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A Lucrative Deal for Rush Limbaugh (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, the talk show radio host said he would receive a $100 million signing bonus and about $38 million a year for eight years under the new contract.
Research and Markets: Comprehensive Evaluation of the Niche Fashion Retailers in the UK (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Niche Fashion Retailers - Portfolio Analysis" report to their offering.
Electrifying the farm (The Times Leader) Although the 1940s were dominated by World War II, original Slinky's were flopping down steps, refrigerators had been invented, and Tupperware was helping to ease housewives' kitchen burdens. Cities were bustling with new businesses, which ultimately meant new employment, and the American farmer's work load was finally cut drastically with the help of electricity.
Dr. McFarling Talks about Parkinson's Disease (KIII Corpus Christi) Dr. Dave McFarling talks about a less intrusive surgery to help Parkinsons patients that is going to become available in Corpus Christi in the coming months. He also answers a viewer's medical question.
Upcoming events - July 3 (Broomfield Enterprise) Special events
Bayer and Titan: Spheramine cell therapy discontinued (Pharmaceutical Business Review) Bayer has discontinued development of Spheramine due to a failed Phase IIb trial. Spheramine is a cell-based therapy in which human retinal cells are injected into the brain, producing levodopa, which is then converted to dopamine. While this is disappointing for the development of a cell-based therapy for Parkinsons disease, a number of gene therapies in development offer hope for sufferers.
Upcoming events - July 6 (Broomfield Enterprise) Special events
American Parkinson Disease Association Awards More Than $3.7 Million to Research (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has announced its 2008 research awards, which include a Dr. George C. Cotzias Memorial Fellowship, a Dr. Roger Duvoisin, MD Grant, 31 research grants, 13 post-graduate grants, and six summer medical student fellowships.
Parkinsons speaker (Parkes Champion-Post) Anthony Simmons, well known farmer from Trundle who has experienced Bi-lateral deep brain stimulation recently, will speak about the procedure at the next meeting of the Support Group on Monday, 7 July, at 11am at Parkes Neighbourhood Centre, Currajong Street.
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