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Statins cut risk of stroke, heart attack in study

By Stephen Smith
Globe Staff / November 10, 2008

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Boston researchers reported yesterday they have developed a strategy that dramatically reduces the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and even death among older adults who don't have the traditional warning signs of perilously clogged arteries. (Full article: 1217 words)

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