Study suggests strokes and heart attacks can be prevented
6th Sep 2005, 01:02 GMT
A large scale European research project has suggested that most strokes and heart attacks in people with high blood pressure can be prevented by simply combining modern blood pressure lowering drugs with treatment to reduce cholesterol.
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