11.13.09 - Studies suggest overweight kids are coronary time bombs - CNN recently reported that, with childhood obesity on a disturbing rise, children are becoming coronary time bombs. The evidence is mounting that children are trading playing outside for television and video games. At Madeira Therapeutics, we understand that there is a combination of circumstances contributing to the childhood obesity rate, which has tripled since 1970. We have found heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) preconditions some children to develop cardiovascular complications, while a less active, more fast food-minded culture has worsened the issue.While education regarding the urgency of this situation is intensifying, medical professionals are currently burdened with the lack of appropriate treatment options for its complications. Physicians are often compelled to resort to off-label prescriptions of adult formulations, a practice that lacks suitable dose titrations and standardized regulations... Madeira Therapeutics' Press Releases -
