People in the throes of a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain appear to fare better if they are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins. In a review of medical records, researchers found that those getting statins while being treated for a hemorrhagic stroke were twice as likely to be alive 30 days later as were those not getting the drugs during treatment.
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