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Combo Pill alone and with Aspirin Lowers Heart Disease risk

Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks
This November 2020 photo provided by McMaster University shows 75mg aspirin pills, left, and Polycaps, pills from India-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals that contains one cholesterol and three blood pressure medicines, used in the International Polycap Study 3 (TIPS-3). On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, researchers say the cheap, daily pill taken with low-dose aspirin can cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths by nearly one third. (Georgia Kirkos/McMaster University via AP)

A single, daily pill combining blood pressure and cholesterol medications, along with the addition of a daily dose of aspirin, reduced cardiovascular disease events in people at risk for heart disease, according to late-breaking research presented today in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at ...

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