Richard Lewis, Edinburgh City Council's culture and leisure convener, said a report on the results of the study would be considered by councillors once the development phase ended, following which a decision on the facility's future would be taken.

BBC: Leith Waterworld

The panel's decision was based almost entirely on the Jupiter trial, a study funded by Crestor's maker, AstraZeneca, that compared a daily dose of Crestor to placebo in nearly 18, 000 people who fit the description used by the panel (and who would not be eligible for a statin under the current guidelines).

CNN: FDA considers statin use for those with normal cholesterol

Sales of the drug for its main indication, colon cancer, have stalled--partly due to a decision to stop a 2001 study that would have compared the drug to a placebo on top of chemotherapy.

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