Drug lowers risk of second stroke - Times Online

Drug lowers risk of second stroke - Times Online: "e likely to change the way patients were treated after a stroke. Up to 40 per cent of people who have a stroke will have a second within five years. Often, the second is worse, resulting in death or disablement."

This is the most terrifying thing that I have ever read in my life. I take comfort in that 18% appears to be the more common statistic—but even that is terrifying. This article is about using Lipitor to reduce the likelihood of a second stroke—got to take this to my doctor tomorrow.

More articles:

http://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20060809/stroke-patients-benefit-from-lipitor

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa061894

http://www.pcronline.com/News/Press-releases/PFIZER-Lipitor-80-mg-Reduced-the-Risk-of-Heart-Attack-and-Stroke-in-Patients-with-Heart-Disease-Type-2-Diabetes-and-Chronic-Kidney-Disease

Video: http://wn.com/Lipitor%C2%AE_Effective_in_Reducing_Risk_of_Second_Stroke

http://www.neurologyreviews.com/aug06/statins.html

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576068;meddomainjsession=rBnQMGvC1gMxmt28kxBllKG2Zny0DcxjKBYLFpkvp69btslDmQn1!1810586335

http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NeLM-Area/News/2009---April/22/Statins-for-stroke-prevention-review-and-meta-analysis/

And the downside:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWBT00804520071212