Pediatric CVD Report Slights Nutrition’s Role, Weighs On OTC Statin Chances
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An American Academy of Pediatrics report recommending prescribing statin drugs for cardiovascular disease in children could present another roadblock for switching statins to OTC
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