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Back in 2006 when doctors started testing a melanoma treatment on chemotherapy patients with the hopes of shrinking tumors – they were used to facing slim odds. But now, a new drug called Zelboraf that targets specific mutations in cancer cells, is helping them beat those odds by showing signs of significant tumor shrinkage. These Zelboraf research tests,…
Texas Representative Ted Poe was looking for reassurance that backing an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws won’t be political suicide for conservatives like him – and he may have found it. Several business executives told the Republican that they can’t find enough Americans willing to cook fajitas, repair sidewalks and perform other types of unglamorous…
A Reuters analysis has found that the number of people working to implement “Obamacare” has reached the tens of thousands. Call them the Obama-army, if you will. Indeed, State offices that will run insurance exchanges are hiring tens of thousands, either on staff or through outsourcing firms. And futhermore, federal agencies that are key to implementing…
Reuters reports: Foreign banks that once treated Russia as virgin land where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market -tougher than some bargained for. While some players are thriving, many have found Russia’s banking market too hard to crack, meaning they’re rife with credit, legal and corruption risks. With this being said, Russia…
Who would’ve thought that biology and economics would come to be so closely related for a problematic Europe? Indeed, Reuters reports that long after the main causes of Europe’s economic woes are rooted out, the country will be grappling with an even more serious problem – how to pay for growing numbers of old people….
Gulfport Energy Shares fell rapidly last spring. That is until the oil and gas producer admitted to having begun drilling its initial 3 wells in the Utica shale formation in Ohio. Since that day, the firm’s value has doubled and continues to grow. Energy producers in the Ohio have likened the Utica to the giant…
