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Medicines top source of kids' poisonings

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-08-04

A new government study shows that the leading cause of accidental child poisoning is medicine related. More than 71,000 per year are found to have taken painkillers and other common medicine-cabinet items, and are taken to the emergency room, researchers say. That is double the rate of poisoning from cleaning products and other items, the study found. Read full story >

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