Cholesterol Drugs Grow More Common For Adolescents

About 7 in 10,000 kids got a cholesterol-lowering prescription drug in 2009, according to data from drug benefit manager Medco. The increase in use was greatest for adolescent girls. Read More...

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Posted Jul 13 2010, 07:05 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog