Community hospitals scramble to survive, stay independent

When Claire Contos needed colon-cancer surgery recently, she could have gone to a top teaching hospital in Boston, 13 miles north of here. Instead, she chose the Quincy Medical Center.

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Arizona, cities gets $45.4 million in HUD funds for foreclosures

The state of Arizona and several of its cities will get $45.4 million in grants from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development program to help combat the foreclosure crisis.

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Fed survey sees slower growth in East and Midwest

[AP] – The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest. A survey the Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country.

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Orthopaedic surgeons working to stem the rising tide of sports injuries

Two San Antonio businesses are joining a national coalition that is seeking to reduce the number of youth sports injuries.

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Southwest Airlines August traffic up 2.9%

Southwest Airlines continued to see traffic grow in the month of August after experiencing a 2.9 percent traffic increase in the first eight months of the year, the airline announced Wednesday.

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Sky Harbor traffic slips in July, up for year

July traffic slid back 0.7 percent at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, but year-to-date numbers are up by 2 percent as the economy struggles to move past the slump of recession. (LCC) (LUV)

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Job openings rise for first time since April

[AP] – Job openings rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that companies could step up hiring in the coming months.

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Medicine Without Doctors

Frustrated patients are increasingly seeking alternatives to the doctor’s office.

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World stocks fall amid renewed Europe bank worries

[AP] – World stock markets fell Tuesday, particularly in Europe, where concerns about the health of banks resurfaced and EU finance ministers met to consider a new levy on lenders.

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China’s High-Energy Challenge

The International Energy Agency caused a stir in July when it said China used more energy than the U.S. last year. But the headline numbers obscured big differences in choice of fuels.

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Doctors adopt mobile technology to improve patient care

Students today begin typing on computer keyboards in second grade, most kids are begging for cell phones by age 12, and college students use laptops in the classroom to take notes.

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A chat with Arizona’s dental school deans

Jack Dillenberg Dean, Arizona School of Dentistry, A.T. Still University —————

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Valley dentists donate their services to help those in need

The Arizona Dental Association works with numerous dentists who donate their time and talents to help those in need in the community.

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Did E-mail and the Internet Kill the 9-5 Workday? (PC World)

PC World – Have you checked your work e-mail today? If you’re like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that it is not only the weekend, but an extended holiday weekend for most workers in the US. A day off is becoming an increasingly foreign concept as workers stay connected virtually 24/7.

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Unemployment claims drop; productivity tumbles

The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined last week for the second straight week, and productivity in the spring fell by the largest amount in nearly four years while labor costs rose.

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Small business owners brace for double dip

Even though the nation’s small business owners love running their own companies, they are bracing for a double-dip recession, according to the latest small business survey by Citibank.

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Feds put Arizona jobless rate at 10%

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says Arizona’s employment rate hit 10 percent in July, a slightly gloomier picture that the state’s report of 9.6 percent earlier this month. The local figures were adjusted for seasonal influences.

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Oil prices drop as economy still looks shaky

[AP] – The economic news was a little better on Tuesday but not enough to keep oil prices from dropping again. Benchmark crude for October delivery lost $1.12 at $73.58 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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More Go Without Life Insurance

Nearly a third of U.S. households have no life-insurance policies, due to a combination of the financial pressures, the high cost of some policies and the hardball tactics used by some agents.

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Operating Room Fistfight Leads to Botched Delivery

Italy’s health minister traveled to Sicily on Monday to apologize to a new mother for an operating room fistfight between two doctors that led to her botched delivery

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Ron Paul: Depression Is Coming

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USA Today Shaking up Staff in ‘Radical’ Overhaul

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Snapshot of economy about to get a lot bleaker (AP)

The government is about to confirm what many people have felt for some time: The economy barely has a pulse. The Commerce Department on Friday will revise its estimate for economic growth in the April-to-June period and Wall Street economists forecast it will be cut almost in half, to a 1.4 percent annual rate from 2.4 percent.

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Showdown at Jackson Hole: Is Bernanke Out of Bullets?

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Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure (AP)

The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes. One in 10 households has missed at least one mortgage payment, and more than 2 million homes have been repossessed since the recession began.

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Thomas F. Cooley And Lee E. Ohanian: FDR and the Lessons of the Depression

Higher taxes on capital and increased union power led to the 1937 economic slide.

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Dow Dips Below 10,000 as Gloom Persists

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Pain clinic owner Troy Wubbena faces jail time

A federal judge sentenced Troy Wubbena, co-owner of Neurology & Pain Center clinics, to 10 years in prison for conspiring to traffic in oxycodone.

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Arizona State University report for July shows flat pricing for existing homes

There was no appreciation in home values from July 2009 to July 2010 in the Phoenix area, according to the latest Arizona State University-Repeat Sales Index, issued Thursday.

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Fewer Households Behind on Mortgages

The number of U.S. households that were 90 days or more past due on their mortgages dropped by the largest amount since the mortgage crisis began four years ago.

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