Statins, a drug which lowers down the cholesterol levels, is also helpful in treating flu cases. A study was conducted and published in the journal of Infectious Disease. As per the research, by using statin, death rates can be reduced to a significant level.

“At this point, Statins should not become the standard of care for people hospitalized with the flu,” stated the co-author of the study, Dr. Ann Thomas. Some more comprehensive studies are required to establish clearer results.

There are also some more preventive vaccinations but none can be considered to be the perfect. Previous research studies also have found some linkages between improved mortality and using statin.

But this latest research can be said to be the first one to investigate flu deaths and statins. It is revealed that patients who use statin decrease chances of death by 40 percent approximately.

“The big question at baseline was were the people on statins healthier than those not on statins and did that account for why they were less likely to die?” Thomas said. “That’s difficult to answer.”

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s sponsored this research which was majorly an observational study.