More than 5 million, nearly 25 percent, said they had abused these medications The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students -- more than 5 million kids -- have abused these medications. That’s a 33 percent increase from 2008, the survey authors noted. They said … [Read more...] about Survey: Prescription drug abuse up among U.S. teens
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Got asthma? Odds are you have an allergy, too
Study found many U.S. adults suffer from both Most American adults with asthma also have an allergy, according to a new study. Researchers examined data on nearly 2,600 people from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and found that 75 percent of adults aged 20 to 40 with asthma, and 65 percent of adults 55 and older with the condition, have at least … [Read more...] about Got asthma? Odds are you have an allergy, too