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At the NLA’s annual Honors and Awards ceremony, Chapter presidents have the opportunity to present Chapter President’s Service Awards. These awards are presented by each Chapter President to one or two members from their chapter who has provided exceptional service to the chapter over the previous year. At this year’s ceremony at the Scientific Sessions in Orlando, the following NLA members were presented with this special recognition:


SELA: Paul E. Ziajka, MD, PhD, FNLA
Presented by SELA President Ralph La Forge, MSc, FNLA

Special Education Session at the Orlando 2014 Annual Scientific Sessions:
The National Lipid Association Recommendations for Patient-Centered Management of Dyslipidemia

Friday, May 2 • 6:45 – 7:45 a.m.

A new study finds that about a third of children, ages 9 to 11, have cholesterol levels considered borderline or high.

Nearly one-third of children may have worrisome levels of cholesterol, putting them at risk for cardiovascular problems decades later, according to a new study.

The study of more than 12,000 9- to 11-year-olds, presented today at the American College of Cardiology's annual conference in Washington, found that 30% of those tested had "borderline" or "abnormal" levels of cholesterol.