News tagged with prosperity
Researchers Map Building Blocks of Economic Complexity
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Since the times of Adam Smith, economists have had the intuition that prosperity emerges from the division of labor, that is, from the interaction of thousands of individual activities. This idea has been present for a long ...
Increasing prosperity has prompted Irish kids to balloon 24 kilos since 1948
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Study links gridlock to slow job growth
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Commuters well versed in the physical and psychological tolls of traffic congestion can now add an economic effect to the list. A new UC Irvine study found that places with sluggish commutes ...
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Conservatives take on liberals in blogosphere
Aug 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Call this city blogger central. Two grassroots groups - one left leaning, the other right leaning - are holding their annual conferences here and teaching members how to wield clout online.
Rural America more prosperous than expected
Dec 02, 2009 |
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For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, ...
U.S. Ranks 35th in 'Report Card' on World Social Progress; Sudden, Unexpected Shift Forward for Africa
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sweden and Denmark lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 35th among 162 nations, tied with Ireland, Latvia and Hong Kong. Those are among ...
Golden Flower dried lily bulb is recalled
Dec 05, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall Wednesday of Golden Flower dried lily bulb because it might contained undeclared sulfites.
Women face ID problem after cosmetic surgery trip
Aug 12, 2009 |
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A group of Chinese women who travelled to South Korea for cosmetic surgery baffled immigration officers on their return home when their new looks did not match their passport photos.
Controlling neglected tropical diseases may be key to US foreign policy
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Stating that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) not only promote poverty but also destabilize communities, former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Sabin Vaccine Institute President Peter Hotez call upon ...
Humanity in transition
Sep 13, 2005 |
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2005, Joel Cohen says, is the midpoint of a historic decade. Before this decade, young people always outnumbered older people; rural residents always outnumbered city dwellers; and the median number of women per child always ...
Britain plans to expand TB test for visa
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The British government plans to expand a pilot program now requiring visitors from seven countries with high rates of tuberculosis to be tested.
Panel: Social Security funds gone in 2041
Apr 24, 2007 |
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The six-member Washington panel that oversees Medicare and Social Security spending says Medicare will become insolvent by 2019.
Study lauds India's biotech industry
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Apr 10, 2007 |
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A Canadian study suggests India's biotech firms are becoming major global players, increasingly able to produce drugs and vaccines at competitive costs.
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