Warning on medication mix-ups for kids
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_he_me/children_drug_errors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080411/capt.nyol53904110330.children_drug_errors_nyol539.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=P3Jmk8pS8_Sn9mChMr9d8A--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="Actor Dennis Quaid is pictured at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in this Jan. 20, 2008 file photo. A safety alert issued Friday by a hospital group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children. The accidental blood thinner overdose of Quaid's newborn twins last November has turned public attention to the issue. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued Friday by the group comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, a number far higher than earlier estimates.</p><br clear="all"/>

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