In general, side effects of Byetta can include diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, which may contribute to changes in kidney function, says Dr. Richard Hellman, the past president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and a clinical professor at the University of Missouri--Kansas City School of Medicine.

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The paper, written by three professors (two law, one business) at the University of Missouri- Kansas City (UMKC), points out something which few people likely know.

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Kris W. Kobach, a University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law professor, who worked on immigration policy for former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and who helped draft the Arizona statute, insists that it's narrowly targeted to take advantage of an enforcement mechanism Congress left the locals in 1986.

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