AP IMPACT: Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080914/ap_on_re_us/pharmawater_flush_i"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080914/capt.24442fdec97c426aa5a13dded2f59e90.pharmawater_flush_i_ny385.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RDZfVxx1ZVoyLJ52MDPRkA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Bryant Sears, working in a Teflon suit and wearing goggles and rubber gloves, sorts leftover medicines and contaminated packing one-by-one at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, May 13, 2008 in Minneapolis. Items are put into separate barrels and bins, depending on their differing disposal standards and methods. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.</p><br clear="all"/>

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