Friday, October 5, 2012

Medication use higher among overweight, obese kids

Overweight children are far more likely to take prescription medications than children of a normal weight-a trend that adds to already higher health-care costs for treating childhood obesity, according to new research from the University of Alberta. (2012-10-05)

URL: http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/79738/Medication_use_higher_among_overweight_obese_kids_.html

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