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Soaring obesity1 in US children is creating a dramatic increase in the number taking medicines for type-II diabetes2 and those with diabetes-related conditions, according to a Financial Times analysis of prescription3 data.
这项分析报告由美国最大的药品福利管理服务商Medco为英国《金融时报》提供。该分析发现,2001至2005年间,使用治疗二型糖尿病药物的儿童数量增长逾一倍。 The analysis, for the FT by Medco, the largest US drug benefits manager, found the number of children taking medicine for type-II diabetes more than doubled between 2001 and 2005.
此外,还发现在使用治疗二型糖尿病药物的儿童中,有很大比例的人还使用其它药物,这些药物用于治疗高血压、高胆固醇、哮喘和关节疼痛等通常与肥胖和糖尿病相关的严重成人慢性疾病。
In addition, an alarming percentage of children taking type-II diabetes drugs were found to be taking drugs for serious adult-like chronic4 conditions often related to obesity and diabetes such as hypertension, high cholesterol5, asthma6 and joint7 pain.
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obesity
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| n.肥胖,肥大 | |
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diabetes
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| n.糖尿病 | |
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chronic
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| adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的 | |
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cholesterol
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asthma
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| n.气喘病,哮喘病 | |
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joint
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| adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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