Niacin Seen as Most Cost Effective Cholesterol Drug
University of Pennsylvania researchers say niacin is the least costly option to lower cholesterol and should be tried before pricier drugs. The study in JAMA compares annual costs of six drugs under the National Cholesterol Education Program, noting niacin at 327 dollars per 1 percent LDL reduction and 116 dollars per HDL percentage increase, with lovastatin and cholestyramine also analyzed.
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University of Pennsylvania
Terry Jacobson
Penn
Journal of the American Medical Association
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NCEP
Education Dept Backing Private Race Based Aid But Keeps Some Scholarships
The Education Department backed private money funded scholarships based on race while allowing colleges to award race specific aid. President Bush denied a flip flop and said minority scholarships should continue, open to legislative fix if courts oppose. Assistant Secretary Michael Williams unveiled a six point policy to protect current awards and avoid campus disruption.
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Education Department
Bush
Best We
Michael Williams
Department
Office of Civil Rights
Williams
Space sweepstakes labeled hoax by Tass reports
The Soviet news agency Tass called the Space Travel Services sweepstakes a cosmic canard while the company claims a legal contract exists for an American to train and travel aboard a Soyuz to the Mir space station. Energia officials denied any deals for a 1992 or 1993 trip. Entrants paid 2.99 per call with thousands dialing on opening day.
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Tass
Soviet Union
David Mayer
Glavkosmos
NASA
Vladimir Zenkin
Energia
Mir
Space Travel Services Corp
NPO Energia
Mir Space Station
George Nelson
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