MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) — The number of serious adverse drug events more than double between 1998 and 2005 in the United States, as did the number of related deaths, a new study found.
“This is the first study to ask the question, ‘Are we gaining ground or losing ground in drug safety and improving patient safety in prescription drugs?’ And I think, inescapably, the conclusion is that we’re losing ground,” said study lead author Thomas Moore, of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.
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Two teachers left Key Middle School in ambulances this morning, reigniting the union's concerns that the northeast Houston campus is unsafe.
The two women were taken to the hospital after vomiting and experiencing watery eyes and difficulty breathing, said Gayle Fallon, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers. Fallon suspects the cause is mold or some other air-quality problem.
Terry Abbott, spokesman for the Houston Independent School District, said the administration has not heard an official medical report about the teachers. He emphasized that a private inspection company found a week ago that Key Middle, located at 4000 Kelley, did not have unusual levels of mold and that city inspectors agreed with that assessment.
"We understand the building was hot this morning. That may have had something to do with those who felt badly today," Abbott said. "We have had nothing at all unusual among the children."
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