One child is affected every eight minutes when usually a well-meaning parent or caregiver commits an unintentional medication error said a US-based study. The researchers found that 63000 children under the age of six experienced out-of-hospital medication errors annually between 2002 and 2012. (Read: 8 things that weaken your immune system) Instances in which these mistakes can occur include caregivers giving one child the same medication twice misreading dosage instructions or administering the wrong medication. 'This is more common than people may realise' said senior study author Huiyun Xiang from the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio US. 'The numbers we
