Hefty kids have higher risk of future heart attack
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An international charity says overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters.
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WEDNESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- In what doctors admit is a paradox, new European research shows that obese patients have half the risk of dying after a heart attack compared with normal-weight patients.
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NEW YORK  - Kids who carry excess pounds may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot and ankle surgeons warns.
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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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Todayâs warning by the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation is more sad news for overweight kids. Worldwide, the WHO says, there are 18 million overweight children under the age of five
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese children are more likely than normal-weight kids to have dangerously enlarged heart muscles as they enter adulthood, according to a Tulane University study in the November issue of the journal Circulation.
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MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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The results of a new study suggest that doctors should take preventive action to treat some children for heart disease.
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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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By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.    It's the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood problems and ischemic heart disease -- blockage of the arteries that leads to heart attacks and other major problems, said Maxia Dong, a medical epidemiologist at the U.S...
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World Heart Day is focusing on life-threatening risks of obesity in children. The World Health Organization and World Heart Federation warn, overweight children are three-to-five times more likely to suffer
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Cape Town - It is not only obese men in developed countries who fall prey to heart disease due to stress. Nowadays, even women and children run the risk of dying from heart failure or a stroke.
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Does your brother or sister have  heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you  are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said  on Monday.
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Oct 05  - New research indicates that individuals who have a brother or sister who developed heart disease at a young age may have an increased risk of also having heart disease.
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While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one. Scientists are stumped over why that seems to be the case and pose several theories.
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A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.