41.   The drug reduces the sickling crises in many patients, they said, apparently by triggering production of a different type of hemoglobin.

42.   The new drug reduces the incidence of lung infections and the amount of time spent in hospitals.

43.   The theory is that the drug will reduce fear so patients can talk about the trauma.

44.   They found that the drugs reduce brain serotonin when given to animals, including rats, mice, guinea pigs, squirrel monkeys, rhesus monkeys, and baboons.

45.   They were also uncertain whether the drugs reduced heart attacks by bringing about physiological changes, or whether the improvement occurred because people felt less depressed.

46.   To convey this message, drug companies are arming their sales forces with studies that they say demonstrate how the drug can reduce medical expenses in the long-term.

47.   While antiviral drugs can reduce the length of the rash, no drug currently available prevents the disease from occurring or recurring.

48.   Pharmacia also said its studies found no difference in how both drugs reduce pain.

49.   A new study shows for the first time that powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs can sharply reduce the risk of death in people with heart disease.

50.   A new study has muddled the question of whether cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce the risk of bone fractures from osteoporosis.