Texting may help teens remember meds

• Story Highlights
• Studies suggest only half of adolescents, on average, properly follow treatment steps
  
• Only 30 percent of teenagers correctly take medication to prevent asthma attacks
  
• Parents are turning to text messages to help remind children to take meds
  
• Expert: "Kids are thinking short-term and not long-term complications"
  
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