The 70-year-old comic-book writer died Monday at his home in Ohio. Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression. American Splendor - Comic book - Hypertension - Prostate cancer - Ohio

The 70-year old comic-book writer died Monday at his home in Ohio. Pekar had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression. American Splendor - Harvey Pekar - Comic book - Hypertension - Comics

Healthways will cater to the personnel posted overseas in 146 countries who are suffering from asthma, diabetes, hypertension, depression and anxiety disorders.

Healthways Inc. announced an agreement under which it would provide chronic care management services to U.S. military personnel serving overseas with asthma, diabetes, hypertension, depression and anxiety disorders and those that need cancer screenings.

The amount of money spent on prescription drugs to treat kids for such chronic conditions as asthma, high cholesterol and hypertension soared by 10.8 percent last year more than triple the increase in senior citizens, according to a report on prescription drug spending released yesterday by Medco Health.