Tens of thousands of kids may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medication, but no one would know because screening guidelines exclude too many children, U.S. doctors said Monday.
All kids should have cholesterol tests, docs say
Posted in Health by healthnutter 683 days agoMore women urged to get osteoporosis tests
Posted in Health by healthnutter 690 days ago
Routine screening for osteoporosis should include all younger postmenopausal women who have at least the same chance of a bone break as an older woman, a government task force said Monday.
New blood tests find heart attacks fast
Posted in Health by healthnutter 1003 days ago
A new generation of blood tests can quickly and reliably show if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start — a time when current tests are not definitive, two studies found.
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