Statins are a class of cholesterol-lowering medication commonly used to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart disease. New research, however, suggests the drugs may have another trick up their sleeve: they could reduce the risk of death for patients with certain forms of arthritis.
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Researchers suggest statins could lower mortality risk for patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found statins reduced mortality by as much as a third for patients with ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.

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