Recommendations for the treatment of hyperlipidemia in adults. A joint statement of the Nutrition Committee and the Council on Arteriosclerosis of the American Heart Association.

ASSOCIATION PRESENTS AWARDS AT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Among the honors conferred on physicians for outstanding service in advancing the heart program and for achievement in cardiovascular research by the American Heart Association at its Scientific Sessions, were the following: Gold Heart Awards The Gold Heart Awards were presented at the Annual Dinner to Edgar V. Allen, M.D., past-President of the American Heart Association and Senior Consultant in Medicine at the Mayo Clinic; David D. Rutstein, M.D., Professor of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Samuel A. Levine, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Allen and Dr. Rutstein were cited for their contributions in advancing the objectives and program of the Association. Dr. Levine was honored for his outstanding achievements in clinical cardiology. Lasker Award Robert E. Gross, M.D., Professor of Children's Surgery, Harvard Medical School, received the Albert Lasker Award of the American Heart Association for distinguished achievement in the field of cardiovascular research and especially for his pioneering experimental work in the field of cardiovascular surgery. The award consists of a statuette of the Winged Victory of Samothrace and an honorarium of $2,500.