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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People prescribed widely used cholesterol-busting drugs called statins may be more likely to feel fatigued than those who don’t, a new study finds.
But the findings don’t prove that the medications make people tired, and heart specialists remain skeptical about the study, which focused on two statins, Pravachol and Zocor.
The researchers found that people on simvastatin […]

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According to a new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers, a history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
These results add further evidence of the role of vascular risk factors in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Findings indicate that […]

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Current research suggests that lowering cholesterol may block the growth of prostate tumors. The related report by Solomon et al, “Ezetimibe Is an Inhibitor of Tumor Angiogenesis,” appears in the March 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.High cholesterol not only leads to atherosclerosis and heart disease, but may also contribute to cancer growth […]

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A recent study conducted by the team of Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, Director of the Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Research Unit at the IRCM, shows for the very first time that the degradation by PCSK9 of the LDLR receptor, which is responsible for removing the bad cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) from the bloodstream, may be inhibited by a third protein, […]

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Recently, two separate studies from researchers in North Carolina point out an association between cholesterol levels and prostate health risks. In
As the prostate grows, it secretes an increased amount of PSA into the bloodstream. This new studies highlight the fact that cholesterol levels could be associated in some way with prostate cancer development and progression
According […]

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Low levels of LDL cholesterol as well as high levels are associated with cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes, found a prospective cohort study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Researchers from the Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity, the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences and The Chinese University of Hong Kong […]

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A research team concluded that people who have both high cholesterol and high blood pressure are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease than those with either condition alone.
The analysis reported today reminds us that intensive management of both cholesterol and blood pressure, can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
The study was published […]

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A new study at the Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center in North Carolina shows that PSA levels were reduced after starting statin medications and that this decline was proportional to the decline in LDL cholesterol.
The results of this study indicate that cholesterol and PSA are valuable indicators of overall health for men and should continue […]

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An Irish study found that high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels not only are bad for your heart, they may also harm your eyesight.
According to background information in the report published in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, the two conditions appear to increase one’s risk for retinal vein occlusion, a condition […]

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