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  • January 2008

    • Cold Meds Land 7,000 Kids a Year in the Hospital

      Reuters  |  Jan 29, 08 4:43 AM CST

      Cold Meds Land 7,000 Kids a Year in the Hospital

      (Newser) - More than 7,000 American children a year end up in emergency rooms after taking over-the-counter cold or cough medicines, the federal Centers for Disease Control reports. Most of the children take overdoses of the drugs on their own, but a quarter have bad reactions to normal doses given by their parents, according to the study of kids under 12 published in Pediatrics . More »

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      children  • children's health care  • common cold  • cold medicine  • cough syrup  • cough medicine

    • Ditch Cold Meds for Tots: FDA

      Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 6:04 AM CST

      Ditch Cold Meds for Tots: FDA

      (Newser) - Although cold and cough medicine manufacturers pulled their baby and toddler lines off the shelves in October, the FDA is issuing an official advisory today to warn parents of the risk of giving any such remedies to children under 2. The government worries that uninformed parents are simply dosing their sniffly little ones with old medicines still in their home or products aimed at older kids, AP reports. More »

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      FDA  • babies  • overdose  • infants  • cold medicine  • cough medicine

  • December 2007

    • Antibiotics Don't Help Suffering Sinuses

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 5, 07 8:46 AM CST

      Antibiotics Don't Help Suffering Sinuses

      (Newser) - Antibiotics don't cure sinus infections and may actually do more harm than good, researchers have found, the Los Angeles Times reports. While more than 80% of US doctors prescribe antibiotics for sinus infections, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found the difference in recovery times between people on placebos and antibiotics so small it was insignificant. More »

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      health  • doctor  • medical research  • antibiotics  • American Medical Association  • cold medicine

    • Honey Works on Kids' Coughs

      Houston Chronicle  |  Dec 4, 07 7:07 AM CST

      Honey Works on Kids' Coughs

      (Newser) - Parents looking for an alternative to cold medicines for their young kids might consider a sweet solution—honey. A new study suggests that a commonly available dark variety soothes children's coughs and helps them sleep better, the Houston Chronicle reports.  The study comes in the wake of the FDA's recommendation last month that children under 6 not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. More »

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      children  • FDA  • common cold  • cold medicine  • alternative treatment  • honey  • cough syrup

  • October 2007

    • FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

      Associated Press  |  Oct 19, 07 5:17 PM CDT

      FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

      (Newser) - Over-the-counter cold medicines are dangerous for children under 6 and should not be used, a panel of health advisers reported to the FDA today. Many popular medicines, including Dimetapp, Triaminic, and Pediacare, have never been sufficiently tested on children under 12, the committee concluded. “The data that we have now is they don’t seem to work,” said one FDA expert. More »

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      FDA  • parents  • drug companies  • common cold  • pediatrics  • cold medicine  • pediatricians

  • May 2007

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