WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Statin drugs, which have become the world's No. 1 selling drugs by cutting cholesterol and the risk of heart attacks and stroke, may also slow the lung damage done by smoking, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Current and former smokers who used statins lost less of their lung function than those who did not, researchers told a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.
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