Over the past two years, for instance, he has published studies maintaining the Chantix anti-smoking pill is unsuitable for first-line use (read here and here) and a meta-analysis indicating the mist form of the Spiriva inhaler that is used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a 52 percent increase in mortality risk compared with a placebo ( see this).

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Kabbage is one of a number of start-ups providing loans based on a new form of underwriting and risk analysis based on new or different kinds of data.

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This new preparedness to question the role of central banks comes alongside a renewed interest in pure-form Austrian economics, which we covered on Radio 4's Analysis programme a year ago.

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