LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 4, 2008 Nov 5, 2008
Karen Wos: I hate to break the news to you, but you asked, "I know I'm dating myself here, but when I graduated from high school some 30-ish years ago, we were still being taught in civics class that our country was a republic and that the majority ruled. Please correct me if I'm wrong.". Well, you're wrong. (North County Times)
Planet Obama, Voter ID Jul 13, 2008
But then U always wos a lardarse coward GIRRRRRRRLLLLLLL. By Nurse Ratchit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Organ donor's legacy lives on in those he helped Jan 14, 2008
OCEANSIDE It was a bittersweet moment for Oceanside resident Karen Rand Wos on New Year's Day when Rose Parade float No. 25 rolled by. Courtesy photo Karen Rand Wos of Escondido helped create the floragraph of her son, Brian Rand Wos, for the "Life Takes Flight" float in the Rose Parade ... Brian Rand Wos died Sept. 4, 2006, two days after a motorcycle accident on state Route 76 near Bonsall. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obituaries for Thursday, October 25, 2007 Oct 25, 2007
Beverly Frances Cieminski Wos ... Beverly Frances Cieminski Wos, 83, of Minnesota City, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at her home ... She married George Walter Wos on Jan. 12, 1943; they were later divorced. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Benefits of statin drugs continue for years Oct 14, 2007
The results come from the ongoing assessment of volunteers in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study, which was sponsored by the drug company; all the participants had high cholesterol levels but had never had a heart attack. After the first five years of the study, the patients, 44 percent of whom were smokers, were sent back to their regular doctor. (News-Medical.net)
Study finds 'remarkable' benefits from statins Oct 13, 2007
The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention study involved 6,595 men from the region, with an average age of 55, who had high cholesterol. They were recruited between 1989 and 1991 and split into two groups, with one half given a placebo and the other given pravastatin. (Guardian Unlimited)
Study shows persistent benefits of statin drug Oct 11, 2007
The results are based on an ongoing assessment of volunteers in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study, which was sponsored by the drug company. All of the volunteers had high cholesterol levels but had never had a heart attack. (Scientific American)
Statin heart health benefits last a decade Oct 11, 2007
The initial trial was launched in between 1989 and 1991 by the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study. More than 65,000 men aged between 45 and 64 who had not had a heart attack but had high cholesterol were recruited and split into two groups. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Long-Term Follow-up of the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study Oct 11, 2007
Stuart M. Cobbe, M.D., for the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study Group ... Background The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study was a randomized clinical trial comparing pravastatin with placebo in men with hypercholesterolemia who did not have a history of myocardial infarction, with an average follow-up of approximately 5 years ... The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study: Long-Term Results. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Barclays, HSBC, Reed Elsevier, BHP Billiton: U.K., Irish Equity Preview Jul 17, 2007
Wolseley Plc (WOS LN): Deutsche Bank lowered its share- price estimate for the world's biggest distributor of plumbing and heating equipment by 5. 2 percent to 1460 pence. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Review Round-up: Rickson's Seagull Flies High? Jan 28, 2007
26th January 2007 - WOS Review Roundup. Review Round-up: Rickson's Seagull Flies High. (Whatsonstage.com)
