This Day, That Year

Item from Nov 18, 1988, in China Daily: The number of deaf-mute children in China is growing by at least 30,000 a year mainly due to abuse of medication. ...

Last year, the Capital Institute of Pediatrics in Beijing, one of the country's top children's hospitals, treated nearly 150 patients for exposure to unsafe medication at home.

A 2013 survey showed that the improper use of children's medication was widespread nationwide, with abuse rates ranging from 12 to 32 percent in major cities.