Odd 17th Century remedies study

...and other old medical remedies revealed by Swansea historian

For those hurting most, Fed’s remedies limited

In the most difficult economy in a generation, middle-income and poor Americans are hurting the worst. Congress is tied in knots, barely able to pass even the most basic measures to help. That has put pressure on the one arm of government with the power and the flexibility to try to boost ordinary Americans’ fortunes: the Federal Reserve. But the limited policies the Fed has at its disposal ...

Obama urges taxing rich, aiding housing in State of the Union

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for higher taxes on the rich and new remedies for the U.S. mortgage crisis in a starkly populist State of the Union address aimed at convincing voters to give him a second term.

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Completes Purchase of 15 Brands from GSK

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has completed its previously announced purchase of fifteen of the seventeen brands it agreed to acquire from Glaxo

Intestinal worms were once a common menace to all classes

BLOOMINGTON — Even if the “good old days” were as “good” as some folks believe, there’s still no denying that certain features of the past were anything but. Take, for instance, intestinal parasites, which, thanks to undercooked meat, tainted water and generally less-than-ideal sanitary conditions, were a once-common public health nuisance.