Skipping meds linked to more hospital visits for kids

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kids and teens with asthma and type 1 diabetes often don’t take their medication as prescribed, and those that skip doses are more likely to end up in the emergency room, according to a new review. More than half of children with a chronic illness are put on medication, but past studies have found anywhere from 50 percent to 88 percent don’t take their drugs as prescribed. …