
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 26, 1990                   TAG: 9004260407
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A12   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY

A new form of a common high blood pressure medicine, amiloride, inhaled in a spray form, appears to slow the life-threatening lung damage of cystic fibrosis and could dramatically improve the lives of people with the inherited disorder, a preliminary study found.

The prison sentence of former PTL official Richard Dortch was reduced to 2 1/2 years Wednesday by a judge who said he must do jail time despite testimony that sent ministry founder Jim Bakker to prison.

by CNB