Chronic health conditions increasing in children, study finds

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 12:56 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 a 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...

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