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Article: blood pressure cholesterol heart disease stroke one pill to rule them all.(Front)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- March 31, 2009
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By Marilynn Marchione
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla.
A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, simple way to prevent both heart disease and stroke.
The experimental "polypill" proved as effective as nearly all of its components taken alone, with no greater side effects, a major study found. Taking it could cut a person's risk of heart disease and stroke roughly in half, the study concludes.
This "one-size-fits-most" approach could make heart disease prevention much more common and effective, doctors say.
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