Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston report a cholesterol-lowering drug reduced the enlarged prostates of hamsters to the same extent as a drug commonly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Study results suggest that lowering cholesterol has the potential to reduce BPH in men. This finding brings up the possibility that other cholesterol lowering therapies, including […]

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A new research at St. Michael’s Hospital, suggests a drug commonly prescribed for people with high cholesterol may also be effective in treating prostate cancer. Study data provides solid pre-clinical evidence and a strong rationale for clinical trials of statins in the treatment of prostate cancer
According to team leader, Rosuvastatin - a statin drug sold […]

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French researchers followed a large group of men aged 65 and older for seven years to investigate link between depression and cholesterol .
Thy found depression in men was linked with low levels of “bad” low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). This association was strongest in men with a genetic vulnerability to depression related to a serotonin transporter […]

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A recent study at Iowa State University’s Nutrition and Wellness Research Center (NWRC) may give men a chance to fight high cholesterol without drugs - if they don’t mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet.
Research team examined the effects of flaxseed lignan in 90 people diagnosed with high cholesterol. The results showed that consuming […]

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According to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study, men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis.
In a prospective study of more than 5,000 U.S. men, epidemiologists say they now have more evidence that among […]

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According to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study, men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high-grade prostate cancer - an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis.
Results of the current study are expected to be published online Nov. 3 in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers […]

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Swedish researchers say that cholesterol is vital for brain development and functioning, and it’s needed to help form brain cells.
Despite of people live obsessed with the need to lower our cholesterol levels, this new study reminds us just how important it is for maintaining health. People who are on a strict diet to reduce their […]

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An UK study warns that middle-aged male smokers with high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels face dying about 10 years before healthier counterparts. The British Heart Foundation said it was an important reminder for everyone over 40 to have a heart health check.
The study, published in the British Medical Journal, was set up in […]

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A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has concluded that driving down cholesterol levels actually increases the risk of cancer.
Tufts University School of Medicine researchers found that among people taking “statin” drugs - like Lipitor and Zocor - there was a higher rate of cancer.
Although the link between the […]

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Data from a case-control study TAT American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) showed prostate cancer mortality risk declined by 50% in men taking statins for reasons unrelated to cancer, data from a case-control study showed.
According to Stephen Marcella, M.D., of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health in Piscataway, […]

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