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Asthma program director Alex Aldrete teaches 15-year-old Jesus Ayala the proper use of the new albuterol sulphate inhaler at a clinic in Venice, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Childhood chronic conditions on the rise
Broadcast: Midmorning, 07/03/2007, 10:06 a.m.
The number of children and youth in the United States with chronic health conditions has increased dramatically over the past 40 years, led by the rise in obesity, asthma, and attention deficit disorder. Midmorning looks at what's behind the increase, and what it could mean for the health care system.
Guests
Mike Severson, M.D.: Pediatrician at the Brainerd Medical Center and a member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Abraham Jacob, M.D.: Assistant professor in the division of general pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and director of the hospitalist program at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital.
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