Showing posts with label Health; Novartis; Canakinumab. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

A First: Drug Lowers Heart Risks By Curbing Inflammation

This Oct. 25, 2011 file photo shows the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG on one of their buildings in Basel, Switzerland. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol.