Disease increase

[2009 may] Child diabetes cases 'to double'

ADD
[Media Jan 2005] One in 20 children suffers attention disorder

"Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder is found in as many as one in 20 children, or 3 to 5 percent"--Media

Nearly one third of high school girls and 16% of high school boys show symptoms of an eating disorder

"Nearly half of Americans suffer at least one chronic disease, everything from allergies to heart disease - 20 million more than doctors had anticipated this year, researchers say. "--Media

Epilepsy 5-8 per 1000

Cerebral Palsy (1 in 400 to 1 in 166)

SIDS 1.4-1.9 per 1000 live births USA

50 million Americans -- 75% of them women -- suffer from autoimmune disorders, according to Virginia Ladd, president and founder of the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. (AARDA).

Asthma (now 1 in 4 children) Media: Asthma now a national emergency By BELINDA HICKMAN

"Asthma is just out of control," said Dr. Edward Bailey, medical director of the Springfield school system and a Baystate Medical Center pediatrician."--Media

At least half a million Americans have been diagnosed with MS. But doctors say because symptoms often go unrecognized the real number could be far greater.

[Media, April 2003] Adult-onset' diabetes now kids' epidemic

PEOPLE: Disability - U.S. Census Bureau - "Disabilities Affect 1 in 5 - There were 49.7 million people with some type of long-lasting condition or disability living in the United States in 2000. This represented 19.3 percent of the 257.2 million civilians aged 5 and over who were not living in prisons, nursing homes, and other institutions, or nearly one person in five."