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Old 07-07-2008, 06:52 PM
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Default Kids as young as 8 could get cholesterol medicine

What are we doing to our children? We don't let them take any responsiblity, protect them from failure, teach them moral relativism, and over medicate them with psych drugs. Now this......

BTW: Did I miss it, or did the article totally avoid the dangers of Lipitor or using a medication on kids who are still developing?
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Kids as young as 8 could get cholesterol medicine
Low-fat milk, screenings also advised in heart disease fight

By LINDSEY TANNER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO -- 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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Kids as young as 8 could get cholesterol medicine
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