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Citrucel And Lowering Cholesterol
Miami researchers say that men who keep their cholesterol levels low may also be lowering their risk of developing prostate cancer. In a new study, researchers found that levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a protein that can warn of prostate cancer, were lower in the men after they started taking cholesterol-lowering statins, and the PSA level drop was proportional to the drop in cholesterol. Experts say this confirms previous studies that showed that lowering cholesterol lowered PSA, a...
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Women who reduce their cholesterol also cut their risk of having a stroke, new research suggests. Harvard researchers found that women in the study... Read more »
Lower Cholesterol, Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Concerns that low cholesterol leads to cancer may have caused unnecessary fear. A pair of studies now suggests lower... Read more »
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