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Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

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Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

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I have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine! ~~Ruth/REU

What is the going rate for snipers nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & oref=sloginCholesterol Screening Is Urged for YoungPublished: July 7, 2008The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening forchildren and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting asearly as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatricson Monday.The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol inchildren is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about theuse of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to wardoff heart disease in adults.But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heartdisease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s childrenoverweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacksand diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered inchildren older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-montheffort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percentto 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And forsome children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their besthope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’snutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at theMedical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at alower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data onpediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that thedrugs were generally safe for children.Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics thatexplains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average totalcholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to2000.It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children andadolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heartattacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85thpercentile for weight, or have diabetes.If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in threeto five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the firstcourse of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 yearsand older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and whoalso have a family history of early heart disease or two additional riskfactors, the new recommendations say.The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drugtreatment.But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels toless than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in childrenwith a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors likeobesity.Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is noevidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk forheart attack in middle age.The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 monthsif a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although childrenneed fat for brain development, the group says that because children oftenconsume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

I have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine! ~~Ruth/REU

What is the going rate for snipers nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & oref=sloginCholesterol Screening Is Urged for YoungPublished: July 7, 2008The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening forchildren and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting asearly as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatricson Monday.The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol inchildren is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about theuse of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to wardoff heart disease in adults.But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heartdisease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s childrenoverweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacksand diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered inchildren older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-montheffort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percentto 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And forsome children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their besthope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’snutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at theMedical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at alower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data onpediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that thedrugs were generally safe for children.Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics thatexplains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average totalcholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to2000.It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children andadolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heartattacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85thpercentile for weight, or have diabetes.If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in threeto five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the firstcourse of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 yearsand older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and whoalso have a family history of early heart disease or two additional riskfactors, the new recommendations say.The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drugtreatment.But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels toless than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in childrenwith a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors likeobesity.Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is noevidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk forheart attack in middle age.The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 monthsif a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although childrenneed fat for brain development, the group says that because children oftenconsume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked to cholesterol oxidation… I would think that a better

solution would be no swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers

from the home! We absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than

by drinking 8 glasses…

We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test…

makes the tap water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from

forming in the water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home!

We don’t eat the boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine,

it is the box that carries our water to the home… you can buy a

cheap chlorine tester at any home supply store… it is a good idea

to check yours to see where it is at and what to do about it!

From: no-forced-vaccination

[mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid Blank

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

no-forced-vaccination

Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & o

ref=slogin

Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening

for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s

children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data

on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in

three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked to cholesterol oxidation… I would think that a better

solution would be no swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers

from the home! We absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than

by drinking 8 glasses…

We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test…

makes the tap water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from

forming in the water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home!

We don’t eat the boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine,

it is the box that carries our water to the home… you can buy a

cheap chlorine tester at any home supply store… it is a good idea

to check yours to see where it is at and what to do about it!

From: no-forced-vaccination

[mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid Blank

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

no-forced-vaccination

Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & o

ref=slogin

Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening

for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s

children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data

on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in

three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked to cholesterol oxidation… I would think that a better

solution would be no swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers

from the home! We absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than

by drinking 8 glasses…

We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test…

makes the tap water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from

forming in the water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home!

We don’t eat the boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine,

it is the box that carries our water to the home… you can buy a

cheap chlorine tester at any home supply store… it is a good idea

to check yours to see where it is at and what to do about it!

From: no-forced-vaccination

[mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid Blank

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

no-forced-vaccination

Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & o

ref=slogin

Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening

for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s

children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data

on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in

three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked to cholesterol oxidation… I would think that a better

solution would be no swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers

from the home! We absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than

by drinking 8 glasses…

We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test…

makes the tap water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from

forming in the water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home!

We don’t eat the boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine,

it is the box that carries our water to the home… you can buy a

cheap chlorine tester at any home supply store… it is a good idea

to check yours to see where it is at and what to do about it!

From: no-forced-vaccination

[mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid Blank

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

no-forced-vaccination

Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1 & th & emc=th & o

ref=slogin

Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

Published: July 7, 2008

The nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening

for

children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as

early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics

on Monday.

The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the

use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward

off heart disease in adults.

But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart

disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s

children

overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks

and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in

children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month

effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent

to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. And for

some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be their best

hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

“We are in an epidemic,” said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy’s

nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at the

Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. “The risk of giving statins at a

lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it.”

Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not “a whole lot” of data

on

pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed that the

drugs were generally safe for children.

Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics that

explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average total

cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained stable,

while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected from 1988 to

2000.

It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new guidelines.

The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than the age of

10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol or heart

attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

Screening is also recommended for children when family history is unknown,

or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

If the child’s cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested in

three

to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as the first

course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children 8 years

and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter and who

also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional risk

factors, the new recommendations say.

The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug

treatment.

But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to

less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children

with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like

obesity.

Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is no

evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the risk for

heart attack in middle age.

The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after 12 months

if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although children

need fat for brain development, the group says that because children often

consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

More Articles in Health »

[Guest guest]

Why not take out MSG & other additives & preservatives from foods.

Why not promote HEALTHY eating & lifestyle in children. Oh, yah,

because it doesn't make big pharma MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked

to

> cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would

be no

> swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

home! We

> absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

glasses.

>

>

>

> We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is

> recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

makes the tap

> water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

in the

> water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't

eat the

> boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box

that

> carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester

at any

> home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

it is at

> and what to do about it!

>

>

>

> From: no-forced-vaccination

> [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid

Blank

> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> no-forced-vaccination

> Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays

> to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

>

>

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

_r=1 & th & emc=th &

> o> & th & emc=th & o

> ref=slogin

>

> Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> Published: July 7, 2008

>

> The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

screening for

> children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

starting as

> early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

Pediatrics

> on Monday.

>

> The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

> children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate

about the

> use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

approaches to ward

> off heart disease in adults.

>

> But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

of heart

> disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

children

> overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

attacks

> and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

>

> Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

considered in

> children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-

month

> effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30

percent

> to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed.

And for

> some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

their best

> hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

>

> " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy's

> nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at

the

> Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving statins

at a

> lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

>

> Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data on

> pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed

that the

> drugs were generally safe for children.

>

> Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics

that

> explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

total

> cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained

stable,

> while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

from 1988 to

> 2000.

>

> It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

guidelines.

> The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

the age of

> 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

or heart

> attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

>

> Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

unknown,

> or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

> percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

>

> If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested

in three

> to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as

the first

> course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

8 years

> and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter

and who

> also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional

risk

> factors, the new recommendations say.

>

> The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on

drug

> treatment.

>

> But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

levels to

> less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

children

> with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors

like

> obesity.

>

> Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is

no

> evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

risk for

> heart attack in middle age.

>

> The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after

12 months

> if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

children

> need fat for brain development, the group says that because

children often

> consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

>

> More Articles in Health >

>

[Guest guest]

Why not take out MSG & other additives & preservatives from foods.

Why not promote HEALTHY eating & lifestyle in children. Oh, yah,

because it doesn't make big pharma MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked

to

> cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would

be no

> swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

home! We

> absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

glasses.

>

>

>

> We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is

> recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

makes the tap

> water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

in the

> water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't

eat the

> boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box

that

> carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester

at any

> home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

it is at

> and what to do about it!

>

>

>

> From: no-forced-vaccination

> [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid

Blank

> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> no-forced-vaccination

> Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays

> to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

>

>

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

_r=1 & th & emc=th &

> o> & th & emc=th & o

> ref=slogin

>

> Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> Published: July 7, 2008

>

> The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

screening for

> children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

starting as

> early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

Pediatrics

> on Monday.

>

> The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

> children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate

about the

> use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

approaches to ward

> off heart disease in adults.

>

> But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

of heart

> disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

children

> overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

attacks

> and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

>

> Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

considered in

> children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-

month

> effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30

percent

> to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed.

And for

> some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

their best

> hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

>

> " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy's

> nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at

the

> Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving statins

at a

> lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

>

> Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data on

> pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed

that the

> drugs were generally safe for children.

>

> Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics

that

> explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

total

> cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained

stable,

> while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

from 1988 to

> 2000.

>

> It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

guidelines.

> The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

the age of

> 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

or heart

> attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

>

> Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

unknown,

> or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

> percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

>

> If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested

in three

> to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as

the first

> course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

8 years

> and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter

and who

> also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional

risk

> factors, the new recommendations say.

>

> The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on

drug

> treatment.

>

> But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

levels to

> less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

children

> with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors

like

> obesity.

>

> Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is

no

> evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

risk for

> heart attack in middle age.

>

> The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after

12 months

> if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

children

> need fat for brain development, the group says that because

children often

> consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

>

> More Articles in Health >

>

[Guest guest]

Why not take out MSG & other additives & preservatives from foods.

Why not promote HEALTHY eating & lifestyle in children. Oh, yah,

because it doesn't make big pharma MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked

to

> cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would

be no

> swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

home! We

> absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

glasses.

>

>

>

> We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is

> recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

makes the tap

> water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

in the

> water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't

eat the

> boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box

that

> carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester

at any

> home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

it is at

> and what to do about it!

>

>

>

> From: no-forced-vaccination

> [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid

Blank

> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> no-forced-vaccination

> Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays

> to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

>

>

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

_r=1 & th & emc=th &

> o> & th & emc=th & o

> ref=slogin

>

> Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> Published: July 7, 2008

>

> The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

screening for

> children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

starting as

> early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

Pediatrics

> on Monday.

>

> The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

> children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate

about the

> use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

approaches to ward

> off heart disease in adults.

>

> But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

of heart

> disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

children

> overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

attacks

> and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

>

> Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

considered in

> children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-

month

> effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30

percent

> to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed.

And for

> some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

their best

> hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

>

> " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy's

> nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at

the

> Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving statins

at a

> lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

>

> Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data on

> pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed

that the

> drugs were generally safe for children.

>

> Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics

that

> explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

total

> cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained

stable,

> while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

from 1988 to

> 2000.

>

> It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

guidelines.

> The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

the age of

> 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

or heart

> attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

>

> Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

unknown,

> or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

> percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

>

> If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested

in three

> to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as

the first

> course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

8 years

> and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter

and who

> also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional

risk

> factors, the new recommendations say.

>

> The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on

drug

> treatment.

>

> But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

levels to

> less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

children

> with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors

like

> obesity.

>

> Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is

no

> evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

risk for

> heart attack in middle age.

>

> The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after

12 months

> if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

children

> need fat for brain development, the group says that because

children often

> consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

>

> More Articles in Health >

>

[Guest guest]

Why not take out MSG & other additives & preservatives from foods.

Why not promote HEALTHY eating & lifestyle in children. Oh, yah,

because it doesn't make big pharma MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked

to

> cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would

be no

> swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

home! We

> absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

glasses.

>

>

>

> We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what

is

> recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

makes the tap

> water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

in the

> water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't

eat the

> boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box

that

> carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester

at any

> home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

it is at

> and what to do about it!

>

>

>

> From: no-forced-vaccination

> [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid

Blank

> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> no-forced-vaccination

> Subject: What is the going rate for snipers

nowadays

> to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

>

>

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

_r=1 & th & emc=th &

> o> & th & emc=th & o

> ref=slogin

>

> Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> Published: July 7, 2008

>

> The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

screening for

> children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

starting as

> early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

Pediatrics

> on Monday.

>

> The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in

> children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate

about the

> use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

approaches to ward

> off heart disease in adults.

>

> But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

of heart

> disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

children

> overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

attacks

> and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

>

> Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

considered in

> children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-

month

> effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30

percent

> to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed.

And for

> some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

their best

> hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.

>

> " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the

academy's

> nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at

the

> Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving statins

at a

> lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

>

> Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data on

> pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed

that the

> drugs were generally safe for children.

>

> Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics

that

> explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

total

> cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained

stable,

> while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

from 1988 to

> 2000.

>

> It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

guidelines.

> The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

the age of

> 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

or heart

> attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

>

> Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

unknown,

> or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th

> percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

>

> If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested

in three

> to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as

the first

> course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

8 years

> and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter

and who

> also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional

risk

> factors, the new recommendations say.

>

> The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on

drug

> treatment.

>

> But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

levels to

> less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

children

> with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors

like

> obesity.

>

> Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is

no

> evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

risk for

> heart attack in middle age.

>

> The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after

12 months

> if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

children

> need fat for brain development, the group says that because

children often

> consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

>

> More Articles in Health >

>

[Guest guest]

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Anyone who drinks municipal water without a 6 stage filter with reverse osmosis just doesnt understand. Kirkcafefanatik <cafefanatik@...> wrote: Yup...I agree.. Its all for "their" profit.. They put nasty names for all of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think tha we need "their" meds to make us better..when in reality..it is those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called diseases..aka toxic damage..Ugh..> >> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked > to> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would > be no> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the > home! We> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8 > glasses.> >

> > > > > > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what > is> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test. > makes the tap> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming > in the> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't > eat the> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box > that> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester > at any> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where > it is at> > and what to do about it!> > > > > > > > From: no-forced-vaccination > > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid > Blank> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM> > no-forced-vaccination > > Subject: What is the going rate for snipers > nowadays> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!> > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?> _r=1 & th & emc=th & > > o> & th & emc=th & o> >

ref=slogin> > > > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young> > Published: July 7, 2008> > > > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol > screening for> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs > starting as> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of > Pediatrics> > on Monday.> > > > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate > about the> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best > approaches to ward> > off heart disease in adults.> > > > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs > of

heart> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's > children> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart > attacks> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.> > > > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be > considered in> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-> month> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 > percent> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. > And for> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be > their best> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.> > > > "We are in an epidemic," said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the >

academy's> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at > the> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. "The risk of giving statins > at a> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it."> > > > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not "a whole lot" of data on> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed > that the> > drugs were generally safe for children.> > > > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics > that> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average > total> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained > stable,> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected > from 1988 to> > 2000.> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new > guidelines.> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than > the age of> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol > or heart> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.> > > > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is > unknown,> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.> > > > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested > in three> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as > the first> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

> 8 years> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter > and who> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional > risk> > factors, the new recommendations say.> > > > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on > drug> > treatment.> > > > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol > levels to> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in > children> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors > like> > obesity.> > > > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is > no> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the > risk for> > heart attack in middle

age.> > > > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after > 12 months> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although > children> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because > children often> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.> > > > More Articles in Health >> >>

[Guest guest]

Anyone who drinks municipal water without a 6 stage filter with reverse osmosis just doesnt understand. Kirkcafefanatik <cafefanatik@...> wrote: Yup...I agree.. Its all for "their" profit.. They put nasty names for all of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think tha we need "their" meds to make us better..when in reality..it is those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called diseases..aka toxic damage..Ugh..> >> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked > to> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would > be no> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the > home! We> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8 > glasses.> >

> > > > > > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what > is> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test. > makes the tap> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming > in the> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't > eat the> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box > that> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester > at any> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where > it is at> > and what to do about it!> > > > > > > > From: no-forced-vaccination > > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid > Blank> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM> > no-forced-vaccination > > Subject: What is the going rate for snipers > nowadays> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!> > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?> _r=1 & th & emc=th & > > o> & th & emc=th & o> >

ref=slogin> > > > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young> > Published: July 7, 2008> > > > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol > screening for> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs > starting as> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of > Pediatrics> > on Monday.> > > > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate > about the> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best > approaches to ward> > off heart disease in adults.> > > > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs > of

heart> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's > children> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart > attacks> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.> > > > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be > considered in> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-> month> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 > percent> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. > And for> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be > their best> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.> > > > "We are in an epidemic," said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the >

academy's> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at > the> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. "The risk of giving statins > at a> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it."> > > > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not "a whole lot" of data on> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed > that the> > drugs were generally safe for children.> > > > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics > that> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average > total> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained > stable,> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected > from 1988 to> > 2000.> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new > guidelines.> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than > the age of> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol > or heart> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.> > > > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is > unknown,> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.> > > > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested > in three> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as > the first> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

> 8 years> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter > and who> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional > risk> > factors, the new recommendations say.> > > > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on > drug> > treatment.> > > > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol > levels to> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in > children> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors > like> > obesity.> > > > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is > no> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the > risk for> > heart attack in middle

age.> > > > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after > 12 months> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although > children> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because > children often> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.> > > > More Articles in Health >> >>

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Anyone who drinks municipal water without a 6 stage filter with reverse osmosis just doesnt understand. Kirkcafefanatik <cafefanatik@...> wrote: Yup...I agree.. Its all for "their" profit.. They put nasty names for all of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think tha we need "their" meds to make us better..when in reality..it is those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called diseases..aka toxic damage..Ugh..> >> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked > to> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would > be no> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the > home! We> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8 > glasses.> >

> > > > > > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what > is> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test. > makes the tap> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming > in the> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't > eat the> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box > that> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester > at any> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where > it is at> > and what to do about it!> > > > > > > > From: no-forced-vaccination > > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid > Blank> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM> > no-forced-vaccination > > Subject: What is the going rate for snipers > nowadays> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!> > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?> _r=1 & th & emc=th & > > o> & th & emc=th & o> >

ref=slogin> > > > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young> > Published: July 7, 2008> > > > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol > screening for> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs > starting as> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of > Pediatrics> > on Monday.> > > > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate > about the> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best > approaches to ward> > off heart disease in adults.> > > > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs > of

heart> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's > children> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart > attacks> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.> > > > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be > considered in> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-> month> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 > percent> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. > And for> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be > their best> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.> > > > "We are in an epidemic," said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the >

academy's> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at > the> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. "The risk of giving statins > at a> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it."> > > > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not "a whole lot" of data on> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed > that the> > drugs were generally safe for children.> > > > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics > that> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average > total> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained > stable,> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected > from 1988 to> > 2000.> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new > guidelines.> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than > the age of> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol > or heart> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.> > > > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is > unknown,> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.> > > > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested > in three> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as > the first> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

> 8 years> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter > and who> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional > risk> > factors, the new recommendations say.> > > > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on > drug> > treatment.> > > > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol > levels to> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in > children> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors > like> > obesity.> > > > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is > no> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the > risk for> > heart attack in middle

age.> > > > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after > 12 months> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although > children> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because > children often> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.> > > > More Articles in Health >> >>

[Guest guest]

Anyone who drinks municipal water without a 6 stage filter with reverse osmosis just doesnt understand. Kirkcafefanatik <cafefanatik@...> wrote: Yup...I agree.. Its all for "their" profit.. They put nasty names for all of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think tha we need "their" meds to make us better..when in reality..it is those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called diseases..aka toxic damage..Ugh..> >> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is linked > to> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution would > be no> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the > home! We> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8 > glasses.> >

> > > > > > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than what > is> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test. > makes the tap> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming > in the> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We don't > eat the> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the box > that> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine tester > at any> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where > it is at> > and what to do about it!> > > > > > > > From: no-forced-vaccination > > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Ingrid > Blank> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM> > no-forced-vaccination > > Subject: What is the going rate for snipers > nowadays> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!> > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?> _r=1 & th & emc=th & > > o> & th & emc=th & o> >

ref=slogin> > > > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young> > Published: July 7, 2008> > > > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol > screening for> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs > starting as> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of > Pediatrics> > on Monday.> > > > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate > about the> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best > approaches to ward> > off heart disease in adults.> > > > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs > of

heart> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's > children> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart > attacks> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.> > > > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be > considered in> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-> month> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 > percent> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being missed. > And for> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be > their best> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents said.> > > > "We are in an epidemic," said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the >

academy's> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology at > the> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. "The risk of giving statins > at a> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it."> > > > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not "a whole lot" of data on> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research showed > that the> > drugs were generally safe for children.> > > > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal Pediatrics > that> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average > total> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have remained > stable,> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected > from 1988 to> > 2000.> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new > guidelines.> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than > the age of> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol > or heart> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.> > > > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is > unknown,> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the 85th> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.> > > > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is suggested > in three> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended as > the first> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for children

> 8 years> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per deciliter > and who> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two additional > risk> > factors, the new recommendations say.> > > > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on > drug> > treatment.> > > > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol > levels to> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in > children> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors > like> > obesity.> > > > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there is > no> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the > risk for> > heart attack in middle

age.> > > > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk after > 12 months> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although > children> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because > children often> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.> > > > More Articles in Health >> >>

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The New York Times reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics has

issued new guidelines this week, to " aggressively screen and medicate for

high cholesterol in children " .

Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee is quoted

as saying: " We are in an epidemic " . He also said that " The risk of giving

statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of

it. " Bhatia added that the drugs were " generally safe for children " ,

although he admitted that there was not " a whole lot " of data on pediatric

use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. I suppose that " not a whole lot of data "

means he could not find a study specifically testing statin drugs on

children.

The piece on the New York Times blog can be found here: Cholesterol Drugs

for Kids

With the Academy of Pediatrics showing so much zeal for foisting a dangerous

and at the same time rather useless kind of drugs on children, one would

suspect that scientific honesty has been overridden by a more powerful

motivation. Indeed, it seems that the academy is well financed by

pharmaceutical interests.

Integrity in Science writes about the academy's funding:

“Friends of Children Fund” Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997,

indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include

Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products

Company, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, & Consumer

Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead

Nutritionals, Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp.,

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association,

International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others.

Formula manufacturers “donate $1 million annually to the American Academy of

Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the AAP

$8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million toward

the building costs of the AAP headquarters.” (Mothering magazine,

July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi

Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.

172))

According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott

Laboratories, the maker of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies

of the AAP’s “New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” with Ross’ logo and name

on them. In addition, “Ross, McNeil and & were the top three

corporate supporters of the academy’s $65 million operating budget...each

giving $500,000 or more.” (New York Times, 9/18/02, C1)

Side effects of cholesterol lowering drugs are numerous and serious. But

then - what is a bit of pain or loss of memory when there's so much money to

be made?

" Dammit. This is the last straw, " comments Vince Boehm, as he says: " They

are pushing cholesterol-lowering drugs for children. "

Vince has some pertinent comments that underline how perfectly useless those

drugs are for anyone - let alone children - and how even the FDA says there

are serious side effects to be expected.

- - -

Vince Boehm comments:

Sales of cholesterol-lowering medications - statins - rose by 156 percent

between 2000 and 2005, according to the US Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality. The number of people obtaining a prescription for a statin

nearly doubled, from 15.8 milllion to 29.7 million. Looked at another way,

the number of outpatient scrips rose to nearly 174 million from about 90

million. this is a S19.7 billion business. A massive percentage of the adult

U.S. population takes these with an almost religious fervor.

These products are sold on the premise that they reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes.

Surely there should be an equally massive shift in the numbers - somewhere.

But, a review of the Center for Disease Control numbers shows nothing of the

kind. The rate per 100,000 population for these deaths has not changed for

the last 60 years. These products have been on the market since 1976.

We should be seeing a very sharp measurable decline in deaths in these

categories considering their almost universal use. So? What is the actual

risk? Evidence based medicine shows this from a recent paper* published in

Lancet.

" ... the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and means that 67 people

have to be treated for 5 years to prevent one such event. Further analysis

revealed that the benefit might be limited to high-risk men aged 30-69

years.

Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women

in these primary prevention trials. Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older

than 69 years, statins did not reduce total cardiovascular events.

" Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed

for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69

years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50

patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event. "

* Are lipid-lowering guidelines evidence-based? The Lancet, Volume 369,

Issue 9557, Pages 168 - 169 J . Abramson, J .

So why give these products to kids?

Clearly the C.D.C. numbers show us no measurable favorable outcomes over a

thirty year period.

The Lancet piece above says these products should not be given to females of

any age. A recent class-action lawsuit alleges statins increase the risk of

heart attacks by 10% in women. So that leaves the girls out.

There is an enormous " needed to treat " number in males from ages 30 to 69,

and even this marginal figure is being contested as being too low. Finally

these substances should not be given to those males over 69 as a routine

primary preventative.

So what about the kids? What can they expect as they get older?

The FDA-labeled long-term downside risks of statins include acute liver

disease and serious problems in pregnancy and breast feeding, myopathy

(neuromuscular disease), rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle

tissue), myalgia, pain in extremities and abdomen, Angioedema (rapid

swelling of the skin, mucosal and submucosal tissues), hepatitis, eczema

(skin inflamation), fatigue, headache, influenza, pharyngitis, sinusitis and

upper respiratory tract infection surely cancels out any concievable

" benefit " to children.

Many children will be misdiagnosed and labeled with psychiatric problems as

a result of these physical problems. This opens up another basket of

problems.

If there is only self-serving hypothetical " benefits " to predict outcomes

and the problems are well known, then why put kids at risk?

This is The Last Straw.

Vince

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

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Pharma

The New York Times reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics has

issued new guidelines this week, to " aggressively screen and medicate for

high cholesterol in children " .

Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee is quoted

as saying: " We are in an epidemic " . He also said that " The risk of giving

statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of

it. " Bhatia added that the drugs were " generally safe for children " ,

although he admitted that there was not " a whole lot " of data on pediatric

use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. I suppose that " not a whole lot of data "

means he could not find a study specifically testing statin drugs on

children.

The piece on the New York Times blog can be found here: Cholesterol Drugs

for Kids

With the Academy of Pediatrics showing so much zeal for foisting a dangerous

and at the same time rather useless kind of drugs on children, one would

suspect that scientific honesty has been overridden by a more powerful

motivation. Indeed, it seems that the academy is well financed by

pharmaceutical interests.

Integrity in Science writes about the academy's funding:

“Friends of Children Fund” Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997,

indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include

Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products

Company, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, & Consumer

Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead

Nutritionals, Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp.,

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association,

International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others.

Formula manufacturers “donate $1 million annually to the American Academy of

Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the AAP

$8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million toward

the building costs of the AAP headquarters.” (Mothering magazine,

July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi

Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.

172))

According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott

Laboratories, the maker of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies

of the AAP’s “New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” with Ross’ logo and name

on them. In addition, “Ross, McNeil and & were the top three

corporate supporters of the academy’s $65 million operating budget...each

giving $500,000 or more.” (New York Times, 9/18/02, C1)

Side effects of cholesterol lowering drugs are numerous and serious. But

then - what is a bit of pain or loss of memory when there's so much money to

be made?

" Dammit. This is the last straw, " comments Vince Boehm, as he says: " They

are pushing cholesterol-lowering drugs for children. "

Vince has some pertinent comments that underline how perfectly useless those

drugs are for anyone - let alone children - and how even the FDA says there

are serious side effects to be expected.

- - -

Vince Boehm comments:

Sales of cholesterol-lowering medications - statins - rose by 156 percent

between 2000 and 2005, according to the US Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality. The number of people obtaining a prescription for a statin

nearly doubled, from 15.8 milllion to 29.7 million. Looked at another way,

the number of outpatient scrips rose to nearly 174 million from about 90

million. this is a S19.7 billion business. A massive percentage of the adult

U.S. population takes these with an almost religious fervor.

These products are sold on the premise that they reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes.

Surely there should be an equally massive shift in the numbers - somewhere.

But, a review of the Center for Disease Control numbers shows nothing of the

kind. The rate per 100,000 population for these deaths has not changed for

the last 60 years. These products have been on the market since 1976.

We should be seeing a very sharp measurable decline in deaths in these

categories considering their almost universal use. So? What is the actual

risk? Evidence based medicine shows this from a recent paper* published in

Lancet.

" ... the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and means that 67 people

have to be treated for 5 years to prevent one such event. Further analysis

revealed that the benefit might be limited to high-risk men aged 30-69

years.

Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women

in these primary prevention trials. Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older

than 69 years, statins did not reduce total cardiovascular events.

" Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed

for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69

years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50

patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event. "

* Are lipid-lowering guidelines evidence-based? The Lancet, Volume 369,

Issue 9557, Pages 168 - 169 J . Abramson, J .

So why give these products to kids?

Clearly the C.D.C. numbers show us no measurable favorable outcomes over a

thirty year period.

The Lancet piece above says these products should not be given to females of

any age. A recent class-action lawsuit alleges statins increase the risk of

heart attacks by 10% in women. So that leaves the girls out.

There is an enormous " needed to treat " number in males from ages 30 to 69,

and even this marginal figure is being contested as being too low. Finally

these substances should not be given to those males over 69 as a routine

primary preventative.

So what about the kids? What can they expect as they get older?

The FDA-labeled long-term downside risks of statins include acute liver

disease and serious problems in pregnancy and breast feeding, myopathy

(neuromuscular disease), rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle

tissue), myalgia, pain in extremities and abdomen, Angioedema (rapid

swelling of the skin, mucosal and submucosal tissues), hepatitis, eczema

(skin inflamation), fatigue, headache, influenza, pharyngitis, sinusitis and

upper respiratory tract infection surely cancels out any concievable

" benefit " to children.

Many children will be misdiagnosed and labeled with psychiatric problems as

a result of these physical problems. This opens up another basket of

problems.

If there is only self-serving hypothetical " benefits " to predict outcomes

and the problems are well known, then why put kids at risk?

This is The Last Straw.

Vince

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

------------------------------------

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The New York Times reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics has

issued new guidelines this week, to " aggressively screen and medicate for

high cholesterol in children " .

Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee is quoted

as saying: " We are in an epidemic " . He also said that " The risk of giving

statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of

it. " Bhatia added that the drugs were " generally safe for children " ,

although he admitted that there was not " a whole lot " of data on pediatric

use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. I suppose that " not a whole lot of data "

means he could not find a study specifically testing statin drugs on

children.

The piece on the New York Times blog can be found here: Cholesterol Drugs

for Kids

With the Academy of Pediatrics showing so much zeal for foisting a dangerous

and at the same time rather useless kind of drugs on children, one would

suspect that scientific honesty has been overridden by a more powerful

motivation. Indeed, it seems that the academy is well financed by

pharmaceutical interests.

Integrity in Science writes about the academy's funding:

“Friends of Children Fund” Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997,

indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include

Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products

Company, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, & Consumer

Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead

Nutritionals, Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp.,

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association,

International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others.

Formula manufacturers “donate $1 million annually to the American Academy of

Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the AAP

$8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million toward

the building costs of the AAP headquarters.” (Mothering magazine,

July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi

Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.

172))

According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott

Laboratories, the maker of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies

of the AAP’s “New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” with Ross’ logo and name

on them. In addition, “Ross, McNeil and & were the top three

corporate supporters of the academy’s $65 million operating budget...each

giving $500,000 or more.” (New York Times, 9/18/02, C1)

Side effects of cholesterol lowering drugs are numerous and serious. But

then - what is a bit of pain or loss of memory when there's so much money to

be made?

" Dammit. This is the last straw, " comments Vince Boehm, as he says: " They

are pushing cholesterol-lowering drugs for children. "

Vince has some pertinent comments that underline how perfectly useless those

drugs are for anyone - let alone children - and how even the FDA says there

are serious side effects to be expected.

- - -

Vince Boehm comments:

Sales of cholesterol-lowering medications - statins - rose by 156 percent

between 2000 and 2005, according to the US Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality. The number of people obtaining a prescription for a statin

nearly doubled, from 15.8 milllion to 29.7 million. Looked at another way,

the number of outpatient scrips rose to nearly 174 million from about 90

million. this is a S19.7 billion business. A massive percentage of the adult

U.S. population takes these with an almost religious fervor.

These products are sold on the premise that they reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes.

Surely there should be an equally massive shift in the numbers - somewhere.

But, a review of the Center for Disease Control numbers shows nothing of the

kind. The rate per 100,000 population for these deaths has not changed for

the last 60 years. These products have been on the market since 1976.

We should be seeing a very sharp measurable decline in deaths in these

categories considering their almost universal use. So? What is the actual

risk? Evidence based medicine shows this from a recent paper* published in

Lancet.

" ... the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and means that 67 people

have to be treated for 5 years to prevent one such event. Further analysis

revealed that the benefit might be limited to high-risk men aged 30-69

years.

Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women

in these primary prevention trials. Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older

than 69 years, statins did not reduce total cardiovascular events.

" Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed

for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69

years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50

patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event. "

* Are lipid-lowering guidelines evidence-based? The Lancet, Volume 369,

Issue 9557, Pages 168 - 169 J . Abramson, J .

So why give these products to kids?

Clearly the C.D.C. numbers show us no measurable favorable outcomes over a

thirty year period.

The Lancet piece above says these products should not be given to females of

any age. A recent class-action lawsuit alleges statins increase the risk of

heart attacks by 10% in women. So that leaves the girls out.

There is an enormous " needed to treat " number in males from ages 30 to 69,

and even this marginal figure is being contested as being too low. Finally

these substances should not be given to those males over 69 as a routine

primary preventative.

So what about the kids? What can they expect as they get older?

The FDA-labeled long-term downside risks of statins include acute liver

disease and serious problems in pregnancy and breast feeding, myopathy

(neuromuscular disease), rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle

tissue), myalgia, pain in extremities and abdomen, Angioedema (rapid

swelling of the skin, mucosal and submucosal tissues), hepatitis, eczema

(skin inflamation), fatigue, headache, influenza, pharyngitis, sinusitis and

upper respiratory tract infection surely cancels out any concievable

" benefit " to children.

Many children will be misdiagnosed and labeled with psychiatric problems as

a result of these physical problems. This opens up another basket of

problems.

If there is only self-serving hypothetical " benefits " to predict outcomes

and the problems are well known, then why put kids at risk?

This is The Last Straw.

Vince

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

------------------------------------

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Cholesterol Drugs for Kids? Pharma - Quo Vadis

Categories

Health

Pharma

The New York Times reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics has

issued new guidelines this week, to " aggressively screen and medicate for

high cholesterol in children " .

Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee is quoted

as saying: " We are in an epidemic " . He also said that " The risk of giving

statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of

it. " Bhatia added that the drugs were " generally safe for children " ,

although he admitted that there was not " a whole lot " of data on pediatric

use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. I suppose that " not a whole lot of data "

means he could not find a study specifically testing statin drugs on

children.

The piece on the New York Times blog can be found here: Cholesterol Drugs

for Kids

With the Academy of Pediatrics showing so much zeal for foisting a dangerous

and at the same time rather useless kind of drugs on children, one would

suspect that scientific honesty has been overridden by a more powerful

motivation. Indeed, it seems that the academy is well financed by

pharmaceutical interests.

Integrity in Science writes about the academy's funding:

“Friends of Children Fund” Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997,

indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors include

Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil Consumer Products

Company, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, & Consumer

Products, Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead

Nutritionals, Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp.,

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association,

International Food Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others.

Formula manufacturers “donate $1 million annually to the American Academy of

Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has already netted the AAP

$8 million. The formula industry also contributed at least $3 million toward

the building costs of the AAP headquarters.” (Mothering magazine,

July-August, p.60; refers to a book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi

Baumslag and Dia L. Michels (Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p.

172))

According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of Abbott

Laboratories, the maker of Similac infant formula, purchased 300,000 copies

of the AAP’s “New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding” with Ross’ logo and name

on them. In addition, “Ross, McNeil and & were the top three

corporate supporters of the academy’s $65 million operating budget...each

giving $500,000 or more.” (New York Times, 9/18/02, C1)

Side effects of cholesterol lowering drugs are numerous and serious. But

then - what is a bit of pain or loss of memory when there's so much money to

be made?

" Dammit. This is the last straw, " comments Vince Boehm, as he says: " They

are pushing cholesterol-lowering drugs for children. "

Vince has some pertinent comments that underline how perfectly useless those

drugs are for anyone - let alone children - and how even the FDA says there

are serious side effects to be expected.

- - -

Vince Boehm comments:

Sales of cholesterol-lowering medications - statins - rose by 156 percent

between 2000 and 2005, according to the US Agency for Healthcare Research

and Quality. The number of people obtaining a prescription for a statin

nearly doubled, from 15.8 milllion to 29.7 million. Looked at another way,

the number of outpatient scrips rose to nearly 174 million from about 90

million. this is a S19.7 billion business. A massive percentage of the adult

U.S. population takes these with an almost religious fervor.

These products are sold on the premise that they reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes.

Surely there should be an equally massive shift in the numbers - somewhere.

But, a review of the Center for Disease Control numbers shows nothing of the

kind. The rate per 100,000 population for these deaths has not changed for

the last 60 years. These products have been on the market since 1976.

We should be seeing a very sharp measurable decline in deaths in these

categories considering their almost universal use. So? What is the actual

risk? Evidence based medicine shows this from a recent paper* published in

Lancet.

" ... the absolute risk reduction of 1.5% is small and means that 67 people

have to be treated for 5 years to prevent one such event. Further analysis

revealed that the benefit might be limited to high-risk men aged 30-69

years.

Statins did not reduce total coronary heart disease events in 10,990 women

in these primary prevention trials. Similarly, in 3,239 men and women older

than 69 years, statins did not reduce total cardiovascular events.

" Our analysis suggests that lipid-lowering statins should not be prescribed

for true primary prevention in women of any age or for men older than 69

years. High-risk men aged 30-69 years should be advised that about 50

patients need to be treated for 5 years to prevent one event. "

* Are lipid-lowering guidelines evidence-based? The Lancet, Volume 369,

Issue 9557, Pages 168 - 169 J . Abramson, J .

So why give these products to kids?

Clearly the C.D.C. numbers show us no measurable favorable outcomes over a

thirty year period.

The Lancet piece above says these products should not be given to females of

any age. A recent class-action lawsuit alleges statins increase the risk of

heart attacks by 10% in women. So that leaves the girls out.

There is an enormous " needed to treat " number in males from ages 30 to 69,

and even this marginal figure is being contested as being too low. Finally

these substances should not be given to those males over 69 as a routine

primary preventative.

So what about the kids? What can they expect as they get older?

The FDA-labeled long-term downside risks of statins include acute liver

disease and serious problems in pregnancy and breast feeding, myopathy

(neuromuscular disease), rhabdomyolysis (rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle

tissue), myalgia, pain in extremities and abdomen, Angioedema (rapid

swelling of the skin, mucosal and submucosal tissues), hepatitis, eczema

(skin inflamation), fatigue, headache, influenza, pharyngitis, sinusitis and

upper respiratory tract infection surely cancels out any concievable

" benefit " to children.

Many children will be misdiagnosed and labeled with psychiatric problems as

a result of these physical problems. This opens up another basket of

problems.

If there is only self-serving hypothetical " benefits " to predict outcomes

and the problems are well known, then why put kids at risk?

This is The Last Straw.

Vince

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot " of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>

------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Well, that is true… the understanding is hidden so in many cases

as a cope action… and in others it is strictly financial… what is harder is to

educate people as they trust the source of the lies… the more popular systems

are now 10 to 12 stages…

Dennis

From:

no-forced-vaccination

[mailto:no-forced-vaccination ] On Behalf Of Kirk McLoren

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 5:25 PM

no-forced-vaccination

Subject: Re: Re: What is the going rate for

snipers nowadays to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

Anyone who drinks municipal water without a 6 stage filter

with reverse osmosis just doesnt understand.

Kirk

cafefanatik <cafefanatik@...> wrote:

Yup...

I agree.. Its all for " their " profit.. They put nasty names for all

of the same toxic damage we all suffer from and make it so we think

tha we need " their " meds to make us better..when in reality..it is

those very meds and so forth that are creating the so called

diseases..aka toxic damage..

Ugh..

> >

> > Chlorinated water that absorbs immediately into the blood is

linked

> to

> > cholesterol oxidation. I would think that a better solution

would

> be no

> > swimming pools with chlorinators and chlorine removers from the

> home! We

> > absorb more chlorine in a 10 minute shower than by drinking 8

> glasses.

> >

> >

> >

> > We do home testing and are finding chlorine levels higher than

what

> is

> > recommended in swimming pools in 99.9% of the homes we test.

> makes the tap

> > water look clean! We need chlorine to keep bacteria from forming

> in the

> > water but we need to remove it when it gets to the home! We

don't

> eat the

> > boxes our food comes in! And so it is with chlorine, it is the

box

> that

> > carries our water to the home. you can buy a cheap chlorine

tester

> at any

> > home supply store. it is a good idea to check yours to see where

> it is at

> > and what to do about it!

> >

> >

> >

> > From: no-forced-vaccination

> > [mailto:no-forced-vaccination ]

On Behalf Of

Ingrid

> Blank

> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:19 AM

> > no-forced-vaccination

> > Subject: What is the going rate for

snipers

> nowadays

> > to blow this scum of the earth out of the sky!

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?_r=1

> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/health/07cholesterol.html?

> _r=1 & th & emc=th &

> > o> & th & emc=th & o

> > ref=slogin

> >

> > Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for Young

> > Published: July 7, 2008

> >

> > The nation's pediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol

> screening for

> > children and more aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs

> starting as

> > early as the age of 8 in hopes of preventing adult heart problems.

> > The new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of

> Pediatrics

> > on Monday.

> >

> > The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol

in

> > children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing

debate

> about the

> > use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best

> approaches to ward

> > off heart disease in adults.

> >

> > But proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs

> of heart

> > disease show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation's

> children

> > overweight or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart

> attacks

> > and diabetes is on the horizon as these children grow up.

> >

> > Previously, the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be

> considered in

> > children older than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to

12-

> month

> > effort. The academy estimated that under the current guidelines,

30

> percent

> > to 60 percent of children with high cholesterol were being

missed.

> And for

> > some children, cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, may be

> their best

> > hope of lowering their risk of early heart attack, proponents

said.

> >

> > " We are in an epidemic, " said Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member

of

the

> academy's

> > nutrition committee who is a professor and chief of neonatology

at

> the

> > Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. " The risk of giving

statins

> at a

> > lower age is less than the benefit you're going to get out of

it. "

> >

> > Dr. Bhatia said that although there was not " a whole lot "

of data

on

> > pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, recent research

showed

> that the

> > drugs were generally safe for children.

> >

> > Surprisingly, the paper published in the medical journal

Pediatrics

> that

> > explains the new guidelines notes that among adolescents, average

> total

> > cholesterol levels as well as LDL and HDL cholesterol have

remained

> stable,

> > while triglyceride levels have dropped, based on data collected

> from 1988 to

> > 2000.

> >

> > It is not clear how many children would be affected by the new

> guidelines.

> > The recommendations call for cholesterol screening of children and

> > adolescents, starting as early as the age of 2 and no later than

> the age of

> > 10, if they come from families with a history of high cholesterol

> or heart

> > attacks before 55 for men and 65 for women.

> >

> > Screening is also recommended for children when family history is

> unknown,

> > or if they have other risk factors, like being at or above the

85th

> > percentile for weight, or have diabetes.

> >

> > If the child's cholesterol level is normal, retesting is

suggested

> in three

> > to five years. Although lifestyle changes are still recommended

as

> the first

> > course of action, drug treatment should be considered for

children

> 8 years

> > and older who have bad cholesterol of 190 milligrams per

deciliter

> and who

> > also have a family history of early heart disease or two

additional

> risk

> > factors, the new recommendations say.

> >

> > The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay

on

> drug

> > treatment.

> >

> > But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol

> levels to

> > less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in

> children

> > with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk

factors

> like

> > obesity.

> >

> > Because statins have been around since only the mid-1980s, there

is

> no

> > evidence to show whether giving statins to a child will lower the

> risk for

> > heart attack in middle age.

> >

> > The academy also now recommends giving children low-fat milk

after

> 12 months

> > if a doctor is concerned about future weight problems. Although

> children

> > need fat for brain development, the group says that because

> children often

> > consume so much fat, low-fat milk is now appropriate.

> >

> > More Articles in Health >

> >

>