25%
Percentage of U.S. children and teens who were taking at least one prescription medication regularly in 2009; 7% were taking two or more such drugs [via The Wall Street Journal]
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Special Reports
The Disease that Won’t Die: Tuberculosis in Peru
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
