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

Popping a single daily pill from our 50s onwards could prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes, according to ...

As a consultant physician at UCL Hospitals, I have seen many young people turning up on the wards following a heart attack or ...

The BMJ previously called the polypill strategy ‘one of the most important contributions to medicine in 50 years’ ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The authors pointed to a landmark paper in 2003, which estimated a polypill for all over-55s could prevent about 80 per cent ...

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

Government initiative could help prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes, researchers say ...