“Daily updated news on cholesterol”—Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins modestly reduce levels of a protein in a man’s blood that doctors often use to screen for prostate cancer, researchers said on Tuesday.
But it remains uncertain whether men who take statins have a lower risk for developing prostate cancer or whether the drugs may make it harder [...]
“Daily updated news on Cholesterol”—Cholesterol-fighting drugs known as statins reduced the risk of dying from pneumonia or developing dangerous blood clots in the legs, adding to a growing list of benefits from the popular drugs, two research groups said on Monday.
Statins, the world’s top-selling drugs, cut heart attack and stroke risk, and research has suggested [...]
Popular cholesterol-busting drugs — statins — appear to lower men’s PSA values along with their cholesterol levels, according to researchers in the Duke Prostate Center and the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center. But whether the drugs prevent prostate cancer growth or just mask it is not known yet.
Understanding the risks of having high level of bad cholesterol is very important since knowing that can prevent us having serious health problems.Nowadays there have been many studies on the risk of having high Density Lipoprotein (LDL). In the study of good vs. bad cholesterol it’s all about ratios. The good cholesterol, which is [...]
Having high level of bad cholesterol is a big problem for every one since this is so risky for their health. Thus many medical experts try hard to solve that serious problem. As we know when cholesterol levels have reached such a critical level it is not uncommon for doctors to recommend certain procedures [...]
The Medical Knowledge is now growing very fast. It is used to overcome some medical problems. Pharmacist and scientist have been trying hard to solve the problem of lowering Cholesterol.One of them is the invention of Statin Drugs.Statin drugs used for lowering cholesterol have been proven effective, and the results are normally seen by testing [...]
Athletes have long been known to use anabolic steroids to increase lean muscle mass and give them stronger and better performance. What they may not realize is that they are putting their cholesterol level at a dangerous point by both raising LDL (bad) cholesterol and lowering HDL (good) cholesterol.
A study of the impact of anabolic [...]
When it comes to cholesterol levels, men have a step up on maintaining lower cholesterol. It is not exactly known why more women seem to have higher cholesterol levels than men, but the numbers indicate women may be putting themselves at a greater risk for heart disease when LDL cholesterol levels remain too high. [...]
Cholesterol levels are an important health marker. When cholesterol is excessively high it can lead to a wide range of coronary diseases. One study conducted on men between the ages of 40 and 84 also concluded that cholesterol levels, especially the ratio between total cholesterol and the so called “good” high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, [...]