Chronic health conditions increasing in children, study finds
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 18:56
in Health & Medicine
The rates are higher and the illnesses are different than in previous generations, researchers say, with youths suffering from attention deficit disorder, obesity and asthma. More than one-quarter of all U.S. children have a chronic health condition, new research suggests, a significant increase from the rate seen in earlier decades and a statistic that looms large for the nation's efforts to subdue rising...