NEW YORK (AP) -- Score another victory for the cheap, cholesterol-lowering wonder drugs known as statins.
People getting an artery unclogged or repaired were much less likely to die or have a heart attack afterward if they took preventive doses of the pills before and after their operations, a Dutch study showed....
ap scoreStatin cuts heart problems after artery surgeryHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 09/02/2009 - 15:00
Aspirin shows promise for colon cancer patientsHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 08/11/2009 - 14:22
CHICAGO (AP) -- Score another win for the humble aspirin. A study suggests colon cancer patients who took the dirt-cheap wonder drug reduced their risk of death from the disease by nearly 30 percent.... |
