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US experts review heart attack risk of diabetes drug

2013-06-09 08:24:16| Biotech - Topix.net

GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia, restricted in the US and banned in Europe over concerns it raises heart attack risk, is getting a second look this week by US medical experts.

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Intel tablet keeps tabs on your heart rate

2013-06-06 08:39:43| CNET News.com

Intel's perceptual computing isn't limited to PCs. The chipmaker demoed a tablet packing algorithms that keeps tabs on your heart. [Read more]

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Alzheimer's Medications Lower Heart Attack And Death Risk

2013-06-05 11:03:17| Apparel - Topix.net

Medications that are prescribed for early-stage Alzheimer's disease appear to reduce the risk of heart attack and early death, researchers from Umea University, Umea, Sweden, reported in the European Heart Journal .

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Size zero campaigners take body image debate to the heart of fashion

2013-06-01 22:51:34| Apparel - Topix.net

As a new wave of unsettling stories about ultra-thin models come to light, a women's group is to stage a provocative debate on the beauty industry at the London College of Fashion The size zero debate has raged for years, drawing in models , fashion designers and magazine editors, politicians and doctors - and it shows no sign of abating.

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