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Teens who have trouble coping with stress may face an increased risk for future coronary heart disease that even exercise can't erase

Coping With Stress May Be As Key to Heart Health As Exercise

Teens who lack coping skills face raised heart risks that physical fitness does not counter
Extremely obese children -- such as those at least 100 pounds overweight -- are in deeper trouble in terms of cardiovascular disease risks than doctors have thought

Severe Obesity in Youth Even Riskier Than Thought

Half of those studied had elevated BP or dyslipidemia, 15 percent had diabetes mellitus
For children and adolescents with an adnexal mass

One-Quarter of Adnexal Masses in Youth Are Malignant

Presence of gynecologic surgeon lowers odds of oophorectomy in benign masses
About one in five children and adolescents had adverse lipid concentrations

Dyslipidemia, High BP Prevalent Among U.S. Youth

About one in five had dyslipidemia; one in ten had high or borderline BP in 2011 to 2012