Patients with cheaper drugs tended to take their medicine more consistently. A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that the cost difference between generic and brand-name drugs seems to be a big factor when it comes to sticking with a medicationâespecially when it comes to statins, one of the most-prescribed drugs in the country.
Atkins continued performing in the 1990s, but his health declined after he was diagnosed again with cancer in 1996. He died on June 30, 2001, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, ten days after his 77th birthday. His memorial service was held at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Susan Atkins: 'Manson family' killer dies in prison after her 18 bids for parole were denied. Sharon Tate's murderer Susan Atkins has died in prison, suffering from brain cancer. The 61-year-old is the first of the Charles Manson clan, who were responsible for the 1969 murder of the pregnant Hollywood actress, to die. Her death comes less than a month after an American parole board refused to free her from jail on compassionate ground despite her terminal illness.