New guidelines urge wider use of cholesterol drugs
(Bill Gallery / AP)
Millions more Americans could end up taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new recommendations released Tuesday that advocate a dramatic shift in the way doctors assess and treat cardiovascular risk.
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