Doctors Don't Do Enough to Cut Cholesterol: Study

(Reuters Health) UPDATED 2010-03-11

Researchers say only half of patients who are at high risk for heart disease are given the right cholesterol-cutting target levels by their doctors, and millions of people may be suffering unnecessary heart attacks and strokes as a result of their doctor's incorrect advice. Read full story >

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Doctors Don't Do Enough to Cut Cholesterol: Study

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