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Use Of Psyllium To Reduce Bad Cholesterol
According to new research, the combination drug Vytorin is more effective at lowering bad cholesterol than Crestor. Vytorin works on two sources of cholesterol--its absorption and its production--while ordinary statins like Crestor only work on one. Researchers say that this makes Vytorin more effective at lowering cholesterol than even a doubled dose of an ordinary statin.
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