Statins Seem to Help Stroke Patients

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Giving cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins to people after they've had a stroke may reduce the brain damage they suffer and decrease their risk of dying. That finding was presented by researchers Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, in Miami Beach. The study of more than 1,600 patients found that those given statins after a stroke were 2.6 times more likely to have a favorable outcome, meaning they did not die and were able to go home rather than to a nursin ... (more)  

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