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Study: Millions of Kids' Antibiotic Prescriptions Unneeded
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Pediatricians write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions—for conditions like the flu and asthma—every year, suggests a new study. Those ailments, and others not caused by bacteria, don't respond to the drugs.
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Millions of kids' antibiotic Rx's unneeded: study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatricians write more than 10 million unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions — for conditions like the flu and asthma — every year, suggests a new study. Those ailments, and others not caused by
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Asthma: Kids get unneeded antibiotics
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Asthma affects as many as 6 million kids in the United States annually – that's about 1 or 2 kids out of 10. Now experts say unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed during nearly 1 out of every 6 pediatric ambulatory care visits for asthma.
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Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don't need, according to new study findings. The researchers found that doctors prescribe roughly 1 million unnecessary antibiotics to US kids with
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