Roy, This was depicted in a controversial series on Catalyst on the ABC in Australia. The two programs entitled "The heart of the Matter". The first questions the role of Cholesterol in Heart disease, the second questions the benefits of Statins. The link is here for anyone interested http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/vodcast/default.htm Greg Greg Watts Deputy Director San Pathology A division of Adventist HealthCare Limited e-mail [log in to unmask] CAUTION: This message may contain both confidential and privileged information intended for the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately, then destroy the original message. Any views expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except where the sender is specifically authorised by Adventist HealthCare Limited to state that they are the views of Adventist HealthCare Limited. _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by Symantec Hosted Services Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For further information visit http://www.messagelabs.com ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/