News tagged with cold medications
FDA panel to vote on painkiller restrictions
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Jun 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Government experts are scheduled to vote on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses.
Parents still give cough medicine to infants despite FDA warning
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Nearly two years after the FDA issued a formal advisory urging parents not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to infants younger than 2 years old without a doctor's advice, a new study says many parents still ...
1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications
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Aug 04, 2008 |
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Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings appear in the August issue ...
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1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications
May 03, 2008 |
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Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings will be presented today ...
Study examines cold medication use in young children
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May 31, 2008 |
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Cough and cold medication use in young children has been linked to a significant number of adverse effects and several deaths, leading the FDA to recommend against their use for children less than two years old. Despite these ...
Millions of teens abusing cold medicines
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Jan 11, 2008 |
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A U.S. survey says millions of teenagers and young adults are getting high off non-prescription cough and cold medicines.
Some drugs increase risk of falling
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falling for patients aged 65 and older who take four or more medications on a regular basis.
Study finds parents use cough medicines on under-2s despite the warnings
May 15, 2008 |
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More than 40 per cent of parents have used cough medicine for children younger than two – even though it is not recommended, nor proven effective for children in this age group, an Australia-first study has found.
CDC advice for those with flulike symptoms
May 01, 2009 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering advice to people wondering what to do if a family member takes ill with flulike symptoms. Some of the more important points:
Bell's palsy: Study calls for rethink of cause and treatment
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell's palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to Cochrane Researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering ...
Asthma drugs need to be maintained for continued benefit
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the drugs, new results from a comprehensive childhood asthma study show.
Migraines: Help for a common problem in children and teenagers
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Chocolate, excitement and the stress of Christmas: these are not just a headache for parents. They are also responsible for triggering migraines in many young people. Learning how to manage stress and avoid triggers are just ...
Variable Temperatures Leave Insects wtih a Frosty Reception
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists at The University of Western Ontario have shown that insects exposed to repeated periods of cold will trade reproduction for immediate survival.
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