Van Hooff briefly reviewed all the articles included in this issue which deal with oral tradition, linguistic diversity and the African influence in the region, all written by experts and prestigious intellectuals.

UNESCO: CULTURE

Although my parents and I talked a lot over the years about my stuttering, about therapy and how best to deal with oral book reports, the big question of what the impediment might mean for my future went pointedly undiscussed.

NEWYORKER: Little Strangers

One drug to watch as the deal goes through is Mylinax, an oral therapy for multiple sclerosis that Ivax is developing with Teva's rival, Serono.

FORBES

One drug to watch as the deal goes through is Mylinax, an oral therapy for multiple sclerosis that Ivax is developing with Teva's rival, Serono (nyse: SRA - news - people ).

FORBES: Teva Takes On Novartis

In 2008, Phenomix scrapped plans to go public, and signed a deal with Forest Laboratories to jointly develop and sell its oral diabetes drug, already in late stage clinical trials.

FORBES: Once Promising Biotech Company Bites The Dust