A Portrait Of Health: Prescription Drugs In America

Kids tend to take medicines for asthma and ADHD. For older folks, drugs to treat blood pressure and cholesterol are most common. The proportion of Americans taking at least one drug has risen to 48 percent, the CDC says. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/03/129626052/a-portrait-of-health-prescription-drugs-in-america?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Sep 03 2010, 08:54 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog