cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
people who were taking these drugs when they caught seasonal flu and had to be hospitalized were twice as likely to survive than those who were not on such medicines.
There might be justification for trying these drugs now in certain patients not doing well on any other treatment, said Dr. Ronald Turner of the University of Virginia, a prominent virologist who had no role in the new study.
Daily Herald | Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival
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