"I think the A to Z trial pushed the dose of a good drug beyond its safe limits, " says Steven Nissen, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic who wrote a blistering commentary about A to Z in JAMA. "The study falls far short of acceptable scientific evidence, " Nissen says.

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The Nets were an un-starry team with an absentee Russian owner, and Jay-Z was clearly the biggest name associated with the club far bigger than Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and all of their teammates combined.

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