Filed under: Company News , Healthcare , Pfizer The pharmaceutical industry has discovered the female libido . German biotech company Boehringer Ingelheim is “putting the finishing touches on a pill designed to reawaken desire by blunting female inhibitions,” according to Bloomberg News, which scientists will discuss next week in Lyon, France. The drug has nothing to do with George Clooney, or getting male spouses to help more around the house. Turns out women’s sex drives are centered in the brain. Who knew? (Not most guys, probably.) Continue reading Viagra meets its match: Sex pills for the female libido are on their way Viagra meets its match: Sex pills for the female libido are on their way originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy We all know that Wall Street’s bad bets nearly brought the financial system to its knees last year. Then U.S. taxpayers footed the bill to bail out Wall Street — taking on obligations potentially as high as $23.7 trillion , leading to a $1.4 trillion federal deficit, and $12 trillion in national debt. To me that’s a kind of reverse-Robin-Hood action. Ironically, a New York City charity called the Robin Hood Foundation, which says it supports 200 poverty-fighting programs, is celebrating Wall Street’s expected $140 billion 2009 bonus windfall. The head of Robin Hood’s response to the upcoming record Wall Street bonuses is “Hell yeah!” reports Bloomberg News . The reason for David Saltzman’s enthusiasm is that Robin Hood claims it gets more than half of its annual $150 million in donations from the employees of investment banks, brokerage firms and hedge funds. Continue reading Wall Street bonuses are Robin Hood in reverse — but one Robin Hood approves Wall Street bonuses are Robin Hood in reverse — but one Robin Hood approves originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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