20% Of Teens Have High Cholesterol

American Voices

March 8, 2010 | ISSUE 46•10

A study of American teens shows that one in five has unhealthy cholesterol levels. What do you think?

Only one in five? Teens look greasier than that to me."

Daniel Moramarco
Lumber Puller
These teens are always getting into some kind of trouble. Now it's cholesterol; next it'll be arthritis."

Lucy Baines
Systems Analyst
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Teens need to stop visiting their grandmas."

Dan Kurson
Laryngologist

Donna Summer Dead

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Donna Summer, singer of such disco anthems as "Last Dance" and "Love To Love You Baby," died at the age of 63.
Sweetener Makes You Dumber

05.18.12 | ISSUE 48•20

A study published in The Journal of Physiology demonstrated that rats given substantial amounts of high fructose corn syrup learned and remembered less than a control group.
New DVR Can Skip Ads

05.18.12 | ISSUE 48•20

A new DVR sold by the Dish Network comes with the capability to pass over ads and is sending shockwaves through the television industry.
Nonwhite Babies Pass White Babies In United States

05.17.12 | ISSUE 48•20

For the first time in U.S. history, the number of minority babies outstripped the number of white babies.
Bush Endorses Romney

05.17.12 | ISSUE 48•20

Following a speech in Washington, former president George W. Bush offered an impromptu endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney to reporters.