Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 30, 2008

Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. ...more

December 29, 2008

New research chronicles the increase in the number of children taking prescription medication to treat common weight-related diseases. ...more

November 12, 2008

Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside. ...more

November 12, 2008

A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight. ...more

December 25, 2007

Not long ago, former pro-baseball hopeful Aaron McClain Jr. insisted he would not involve himself in a sport he could not play at the highest level. ...more

November 14, 2007