ScienceDaily: Statins Linked To Lower Risk Of Infection
ScienceDaily: Statins Linked To Lower Risk Of Infection
Researchers at Johns Hopkins may have discovered an unintended benefit in the drugs millions of Americans take to lower their cholesterol: The medications, all statins, seem to lower the risk of a potentially lethal blood infection known as sepsis in patients on kidney dialysis.
Interesting. Wouldn’t be enough to get me on statins, certainly, but they do appear to have many benefits.