15 July 2020, 09:14 PM
Steve Miller
quote:An existing medicine can “downgrade” the danger-level of coronavirus to that of a common cold, a Jerusalem researcher is claiming, after testing it on infected human tissue.
Prof. Yaakov Nahmias says that his research shows that the novel coronavirus is so vicious because it causes lipids to be deposited in the lungs, and that there is a solution to undo the damage: a widely-used anti cholesterol drug called fenofibrate.
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quote:Originally posted by Mary Anna:
I take fenofibrate.
And I take hydroxychloroquine.
If any of the overblown claims about their utility for COVID-19 are true, I'm in good shape!
quote:Originally posted by Amanda:
People (like me) who already take blood thinners ought to be in relatively good shape if they contract the virus too.
As I guess we all know by now, COVID does much/most of its damage through microcoagulation throughout the body. Thus, people diagnosed with COVID are immediately started on blood thinners if not already taking them.
(From this article, I wonder if the coagulation is blood and/or lipids, though.)