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.
But if you're on the Atkin's diet to lose weight, you could be putting your health at risk. Here's the evidence and what you can do about it. The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr. Robert Atkins, of the meat and fat weight loss diet fame, was obese and died of heart disease. Six feet tall, Atkins weighed 258 pounds when he died after slipping and falling on ice.