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Added on the 13/05/2019 11:30:05 - Copyright : Wochit
A new medication has been found to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by up to 40%. The "polypill" mixes 3 blood pressure meds and a cholesterol-lowering drug has been found to lower heart attack risk by 20%. According to UPI, when the polypill is taken with aspirin, the lowered risk results skyrocket to 40%. Currently, polypill therapy has been approved and is available in Europe and South America. The medication is also available in parts of Asia and Africa. The drug is not available in the United States.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says up to 29% of all adults in the United States, or about 70 million people, have high cholesterol. In addition to lifestyle changes around diet and exercise, prescription statin drugs can help control high cholesterol, which is liked to cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study reveals older adults benefit from statins at least as much as young people in reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart disease. According to UPI, researchers say that for every 80 people age 80 to 100 who take statins, one heart attack will be prevented. In contrast, three times that number of people between ages 50 and 59 would need to take the drugs to prevent one heart attack. Similarly, a second analysis shows statins reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke in people over 75 by 26% for every one-point reduction in LDL cholesterol.
People who smoke are nearly three times as likely to die prematurely from heart disease than non-smokers. According to UPI, the risk is even higher for those who began smoking during childhood. Smokers who quit between ages 15 and 34 had about the same risk for dying from heart disease or a stroke as non-smokers. People who kicked the habit between ages 35 and 44 had about a 20% higher risk. However, people who quit between ages 45 and 64 were up to 70% more likely to die from heart disease or stroke.
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People who take aspirin at least three times per week are more likely to survive bladder cancer. Regular aspirin use also was associated with a reduced risk of death from breast cancer. However, taking aspirin had no effect on a person's risk of getting several forms of the disease. These diseases include bladder, breast, gastrointestinal or pancreatic cancers. Aspirin also did not reduce a person's risk of death from gastrointestinal or pancreatic cancer. Aspirin is readily available and cheap as well, says the reports from UPI.