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NEWS ABOUT: cold medicine

cold medicine stories: 10 news summaries

 Ginsburg Hospitalized Again 

Justice suffers adverse reaction to medications, released after overnight stay

Oct 15, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is out of the hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to medication last night. While waiting for takeoff on a plane bound for London, Ginsburg because extremely drowsy and fell from her seat because of a reaction between a prescription sleeping aid and an OTC cold medication,... More »

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg • cold medicine • US Supreme Court • sleeping pills • hospitalization • drug interaction • Supreme Court justice

Vicks VapoRub Dangerous for Babies: Study

Despite wide use, may restrict breathing in children under 2

Jan 13, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Vicks VapoRub is dangerous for children younger than 2, potentially causing breathing problems and mucus buildup, a new study warns. The popular cream’s label already warns against using it on kids that young, but many parents do it anyway, researchers say, because that’s what their parents did. “... More »

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cold medicine • infant • cough medicine • health study • respiratory problems • Procter & Gamble • Vicks VapoRub

Medicaid Spends Millions on Drugs FDA Never Approved

FDA loophole allows potentially-lethal drugs to stay in market

Nov 23, 08 8:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Taxpayer dollars still pay for unapproved prescription drugs that have sold for decades and are linked to dozens of deaths, the AP reports. In the past 5 years, at least $200 million has been paid for drugs like cold and pain medications that were never approved by the FDA, yet... More »

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FDA • Health and Human Services • children • Medicaid • death • prescription drugs • cold medicine • hydrocodone • cough medicine

 Move Over, Apples: 
 It's a Mandarin a Day Now 

Satsumas provide natural antihistamine for colds and allergies

Nov 20, 08 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Satsuma mandarin oranges from northern California’s Placer County aren’t in the medicine aisle, but the citrus packs a potent dose of a natural antihistamine that can relieve cold and allergy symptoms, the Sacramento Bee reports. A study found that a glassful of the fruit’s juice has six... More »

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agriculture • California • allergy • cold medicine • alternative medicine • antihistamine • mandarin • satsuma mandarin • synephrine

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

Report tallies ODs,
bad reactions

Jan 29, 08 4:43 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Ditch Cold Meds for Tots: FDA

Government to officially warn against dosing children under 2

Jan 17, 08 6:04 AM CST
(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... More »

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FDA • baby • overdose • cold medicine • infants • cough medicine

 Antibiotics Don't Help Suffering Sinuses

Drugs make almost no difference, and could hurt: study

Dec 5, 07 8:46 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Honey Works on Kids' Coughs

Study says it soothes throat, helps children sleep

Dec 4, 07 7:07 AM CST
(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... More »

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

FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

Popular remedies don't work and aren't safe for for children under 6

Oct 19, 07 5:17 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Trail of Chinese Chemicals Leads to Toothpaste

Governments on two continents investigate tainted product

May 22, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dominican Republic is the latest country investigating the possibility that a poisonous chemical from China wound up in a consumer product. This time it's toothpaste that contains the industrial solvent diethylene glycol, which has already turned up in Panama and Australia, the Times reports. The Chinese government has tracked... More »

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China • food • health • pet food recall • toothpaste • chemicals • contamination • diethylene glycol • glycerin • cold medicine • Mr. Cool Junior

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