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ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Slips To 53.1
The Institute for Supply Management reports that the PMI from its ISM non-manufacturing survey was a reading of 53.1 in April. This is down from a 54.4 reading in March,...
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Economic Crisis Has Led Greece To Higher Suicides, Homicides, Substance Abuse, And Disease
A new paper further examines the societal and health related problems that nations face during an economic crisis. They use Greece as their case study, and find that economic downturns...
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25 Years Of American Obesity
The CDC defines medically obese as having a body mass index of 30 or greater. The below timelapse shows what percentage of Americans in each state meet that requirement spanning...
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The U.S. Health Disadvantage
This is a subject that comes up often, but still not nearly enough: The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other nation, in both total health expenditures per capita...
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A Gel That Can Stop Bleeding Instantly
Jack Millner of Humans Invent recently interviewed NYU student Joe Landolina, whose new invention Veti-Gel could have some very useful applications in the healthcare industry and the military. Landolina explains how...
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The Sequestration Cuts Only Affect Discretionary Spending
The recent U.S. sequestration may have caused sudden and sharp spending cuts, but all those cuts are only in discretionary programs. This isn’t any surprise of course, as very little thought was...
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Mitt Romney’s Lady Plan
Women have quite a bit of momentum going with the equal rights movement, or whatever we’re calling it now. In particular, this election cycle has seen a great deal of...
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A Debate At Oregon State University Explains Why Obamacare Creates Misalignment Of Incentives
Dinesh D’Souza and Michael Shermer debate at Oregon State University the merits of Obamacare. They take questions from the student body, and D’Souza makes some excellent points that apply not...
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A Fiscal Update On The Eurozone
New Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is next in line for the hot seat. The Eurozone continues to unfold while the politicians sit back and watch, and ultimately the fate of everything will likely depend on...
