A new treatment for H1N1

Deacon · Oct 31, 2009

Here's one more reason to take your cholesterol meds

Statins can protect against flu!

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor, Zocor (simvastatin) and Crestor reduce inflammation and can help to reduce the complications of the flu.

"It's intriguing and exciting," and the benefit seen from statins is "substantial", said Dr William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University doctor whose hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, was involved in the research.
"There are relatively few downsides to trying statins," which are cheap, relatively safe, and already among the most widely used medicines in the world, he said.

Statins have long been known to reduce inflammation along with cholesterol. Much of the damage that flu causes, whether it's seasonal or the new H1N1 virus, is from inflammation and an overreaction by the immune system as it fights the virus. <<LINK>>
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Johnv · Nov 2, 2009

Uh, it's a huge leap to go from "cholesterol-lowering drugs can help to reduce the complications of the flu" to "cholesterol-lowering drugs protect against flu".

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