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To: Shoot1st who wrote (2657)	2/15/2008 3:34:39 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17068

S1, think the news about Zetia was that it does reduce Cholesterol but does nothing to reduce existing plaque.....perhaps at certain ages it does work Well, it does not reduce heart attacks or mortality, which is what these drugs are supposed to be preventing. So you basically have all the side effect and no benefit. The hypothesis that cholesterol causes cardiovascular disease is just that - a hypothesis. The Enhance Study shows that this cholesterol hypothesis does not hold much water. Joe