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Drug reduces risk of stroke by a third

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04-Sep-2008
        
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Daily Telegraph (UK) - Sep. 04, 2008 UP TO 10,000 strokes could be prevented each year by a new drug to treat an irregular heartbeat, scientists said yesterday. The largest trial in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) showed that the drug Multaq reduced the risk of stroke by more than a third, which experts... [read full story]                    

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Statins help older people fight stroke too

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Cholesterol Drugs Lower Risk of Stroke for Elderly Too

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04-Sep-2008
        

Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the September 3,...

Cholesterol drugs lower stroke risk in elderly, finds Indian researcher

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04-Sep-2008
        

Elderly people who have had a stroke or mini-stroke benefit from cholesterol-lowering drugs just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to a new research led by an Indian-origin scientist. Washington,...

                   

Statins help older people fight stroke too

theglobeandmail.com
03-Sep-2008
        

Reuters September 3, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT CHICAGO — Older people who have had a stroke or mini-stroke benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin drugs just as much as younger people do, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday....

                   

Statins help older people fight stroke, too

theglobeandmail.com
03-Sep-2008
        

Reuters September 3, 2008 at 4:00 PM EDT CHICAGO — Older people who have had a stroke or mini-stroke benefit from cholesterol-lowering statin drugs just as much as younger people do, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday....

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