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It’s one thing to be an occasional designated driver, but quite another to never enjoy a beer because you can’t handle wheat. But now you can raise a cold one, thanks to the rapidly growing variety and availability of new gluten-free beers that actually taste good.
These beers don’t have gluten—proteins from wheat, barley, rye, and […]

A diabetes drug used by more than 30,000 Australians could be taken off the market after several studies linked it to heart attacks and death.
The Food and Drug Administration in the US will investigate the drug Avandia at a hearing on Monday after receiving data showing there was “considerable concern” about its risks.
Avandia, which is […]

By Harry Jackson Jr.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dr. Philip Majerus discovered a few decades ago that aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and stroke. Since then, Majerus, a professor at Washington University, has maintained a deep respect for this little white pill, which has been around since the 1800s.
“Aspirin is the most effective drug that we have,” […]

David Batty
Guardian Unlimited
What is the concern about?
A study of two of the drugs most commonly used to treat diabetes suggests that they almost double the risk of heart failure. The research, published in the journal Diabetes Care, is likely to cause considerable concern in the UK with around half a million patients taking the drugs. […]

HOUSTON - Boots & Coots International Well Control Inc., which provides pressure control and fire-extinguishment services to petroleum drillers, Friday said it will soon begin renting out equipment.
Boots & Coots said it plans to focus on the flow back rental market and other offerings that complement the company’s hydraulic workover, snubbing and well control services.
“Snubbing […]

PDT Sacramento — The state Air Resources Board, led by its newly appointed chair, overrode concerns from the construction industry Thursday and unanimously approved tough new regulations that will slash the amount of air pollution coming from bulldozers, backhoes and other off-road diesel engines.
Mary Nichols, who was appointed to head the board by Gov. Arnold […]

Tools, lights and workwear were taken from the former Carshock building on Skippers Lane, Middlesbrough.
The gear was being used by specialist contractors removing brown asbestos - one of the most dangerous forms of the material - from the premises.
A red letter “A” is marked on the stolen items, said Cleveland Police.
A force spokesman said: “Anyone […]