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

[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 >

> >

>

[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 >

> >

>

[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 >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well if parents listen to this one, sadly the transplant people will

be plenty busy. This is insanity. They have to be stopped.

Peace-Love-Oneness

DonaIn no-forced-vaccination , " Ingrid Blank "

<enb1@...> wrote:

>

> 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]

Well if parents listen to this one, sadly the transplant people will

be plenty busy. This is insanity. They have to be stopped.

Peace-Love-Oneness

DonaIn no-forced-vaccination , " Ingrid Blank "

<enb1@...> wrote:

>

> 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]

Well if parents listen to this one, sadly the transplant people will

be plenty busy. This is insanity. They have to be stopped.

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DonaIn no-forced-vaccination , " Ingrid Blank "

<enb1@...> wrote:

>

> 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]

Well if parents listen to this one, sadly the transplant people will

be plenty busy. This is insanity. They have to be stopped.

Peace-Love-Oneness

DonaIn no-forced-vaccination , " Ingrid Blank "

<enb1@...> wrote:

>

> 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 »

>