Statins 'slash stroke risk by 30%'

Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins have been found to cut people’s risk of stroke by nearly a third. A study carried out in France found that those who take either statins or fibrates had a 30% lower risk.

Home-care program lets friends help friends

It takes Flora Harris less than a minute each day to walk to her workplace and greet her “boss,” Betty Charles, in the Hill District’s Bedford Dwellings public housing development. The longtime neighbors and acquaintances spend four hours a day...