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Statins Reduce Risk of One of Deadliest Types of Stroke, Study Finds |  CNN

Statins reduce risk of deadliest stroke, study finds | CNN

CNN — Doctors know that drugs called statins reduce the risk of stroke from a blood clot. But a new study shows that inexpensive drugs can also lower the risk of a first stroke following the deadliest intracerebral hemorrhage. An intracerebral hemorrhage occurs when blood from an artery suddenly begins to bleed into the brain. …

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Statins Reduce Risk of One of Deadliest Types of Stroke, Study Finds |  CNN

Statins Reduce Risk of One of Deadliest Types of Stroke, Study Finds | CNN

CNN — Doctors know that drugs called statins reduce the risk of stroke from a blood clot. But a new study shows that inexpensive drugs can also lower the risk of a first stroke following the deadliest intracerebral hemorrhage. An intracerebral hemorrhage occurs when blood from an artery suddenly begins to bleed into the brain. …

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Vitamin D supplements may not reduce muscle pain associated with statins

Vitamin D supplements may not reduce muscle pain associated with statins

Share on PinterestOne study found that vitamin D supplements do not reduce muscle soreness associated with statin use. FreshSplash/Getty Images Researchers studied the effects of vitamin D supplementation on muscle soreness associated with the use of cholesterol-lowering statins. They found that vitamin D supplementation worked no better than a placebo in reducing muscle pain. They …

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