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Statins just keep looking better and better.
Shown again and again to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke, statins have recently been proven to increase survival after a heart attack. Other benefits include decreased death rates from all causes and, possibly, improved bone density. Over 1300 oldsters over 50 were included in this comparison study. Those on statins had one-third the risk of developing dementia when compared with the untreated group. Two pharmaceutical companies recently applied to the FDA to make their products available without prescription.