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Study in Scotland Finds Cholesterol Drug May Fight Arthritis.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2004
By Delthia Ricks, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 19--Scientists in Scotland have found the first compelling evidence that statins -- the class of drugs capable of reducing cholesterol -- may also fight rheumatoid arthritis.
A team from Glasgow Royal Infirmary found in a small but statistically significant study that arthritis symptoms in patients given 40 milligrams daily of atorvastatin (Lipitor) experienced symptom relief.
However, patients reported a reduction of swelling in only three joints, fewer than the six to eight joints relieved with rheumatoid arthritis drugs, known as TNF blockers.
Still, the study zeros in on the unusual relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and...
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