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04-08-2009, 02:48 PM
The number of American children and teens taking drugs to lower blood pressure and control diabetes has risen significantly since 2004, according to a new study.
The study is one of several reports on childhood obesity in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
In the first report, researchers at CVS Caremark, a large supplier of medications to people with health insurance, used the company's drug database to track prescriptions filled on behalf of children and adolescents.
"Children and adolescents are starting to show signs of chronic health conditions and cardiovascular risk factors that are typically reserved for adults," said Joshua N. Liberman, vice president of strategic research at the company and the study's lead researcher. "We need to be educating health-care providers about the opportunities for managing these patients."
Full Article (http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/625827.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_lifestyle).
The study is one of several reports on childhood obesity in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
In the first report, researchers at CVS Caremark, a large supplier of medications to people with health insurance, used the company's drug database to track prescriptions filled on behalf of children and adolescents.
"Children and adolescents are starting to show signs of chronic health conditions and cardiovascular risk factors that are typically reserved for adults," said Joshua N. Liberman, vice president of strategic research at the company and the study's lead researcher. "We need to be educating health-care providers about the opportunities for managing these patients."
Full Article (http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/625827.html?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_lifestyle).