Research by Garret Fitzgerald at the University of Pennsylvania, who had a decade ago warned about the potential heart risks of the arthritis drugs Vioxx and Celebrex, seemed to show such an effect was possible.

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With little evidence to show that demonstrations generally have much of an effect on policy, this must have been a big deal.

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His approach is to approve of studies that appear to offer some glimmer that cell phone energy is carcinogenic and at the same time to find fault with studies that show no evidence of an effect.

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Frankly, I doubt that the duration and rate were major issues, but they provided an opportunity to have a positive announcement effect to show that major central banks were supportive of the European situation.

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The Welsh international ran the show to devastating effect to earn his man-of-the-match honour with an impressive 34 votes out of 40 from the Rugby League writers.

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