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Rapid rise seen in fatal medication errors at home

By CARLA K. JOHNSON , Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Medications
(AP) -- Deaths from medication mistakes at home, like actor Heath Ledger's accidental overdose, rose dramatically during the past two decades, an analysis of U.S. death certificates finds.



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