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Doctors Recommend Cholesterol Tests, Drugs for Young Children
July 8th, 2008 at 10:53 am

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that children with risk factors such as obesity and a family history of cardiac disease be screened for high cholesterol — and said some should be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs. See the full report on NewsHour.

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