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    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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    Uggh....

    Red Yeast Rice does what Lipitor does only better. How about diet and exercise? Sheesh.

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