Passing kidney stones: 2-drug combo may relieve pain

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, may have found a combination of drugs that can relieve the pain of passing a kidney stone. They performed their study in pigs. Anyone who has ever passed a kidney stone knows that it can be a painful experience. Every year, over half a million… Read More: Passing kidney stones: 2-drug combo may relieve pain »

Why did great depression last so long

Our research indicates that New Deal labor and industrial policies prolonged the Depression by seven years. In , severe droughts in the Southern Plains brought high winds and dust from Texas to Nebraska, killing people, livestock and crops. The common view among most economists is that Roosevelt’s New Deal policies either caused or accelerated the… Read More: Why did great depression last so long »