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Statins lower risk of deadliest bleeding stroke, study says
A new study finds statins not only lower a person's risk of stroke due to a blood clot, but can also lower the risk of the deadliest kind of stroke, an intracerebral hemorrhage or bleeding stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statins needed for those at high risk of heart attack, stroke, expert panel reiterates
An authoritative panel of experts on Tuesday reiterated its call for people between ages 40 and 75 to take statins if they are at high risk for a first heart attack or stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statins reduce heart disease risk even in older adults, studies find
Older adults benefit at least as much as young people from cholesterol-lowering medications that reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart disease, according to two studies published Tuesday by The Lancet.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statins cut heart attack, stroke risk even in older adults, study says
Older adults can reduce their risk for a fatal heart attack or stroke by 20 percent by taking a statin. Those over age 75 who were newly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs were 25 percent less likely to die.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: Statins reduce stroke risk for cancer patients who received radiation
Cancer patients who took statins to lower cholesterol after radiation treatment for the chest, head or neck saw their stroke risk fall by 32 percent
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: Stopping statins after stroke may raise risk for another
Stroke survivors who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins are at increased risk for another stroke, a new study finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Statin drugs reduce infection risk in stroke patients, study says
Stephen FellerSPOKANE, Wash., June 17 (UPI) -- Stroke patients given cholesterol-lowering statins have a significantly lower chance of acquiring infection during treatment, according to a study of patients.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Skipping meds greatly ups heart patients' risk of stroke: Study
Dennis Thompson, HealthDay News People at risk for heart disease are much more likely to die from a stroke if they don't take statin drugs and blood pressure medications as prescribed.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart/stroke guidelines call for statins, lifestyle changes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new U.S. cardiovascular prevention guidelines to prevent heart attack and stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news