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This is the question according to the NY Times that is on minds of many cardiologists as they await a delayed study on Zetia and Vytorin–two cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Cardiologists Question Delay of Data on 2 Drugs
By ALEX BERENSON
nytimes.com
Prescriptions for the cholesterol-lowering drugs Zetia and Vytorin are written for almost 800,000 Americans every week, at a cost [...]

For the younger folks out there, from time to time you may hear me or others use the phrase “Who’s on first?”. This is a reference to a famous skit performed by the comedic team of Abbott and Costello simply called “Who’s on first”. Although I was not around when this routine first came out, [...]

I have very mixed feelings about my days living in a row home in Philly. While I was always attracted to the design and layout of these structures, I hated them immensely for two main reasons: A. No matter how well you kept your house clean, if the neighbors had roaches–you had roaches. B. You [...]

Last night after watching the Tyra show with my wife (something we have not done in months), we got into an interesting conversation about acceptance levels based on skin tones. You see, Tyra’s show was about the expectancies men have of women based on their ethnicities. Sounds very trivial, but it was an interesting way [...]

UK’s skin bleaching trade exposed
By CNN’s Alphonso Van Marsh
LONDON, England (CNN) — Accompanied by body-armor vested London police officers, Lambeth Senior Trading Standards Officer Ray Bouch walks into a beauty and cosmetics shop on Brixton’s Electric Avenue.
Bouch works for the London borough’s Public Protection Unit — tasked with keeping everything from faulty condoms to [...]

Study Shows Ohio Lacks Minority Teachers
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Minority teachers continue to be underrepresented in Ohio classrooms while the state’s minority student population grows, a new study found.
Only about 6 percent of the state’s teaching force is made up of minorities, according to a study released by the Center for Teaching Quality in North [...]