Angioplasty costs are higher at non-surgery hospitals

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries costs more at hospitals not equipped for emergency heart surgery, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Heart Association scientific meeting.Elective angioplasty is becoming increasingly common at hospitals that do not conduct more complicated heart procedures. During angioplasty,...

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India’s Outsourcing Firms Must Boost Morale

India’s business-process-outsourcing (BPO) companies have a problem. The $ 50 billion industry has enjoyed phenomenal growth: The top 20 BPO companies’ employee base grew 12 percent in 2011, according to Dataquest, and the domestic market is expanding. Yet BPO companies are struggling to attract the right talent. Not...

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Newspaper discloses new Cameron text messages

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker says he’s asked the country’s media ethics inquiry to consider newly disclosed text messages sent between Prime Minister David Cameron and Rebekah Brooks, the ex-chief executive of Rupert Murdoch‘s British newspaper division.The Mail on Sunday newspaper on Sunday published two previously undisclosed messages exchanged between...

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Microsoft Testing Its Own Smartphone [REPORT]

affiliate marketing Microsoft is building its own smartphone, a new report suggests. It’s currently in the testing phase with Asian component suppliers, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites “people familiar with the situation.”[More from Mashable: 5 Companies Making Change on #GivingTuesday] affiliate...

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George Lucas’ filmmaking rooted in rebellion

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no mistaking the similarities. A childhood on a dusty farm, a love of fast vehicles, a rebel who battles an overpowering empire — George Lucas is the hero he created, Luke Skywalker.His filmmaking outpost, Skywalker Ranch, is so far removed from the Hollywood moviemaking machine he once...

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Nurses Who Saved NICU Babies Remember Harrowing Hurricane Night

affiliate marketing Nurses at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at New York University’s Langone Medical Center have challenging jobs, even in the best of times. Their patients are babies, some weighing as little as 2 pounds, who require constant and careful care as they struggle to stay alive.On Monday night, as superstorm Sandy bore...

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Construction output ‘still weak’

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 06:37 ETOutput in the UK construction sector was fractionally higher in October, a survey had indicated, but new work and employment shrank. affiliate marketing The Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 50.9...

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As foreigners go, Afghan city is feeling abandoned

affiliate marketing KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — By switching from studying business management to training as a nurse, 19-year-old Anita Taraky has placed a bet on the future of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar — that once foreign troops are gone, private-sector jobs will be fewer but nursing will always be in demand.Besides, if...

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Twitter CEO lobbied against exiling Dorsey in 2008: investor

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter CEO Dick Costolo lobbied against exiling Executive Chairman Jack Dorsey in a 2008 power struggle, according to an early investor who shed new light on the management turmoil that for years roiled one of Silicon Valley’s drama-ridden companies.Chris Sacca, a former Google executive...

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“Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out” documentary to premiere on Showtime next year

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Showtime has acquired the rights to the U.S. television premiere of the documentary “Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out,” the cable network said Thursday.Marina Zenovich, who also directed the documentary “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” also directed “Odd Man Out.” affiliate...

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