The family history of a group of people in the Barossa Valley from German background could be the link to killer cholesterol, progressive new research has found
“A national Medicare-funded screening program for genetic high cholesterol is urgently required to provide a powerful weapon in the fight against heart disease.” This is the call from Professor Ian Hamilton-Craig, Professor of Preventive Cardiology at Griffith Health Institute, who is working to increase Australian awareness of genetic high cholesterol – otherwise known as familial hypercholesterolemia – and reduce […]