By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Drug lowers heart risks by curbing inflammation
Placeholder Image
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol, the focus for many years. People on the drug also had surprisingly lower cancer death rates, especially from lung cancer. An anti-tumor effect is an exciting possibility, but it needs much more study because the heart experiment wasn’t intended to test that.