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Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor, are being touted as bird flu remedies by a retired US physician Dr. David Fedson. 
 
He says that statins have the effect of reducing inflammation, which might make a case of bird flu milder than it would otherwise be. It might also alleviate the immune system over-reaction (cytokine storm) which is suspected of causing many of the deaths in people infected with the bird flu virus. 
 
In view of the fact that vaccine and antiviral supplies are limited, Dr. Fedson suggests that alternate approaches such as statin drugs, which are widely available, be studied.

Heart drugs might provide birdflu weapon - expert

Reuters AlertNet - 6/21/2006 2:43 PM

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The world's top-selling drugs, cholesterol-lowering statins, might provide a way to treat feared bird flu, according to a doctor and retired drug company executive who is trying to get the researchers to study the possibility.
 
Antivirals that affect the influenza virus are in short supply, and it will be years before vaccine makers can ramp up capacity enough to immunize the world's population agains
 
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