FDA approves Lipitor cholesterol drug for broader use
The FDA cleared Lipitor from Warner-Lambert as a new option to lower LDL by 40 to 60 percent and triglycerides by 20 to 40 percent. It also won approval to treat homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in children as young as nine, with 80 patients treated at no cost so far.
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Violent crimes against women rise in 1994 report
The Justice Department says women accounted for two of every five victims of violent crime in 1994, up from two of six two decades earlier. The study notes most assaults are by relatives or intimates, with about 800000 strangers. Grants totaling 46 million were awarded to 122 communities to aid domestic violence prosecutions and prevention under the Violence Against Women Act.
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Gingrich hires new attorney in ethics inquiry
Washington AP report says Speaker Newt Gingrich has hired Randy Evans to defend him in an ethics probe. His former lawyer Jan Baran says he dropped Gingrich after a week of closed hearings, amid questions on tax implications of a college course and the speaker’s statements to investigators.
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Women face biggest impact from SS reform plan
Washington woman Edith A. Fierst warns that Social Security reforms based on 38 years of earnings could cut benefits for women by up to six percent, as many women take years off to raise children. She notes only 15 percent of women reach 38 years in the workforce versus 57 percent of men, urging attention to women’s issues in the program’s debate.
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