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A radical drug which lowers cholestoral levels by silencing a key gene could work just as well as statins, in just one dose, a study has found.
More than 5 million people in the UK currently take statins to reduce their risk of heart disease.
The medication has been hailed as a "wonderdrug" bringing down deaths from cardiac problems, but one in five patients with heart disease are resistant to the drugs.
Others have complained about side-effects such as muscle pain and memory loss.
Now findings from a trial published in The Lancet has found that a new drug performed just as well, reducing cholesterol by up to 57 per cent, with just one dose.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...holesterol-drug-without-the-side-effects.html
More than 5 million people in the UK currently take statins to reduce their risk of heart disease.
The medication has been hailed as a "wonderdrug" bringing down deaths from cardiac problems, but one in five patients with heart disease are resistant to the drugs.
Others have complained about side-effects such as muscle pain and memory loss.
Now findings from a trial published in The Lancet has found that a new drug performed just as well, reducing cholesterol by up to 57 per cent, with just one dose.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...holesterol-drug-without-the-side-effects.html