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Pig Parasite May Help Treat Autoimmune Disorders

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One company is developing what it hopes will be the first in a new class of treatments for autoimmune conditions. Each dose of the drug consists of thousands of microscopic parasite eggs, culled from pig feces, suspended in a tablespoon of saline solution to be swallowed.
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New research shows that runaway growth in the financial sector is detrimental to the real economy, as highly skilled workers gravitate toward finance and industries dependent on outside investment suffer. (Reuters)

Entitlement Vs. Empowerment

Are you entitled or empowered? Do you feel you are owed, or do you feel you own something? This simple choice reflects your view of the world. It stands for your self-image.
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Showdown for Big Pharma in Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear final arguments starting this week in a landmark case over drug patents that could change the rules for the country's healthcare sector and potentially curb its global role as a supplier of cut-price generic medicines.
1907 Puck magazine cover image uses a Humpty Dumpty reference to illustrate the state of financial capitalism. A wall of "Rotten Finance" formed by figures like John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan and Edward H. Harriman has failed to prop up

Portrayals Of Wall Street As Greedy, Selfish And Rotten - 100 Years Ago (Photos)

It may be surprising to many who believe that Wall Street and global finance are inherently malevolent that a century ago, the public had a very similar perception of financial services, a notion that was channeled by editorial cartoonists in hard-hitting illustrations in magazines like Puck and newspapers like the New York Herald. These cartoons would be as fitting today as they were in 1912.

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