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At a time when the nation is watching the bottom line o... - 11/16/2009 8:59:12 AM   
Brain


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Status: offline 		This is a nice article showing how drug companies can sell us expensive medicine that benefits us not so much. Probably in the future people will improve the system to get better value for health care expenses.


Zetia Fails to Show Benefit Over Niacin for Heart Patients
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Moreover, nine patients in the Zetia arm had heart attacks, stroke, or died from heart disease, versus just two patients taking niacin.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseNews/cheap-niacin-beats-pricier-zetia-heart-patients/story?id=9092855
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RE: At a time when the nation is watching the bottom li... - 11/16/2009 1:08:15 PM   
pahunkboy


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Status: offline 		http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/16drugprices.html?ref=business


and lower prices not coming....

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