Archive for October 27th, 2009

Lovastin May Prohibit Cancer Cell Growth

October 27, 2009 by Ann-Marie Waters · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Drugs and Treatment 

Lovastatin – manufactured by Merck, Sharp & Dohme is a fungal metabolite and is predominantly used as a cholesterol reducing drug i.e. in the treatment of ‘hypercholesterolemia’. According to a study conducted by the ‘Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, and Minneapolis’ in 1998, it has shown some promising results in the laboratory clinical trials. [...]