Teenagers particularly boys who try to attempt suicide or are close to someone who had attempted suicide are at a higher risk for heart disease in their 20s finds a new study. The findings showed that young males had higher blood pressure and systemic low-grade inflammation if they had attempted suicide as a teenager. On the other hand young women were more likely to be overweight or obese as well as have high blood pressure if they were close to someone who tried to kill him or herself. What we're seeing is that suicide attempts in adolescence -- which are
