Old Drug (Finasteride) Now Called a “Magic Pill”

Old Drug Now Called a “Magic Pill”, because it regrows hair and improves heart health (earth.com). The article suggests that Finasteride could lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.  Dr. Jaume Amengual, Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, said, “men in a survey had a Cholesterol level 30 points lower than those not taking the drug”.  This data came from the National Health and Nutrition Survey conducted between 2009 – 2016 on thousands of men over 50, but the sample of men in the actual study was small where the Cholesterol was analyzed.  The study was taken to the laboratory, and mice prone to atherosclerosis and fed on a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet showed lower serum cholesterol levels and decreased inflammatory markers in the liver. The study suggested that with the high dose of finasteride given to the mice, there was less atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries and fewer inflammatory markers in the liver.