http://www.newswise.com/articles/new...esearchers-say

"Moreover, the recommendations are based on expert opinion, rather
than solid evidence, the researchers said, which is especially
problematic since the guidelines’ authors disclosed extensive
potential conflicts of interest.

"The guidelines were written by a panel assembled by the National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute ( NHLBI) and published in Pediatrics,
in November 2011. They also were endorsed by the American Academy of
Pediatrics. The guidelines call for universal screening of all 9 to
11-year-old children with a non-fasting lipid panel, and targeted
screening of 30 to 40 percent of 2 to 8-year-old and 12 to 16-year old
children with two fasting lipid profiles. Previous recommendations
called only for children considered at high risk of elevated levels to
be screened with a simple non-fasting total cholesterol test."

"The authors note that the panel chair and all members who drafted the
lipid screening recommendations disclosed an 'extensive assortment of
financial relationships with companies making lipid lowering drugs and
lipid testing instruments.' Some of those relevant relationships
include paid consultancies or advisory board memberships with
pharmaceuticals that produce cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Merck,
Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche and Sankyo."

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about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman