The millions of people prescribed STATINS to lower their cholesterol are getting an added benefit. It appears this class of drugs battles bacteria and fungi.
The anti-bacterial / anti- microbial effect has only been seen in the lab, and a modest effect at that, but an English researcher says that's probably why,in part, some observational studies have found that statin users are less susceptible to infections.( the researcher is Jon Cohen, MBBS, of Brighton and Sussex Medical School in Brighton, England)
The real payoff here could be a new way of looking at drugs -it may point the way to new antibiotics derived from the statins.
Just and interesting tidbit as we kick off the work week.
( the work was presented at the recent Interscience Conference on Anti-microbial Agents and Chemotherapy)
Monday, September 24
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