Florida researchers develop medically safer hybrid grapefruit

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Florida researchers develop medically safer hybrid grapefruit

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-researchers-develop-medically-safer-hybrid-grapefruit-215238841.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PXy2B1IiT2O0Vd7fFBX3sQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-11T215238Z_1_CBRE92A1OS000_RTROPTP_2_USA-GMOS-CITRUS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="To match Special Report USA-GMO/CITRUS" align="left" title="To match Special Report USA-GMO/CITRUS" border="0" /></a>By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Grapefruit fans who gave up the fruit to avoid potentially dangerous interactions with their prescription medications may soon be able to indulge in the tangy fruit without risk. Tests on a new hybrid grapefruit developed in Florida found very low levels of the organic chemical compounds implicated in what is known as the &quot;grapefruit juice effect,&quot; said Fred Gmitter, a University of Florida citrus researcher and breeder. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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