The greatest threats to the health of children growing up today in the United States are no longer infectious diseases such as polio, chicken pox, mumps, cholera, or malaria. Increasingly they are chronic diseases such as autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, asthma, obesity, diabetes, and pediatric cancers -- and these are on the rise.
The greatest threats to the health of children growing up today in
the United States are no longer infectious diseases such as polio,
chicken pox, mumps, cholera, or malaria. Increasingly they are
chronic diseases such as autism spectrum...
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Dr. Philip Landrigan of The Mount Sinai Medical Center answered:The greatest threats to the health of children growing up today in the United States are no longer infectious diseases such as polio, chicken pox, mumps, cholera, or malaria. Increasingly they are chronic diseases such as autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, asthma, obesity, diabetes, and pediatric cancers -- and these are on the rise.The greatest threats to the health of children growing up today in the United States are no longer infectious diseases such as polio, chicken pox, mumps, cholera, or malaria. Increasingly they are chronic diseases such as autism spectrum... More
