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And give thousands of people a new lease on life. here's the bbc's jon brain. >> reporter: it's an illness which blights the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and saps the resources of the national health service. the prognosis for people suffering from heart failure is worse than from many cancers. but could a small, relatively cheap pill that's already on the market be the answer? ivabradine costs 1.5 pounds a day and is used to treat patients with angina. in a trial across 37 countries, it was given to heart failure patients as well. many reported a huge improvement. >> since having ...

Stress is put on the organ. it also appears to have fewer side effects than existing heart drugs. experts in the uk have welcomed the research but are counseling caution. >> i think any new drug needs to be managed and introduced cautiously. it's not for everybody. the trial was particularly in people who had a high heart rate. the feature about this drug is it lowers your heart rate so you wouldn't want to give it to someone who has a low heart rate already. >> reporter: the fact that it has already been licensed means it could be available to patients with heart failure relatively quickly. b...

Tdz here are some stories to watch today on abc news. after hitting puerto rico, hurricane earl's next threat is the bahamas. tropical storm watches and warnings are posted in that part of the caribbean. president obama marks the end of the american combat mission in iraq today by visiting troops at ft. bliss, texas. the troops based there have been deployed to iraq for years. and scientists will begin a week-long tour of the gulf of mexico today. they want to know if the oil spill will have a lasting impact on plants and animals. and finally this half hour, the pill that costs just a ...