New 5 in 1 pill could prevent thousands of deaths

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Channel: Sky News · 2009 · News & Politics

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A new pill could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease and strokes.

The polypill, which contains a cocktail of 5 drugs, has succeeded in its first tests but no major drug company wants to produce it.

Sky's Health Correspondent Thomas Moore reports.

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