Diabetes, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight, Diseases and Illnesses
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Countdown to Obamacare
The countdown has started. In about 100 days, starting Oct. 1, millions of families across the nation will have an opportunity to enroll in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The full benefits of the law will...Tags: Brian Sandoval, Regional Authority, Diabetes, Susana Martinez, Jan Brewer
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Darden CEO lobbies against California Medicaid fines
A California bill that would fine large companies whose employees rely on Medicaid has Darden Restaurants so worried that the company's chief executive officer recently visited state lawmakers to lobby against it. The Orlando-based owner of Olive...
Tags: Punishment, Walmart, Career and Workplace, Lifestyle and Leisure, Employment
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BSO threatens layoffs
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is threatening to lay off employees if county commissioners don't provide enough funds for his budget this fall. At a county budget workshop Tuesday, Commissioner Barbara Sharief said the sheriff told her 200 employees...Tags: Broward County Sheriff's Office, Collective Contract, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting
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Cigna Monitoring Operations In Istanbul, Where Thousands Of Protesters Clashed With Police
Cigna Corp. is monitoring its operations in Istanbul, Turkey, where riot police fired tear gas and sprayed some of the thousands of protesters with water cannons over the weekend. "We are operating in a business as usual mode while monitoring the...Tags: Political Dissent, Riots, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Istanbul (Turkey), Insurance
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Consumer prices up slightly in May
MarketWatchWASHINGTON -- Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U.S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again. The consumer price index rose by a seasonally...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Petroleum Industry, Consumer Confidence, Gasoline Industry, Central Bank
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