Cholesterol-lowering Drug Shows Promise Against Serious Infections in Sickle Cell Disease

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 21:35 in Health & Medicine

New research suggests a family of widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs might help protect individuals from serious illness following bacterial infection, including the pneumococcal infections that pose a deadly threat to those with sickle cell disease.

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