"There is no credible evidence of any side effect, " he says.

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Many critics have been quick to analyze the verdict, but there appears to be an interesting side effect that no one saw coming: increased sales of the Galaxy S III.

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Though not everyone who takes thalidomide experiences this side-effect, there is no way to predict who will escape it and who will not.

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Arena has conducted two large trials that prove patients taking lorcaserin have no more than a 50% increase in risk for this rare side effect.

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The deal would also restore the Tata Group to its traditional place as India's biggest conglomerate by revenues, ousting the more abrasive Reliance Industries from the top spot a side-effect that Mr Tata and his colleagues are no doubt quietly relishing.

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Side deals done with the Afghan Taliban will have little or no effect on the fact that the command and control of the insurgency is in another country.

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To date, no drug has been approved in its leaf form because plants contain a complex composition of compounds with uncertain pharmacologies, metabolisms, side-effect profiles, toxicologies, drug interactions, and no control of relative concentrations.

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On a conference call, Arena Chief Executive Jack Lief said that there were heart valve problems seen in the trial, but that in the end he expects no difference between Arena's drug and placebo when it comes to this side effect.

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