Kids on cholesterol drugs
Drugs that lower blood cholesterol should be given to some children as young as 8, say new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The academy wants to avoid an epidemic of heart disease in later life linked to rising rates of childhood obesity. The guidelines are expected to fuel controversy over the safety of these drugs in children.
Tree fungus fuels fires
Wildfires raging in the Big Sur area of coastal California are burning hotter and spreading faster, thanks to the estimated 1 million dead oak trees in the region. They were killed over the…
