OKLAHOMA CITY, May 15 (UPI) -- A drug used to treat high cholesterol levels lowers the viral load in hepatitis C, a U.S.study said.
In a study of 31 veterans at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Oklahoma City, researchers found a drug for cholesterol patients -- Fluvastatin -- significantly lowered the viral load, or levels of hepatitis C virus, for up to six weeks when used alone.