DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor wants me to take a statin drug even though my total cholesterol is normal and my LDL cholesterol isn't very high. The only other abnormal test was the CRP test. He says that a statin for someone like me has been shown to prevent heart attacks. My father died of one at age 42. I don't relish taking pills. What are your thoughts? -- L.F.

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