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National/Regional Heart care costs rise e s '■0 SARASOTA. Fla. (AP) —Treatment of heart and cir culatory disease, by far the country's main cause of death, will cost an estimated $78.ti billion this year, the American Heart Association said Sunday. "That's a real figure, and it's going up." said Dr. Thomas Ryan, president of the association. The estimate equals about. $325,for every man, woman and child in the United" States. ’ ' The costs include .$48,2 t billion for hospital and nursing' , home services. $13 6 billion.’for „ ° lost work time due to disability. ' $11 "8 billion for doctor biils and’ $5 billionTor medicines,” •-* ’• bast year.-' the .association" • estimated these diseases, which ;■ <5 inclu.de 0»h’ea|1 attacks., high" blood pressure and strokes. ckisf $^2". 1° bill ion t * \-.y ' V Ryan-said some of the costs '. ' .might he reduced if.physicians .Would be. more -discriminating in-the' ways, they' use. medical.' . technology.-" V. ‘ • ’ • For example,..even thupgh. a ; patient .technically may’.be, a °. candidate, for . bl6od''.'.yesselv: .-'surgery.,4 he said, physicians .should learn Jtd ask'whother-it's . ' wise.'to' put hipv thruug'h -'the.-'’ " procedure. • ... ' . . ; -. ' Sometimes, the. same* respite r .. .ran be achieved through tiring- v .therapy,', researchers- have . ' found: . ■ . f' • • The cost /jgures were in (he s" ahijual. 'brochyre^ -'Heart - ' -Facts." released-at a • Science: Writers forum sponsored by the assoc; intic/if,! . '• :• r . '.Cardiovascular diseases. ikHl"’ twfce as many people bach year - . 'as'.cancer and ttiLillies.as .many ” as accidents: . '. • . In .' 1983. .the last i year , for. which accurate figures' are ' i available: 989,401)1 '-American.?-'~ ' died .from heart and circulatory' - diseases' . '... * 7 >■ 0 Student goals change I.OS ANGELES (AP) — Fewer college freshmen plan careen In computers or engineering than a year ago. and the number who consider it very important to make a lot of money decreased for the first time in 15 vears. a new study says. And while business remained the most popular major, students are slowly returning to careers in education as a na tionwide baby boomlet creates a teacher shortage a tur nabout from a decade earlier, when there went more teachers than jobs and few people were entering the field, -the study found. '• ' • , , The study also said that while the majority of freshmen still consider themselves middle-of-the-road politically., they ’■ heye. dad it ionafly- littoral views on such issue's as. disarms-' ment. military spending, .taxes. pollution and abortion. The tiff-page rpportjbeing released Monday wan cbmpilA • the Cooperative lnstit\itional'Research°Pmgram. It-was ■■ sponsored by- the American4 Council on Education and" the , o. University of '(California at °L6s Angeles graduate school ‘of ' . education. s . s ‘. ’ ° ' TKeistudy was based oft surveys 6f'l92(453studenfs..br'a \ ... Iban 1 percent of thejfall' 1 $85 freshman class pV J:bti°millii>nat\W5 cqjleges and universities.’/ .. \ • • the most surprising dfScoyerie‘s.WHs the.drop in' . ’ intyn>.it in compiuter and iingineering fieids.' . y • ’/his 'decl.ining interest °ip tet;h'nological earners "stands ’" • ,‘in.stark’contrast.to the growing nationabconceYn fopihereas--" • ejUtechnological: training and ItKhnblbgicqt iiipacitv in the . ;• Ainbri< inf wprkfpnfec \ thi^ripdii said" y v ' y ifily:4,4;i>ttri:erd'pfyhe fmshnuuidmlftiitfHUhey intend Uk » turstli* nUrtH>r< /VintlHlI#«*«•’ rtivi'aram*..L • ; v mutmsi in iruf ntaiogicahana*physica^scwm:es • * ' fyhjfe-tin; humanities gainer!... Business \ ■' tretnajniid'ith^ii^UiMypular major wilh'^.'ipercept, up froth * \24 percent a yemrumrlier and.2i:.Tf)en:eht'ih f98()/; • ■ ' ' C . .'Tf*efsurvey.'.foiin/l. fid!; percent planned on teaching ' . '* cantfirs.^ conijtafdd /tui-.Vi. percent’.! n 1 ($4 apd -an all:iiinti:ldw • y..ori:? pfli'fftit hi I ffft'2Th'e highest•beVel’was 2:f-5 peTt'ent in * • V . ' i- ... c > * . “ • The_ number of students 'indicating' It was essential or. - V w'important )o*be fine(icfally.welj Off xlmdined slfgHtly id • Jm YodrjH'rf ’ent reversing /\1yettrs of.'ihccirash$;:\ Pp ‘ ■ o' “**• percehiagd was 712 percent. "Bui theiriedr’l' }. . °ratesfill rimtaihfHl j.ii .ihuve thprecohl 1970 hiwofabpai#0 ■ ■ y.pertidu V. • •! y.,.* ....... • . J!he study also, slwwetl that. 2h..6 percent favor ■ more .... deft2nm-sfMmdihg:'cpmiMp*ii tpl2 5peitentin j>984 andjIH.H ■ ■. [Hfrcent\ in AtiHj.. Two-lhifris of the freshhwn believe, the ji4>vemtnent sfwulddp pipre tit pry)mole disarmament. PORTI.ANI). (AP) -Mfeath.s , from dnig. overdoses' it) Oregon y more than doubled-irr 1-0H.'oth«y. ;*• 'Multnomah. County mdd.lcal'exT. "■ •„ ■>* rHITljutfr 'vV ' .Them wlifB i57„edl‘ug»ovpr/insl! “ . 'depths Wst y t*er, up from 2.'t. jh JW84\ according to staludics compiled- from throughout the state by Dr Terry j.cvyman‘sV office; • Of the • 57 : deaths. 47 were from heroin overdoses arid -the rest ’irtvjo.lved overdoses;'inhere " - cocaine and .heroin .Were mixed in significant amounts . The Eugene Symphony Dean Kramer Guest Pianist Adrian Gnam Music Director & Conductor Jan. 16, 8:00pm Hult Center Bring Student ID Buy any ticket for $5.00 /'■Whan ttjey’re buying stuff. °thqy.°dpn't knotv whal they're Hifying.- ' Lewnjin. said "Jt dc>esnt haye f hat.. j;UA. |lJ.S’. food-.and- Drug Administration) VsniiJ-V , .. .. 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