Cholesterol-lowering statins boost bacteria-killing cells

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 14:40 in Health & Medicine

Widely prescribed for their cholesterol-lowering properties, recent clinical research indicates that statins can produce a second, significant health benefit: lowering the risk of severe bacterial infections such as pneumonia and sepsis. Scientists now describe how statins activate the bacterial killing properties of white blood cells.

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