USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendation On Who Should Use Statins.

reports that the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a draft recommendation on “who qualifies for cholesterol-lowering stains.” In the new “draft guidelines” released Dec. 21 for public comment, the USPSTF “says the...medications will be of most benefit to some people ages 40 to 75 whose risk of cardiovascular disease over the next decade is at least 10 percent.” According to the AP, the task force recommendations “are similar to...2013 guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.” http://time.com/4157879/statins-heart-attack/