Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 07/07/2008 - 06:26

CHICAGO (AP) -- For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems....


 

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