He was looking for a way to pinpoint the cause of recurrent fainting spells, which are sometimes induced by heart abnormalities.

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And that's making the phones a sweeter target for online ne'er do-wells looking to, at the very least, cause mischief and, at worst, rip off unsuspecting phone owners.

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In fact, approximately 20 percent of people looking for financial counseling this year mentioned medical debt as the primary cause of their bankruptcy.

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While many studies have concluded that vaccines do not cause autism spectrum disorders, researchers are still looking for the causes.

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The cause of the crash is under investigation and police are looking for the driver and a passenger in the other car, who fled the scene.

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The cause of deaths has not yet been revealed but officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the inquiry.

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The new computer simulation allows doctors and physicists to model the faulty heart beats (arrhythmias) that can cause cardiac arrest, and run episodes of arrhythmia time and again, looking for the best way of treating it.

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Odds are that more stores opening even earlier this year than last helped the cause but that jump in traffic points to more consumers looking to stretch their dollars and for big deals.

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While a probable cause for the accident will not be known for months or longer, investigators will certainly be looking at what caused the aircraft to apparently stall and plummet to the ground, killing all seven on board.

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