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Preschoolers' Language Development Is Partly Tied To Their Classmates' Language Skills
Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part.
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Eleven Accussed Of Scamming Medicare In Michigan
Eleven people were charged in an indictment unsealed on Thursday with "scamming Medicare to get painkillers," the Associated Press reports. "A federal indictment in Detroit says the government unwittingly paid more than $480,000 to a phony health-care business that was a front for acquiring and selling painkillers." Authorities say Quick Response Medical Professionals paid people up to $220 to be seen by a doctor and that those visits were then reimbursed by Medicare. The case also involves thousands of doses of OxyContin worth more than $5 million that were sold during 2007 and 2008. The AP noted that "the government says Medicare and Medicaid fraud costs taxpayers billions each year" (6/4).
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Steroid Abuse Leads To Alarming Rise In Hair Loss Victims
Men are being warned that steroids can lead to premature baldness after a leading hair clinic reported an alarming rise in the number of patients affected by the designer drugs.
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Dangerous Legal Loophole Must Be Closed, Society Warns

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is demanding the closure of a legal loophole which allows non-pharmacy retailers to sell dangerously large amounts of paracetamol. The RPSGB became concerned last week when it was informed a Poundland store in Kent was selling 48 tablets of the painkiller for just ÷£1.00. The RPSGB"s Director of Policy, David Pruce said: "It is extremely worrying to know people may purchase this medicine without any consultation or guidance and inadvertently use it incorrectly. We know that limiting the amount of paracetamol sold at one time has reduced the number of deaths from paracetamol poisoning" Over a decade ago, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) limited the paracetamol pack size in non-pharmacy retailers to 16 tablets - but allowed up to six packs to be sold at a time. Most stores, including pharmacies, will only sell a maximum of two packs at a time. David Pruce said: "I urge members of the public to see their local community pharmacist if they are in need of medicines. Pharmacists are well-placed to give people expert advice and care, and are conveniently located on the high streets of most towns. In addition, the public can be sure medicines bought from a registered pharmacy would have met strict quality control standards, and would have been manufactured to UK requirements." The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain


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