Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Doctors mull adult drugs for obese kids

From the Toronto Star:
Doctors are warning that obese children may have to start taking adult cholesterol-lowering drugs amid evidence that 5-year-olds are developing heart disease.

Canadian researchers believe the explosion in child obesity means that medication may be the only way to help youngsters who already run the risk of premature heart attack. ...more

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