As ecomony sours presciption drug sales slump

A large study shows elevated low-density lipoprotein " bad cholesterol" of and by itself does not increase your chances of heart attack or stroke.

clipped from www.nytimes.com Overall spending in the United States for prescription drugs is still the highest in the world, an estimated $286.5 billion last year. But that number makes up only about 10 percent of this country’s total health expenditures of $2.26 trillion.