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...While the guidelines target kids with a genetic risk of abnormally high cholesterol, called hyperlipidemia, they could lower the bar for prescriptions - not just for these children but for any overweight youngster whose cholesterol is not in check. Within hours of the AAP announcement on July 7, parents took to the blogs, expressing shock and unease over the aggressiveness of the guidelines. Statins are not without risks; in adults, in rare cases, they can cause muscle weakness and kidney problems, and there are limited data on how statins affect children...
...have the best financial acumen. "We won't comment on market speculation or the Merrill reports specifically," said GM spokeswoman Renee Rashid-Merem. She said GM is not cash short: "We continue to believe the company has sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility to meet its 2008 funding requirements, despite lower U.S. industry volumes." More than 17,000 blue collar workers dropped off GM's payroll last week as part of a buyout of long-term employees, which should help lower costs...
...stop eating after feeling full." One way bottle-feeding promotes obesity is that the person wielding the bottle often determines when the feeding is over; breast-fed babies stop eating when they are full. The American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that breast-feeding is a way to lower a child's risk of becoming overweight, along with increasing child activity, monitoring growth and promoting healthy eating patterns. Nikki Lee, R.N., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania...
Nobody is arguing that the rebuilding effort--which will add as much Class-A office space as exists in all of downtown Atlanta--is simple. But lower Manhattan is in danger of becoming a metaphor for America's sluggish response to our most pressing economic challenges. A recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce report shows a litany of problems: an overloaded rail infrastructure that needs new tracks, signals, tunnels and bridges. Most ports need dredging; almost half of all canal locks are obsolete. While China is spending nearly 9% of its gdp on infrastructure, Americans lose $9 billion a year...
...Obama sees gambling as a way to vent his competitive urge. His love of basketball is well known. "I could get to the rim on anybody," he told HBO's Bryant Gumbel of his high school hoops days. He could not even play golf for fun, taking lessons to lower his handicap after a few poor performances. "Barack hates to lose," says Dan Shomon, an old Chicago political aide...