high levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, can increase the risk of heart disease. In some cases, doctors may prescribe statins, medications that lower cholesterol ...
Yet in 2009, pediatricians wrote children in the U.S. at least 2.8 million prescriptions for drugs to lower cholesterol; nearly 2.3 million of them were for statins. (not including prescriptions ...