Polypill could cut heart attacks and strokes by 80 percent
British researchers outline a six medication pill to prevent most heart attacks and strokes in people over 55 and those with risk factors. The plan combines aspirin statin folic acid and three blood pressure drugs, with half-dose to reduce side effects, based on 750 studies and 400,000 participants. Warned by American Heart Association about risks for healthy people and those with heart trouble.
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London
American Heart Association
Heart Association
Robert Bonew
British Medical Journal
University of London
Nicholas Ward
Malcolm Law
Wald
Law
New process may promote hydrogen fuel
University of Wisconsin researchers found a nickel tin aluminum catalyst can separate hydrogen from glucose-rich waste mixtures, turning organic wastes like cheese whey into hydrogen. The study, reported in Science, suggests a cheaper path to hydrogen energy and fuel cells using nonplatinum metals.
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Washington
University of Wisconsin
Science
Glenn L. Schrader
National Science Foundation
James Dumesic
Tentative IPO fraud settlement eyed at over a billion
Lawyers for investors sue 55 brokerage firms alleging IPO manipulation during the tech boom announce a tentative partial settlement worth at least 1 billion. The deal would cover Internet companies and insiders, paid by insurers, while suits against underwriters like J P Morgan Credit Suisse First Boston Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney proceed.
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New York
Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach
J.P. Morgan
Credit Suisse First Boston
Morgan Stanley
Smith Barney
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