Parents Affect Kids&#39; Heart Disease Risk
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What parents do -- and don&#39;t do -- before the birth of a child and through the early years of life has a significant effect on the child&#39;s risk of developing heart disease as an adult, two studies find.
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Women who smoke while pregnant may cause permanent cardiovascular damage to their children that could heighten the offspring's risk for a stroke and heart attack, researchers said on Friday.
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Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.    The call for bolder action in schools follows the Institute of Medicine's recommendations last month calling for a wide-ranging attack on childhood obesity by involving parents, schools, communities and the government...
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Bigger babies are not guaranteed to  grow into healthier adults when it comes to cholesterol levels  and related heart disease problems, a study said on Tuesday.
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Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says. It&#39;s the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood
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Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.
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A pilot screening programme carried out on 11-14-year-olds, involving detailed tests on their circulation system, has revealed that although the children appeared healthy, one in five already had defective ...
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are are taking it too far.
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Bigger babies are not guaranteed to grow into healthier adults when it comes to cholesterol levels and related heart disease problems, a study said on Tuesday.
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School districts across the country have been taking steps to make food in schools healthier, but some parents say they are taking it too far.
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Children with a clustering of  cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic  syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood,  or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new  study.
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If you have a brother or sister who had a heart attack at an early age, start paying attention to your own arteries because you&#39;re at increased risk for heart trouble, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - Young women with a family history of heart disease may be less careful about following a healthy lifestyle than their male counterparts, a study has found.
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NEW YORK  - The stress of having a child go through a life-threatening event may have long-term health consequences for parents, a new study suggests.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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Sep 21  - A childhood involving abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue of the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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If you have a brother or sister who had a heart attack at an early age, start paying attention to your own arteries because youâre at increased risk for heart trouble, a new study finds.