They pointed to a landmark 2003 paper which estimated that giving all over 55s a polypill containing aspirin, folic acid and ...

A polypill combining statins and blood pressure drugs could prevent 80% of heart attacks and strokes. Research shows it cuts ...

Thousands of people could avoid heart attacks and strokes if the NHS offered people aged 50 and over a single daily pill, ...

Heart attacks and strokes rise exponentially with age and make a major contribution to increasing healthcare costs and lost productivity. In the UK more than 7 million people are living with ...

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a ...

The NHS could prevent thousands more heart attacks and strokes every year by offering everyone in the UK aged 50 and over a single "polypill" combining a statin and three blood pressure lowering drugs ...

According to a landmark study in 2003, a polypill for all over-55s could prevent around 80 per cent of heart attacks and ...

ALL over-50s should get a four-in-one super-pill on the NHS to slash their risk of a stroke or heart attack, scientists say. A polypill lowers blood pressure and cholesterol together and might ...

Popping a single daily pill from our fifties onwards could prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes, according to researchers from University College London’s institute of Health Informatics.

A pivotal study conducted in 2003 presented evidence suggesting that giving everyone older than 55 a polypill could avert ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Heart Health. Followed categories will be added to My News. Reporting in the BMJ, Professor Aroon Hingorani, a co-author of the paper, says that taking a four ...