Doctors should look at the family history of hose with high cholesterol in order to track down those with the familial hypercholesterol gene(FH).
50% of men with this gene will die before they reach 50 years old, and 30% of women with the gene will die before 60.
There are an estimated 110,000 people with this gene.
Those with the gene ideally shouldn't smoke and have an appropiate diet.
Statins may also be prescribed.
A fifth of Ayurvedic medicines avaible on the internet contain arsenic ,lead or mercury, according to reseachers who analysed randomly chosen 193 products from various websites and tested them for metals.
A new drug called Lucentis has been approved for use to prevent people with age-related wet macular degeneration.
It could save the NHS a lot of money long term because suffiers need a lot of expensive care.
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