News tagged with cough medicines
Accelerated infant growth increases risk of future asthma symptoms in children
Accelerated growth in the first three months of life, but not fetal growth, is associated with an increased risk of asthma symptoms in young children, according to a new study from The Generation R Study Group at Erasmus ...
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Common cough medicine may help treat multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- A drug widely used in over-the-counter cough medicines appears to protect against symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a finding that could offer a new and inexpensive therapy for a condition with few effective ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 08, 2011 |
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FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
(AP) -- Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Research reveals exactly how coughing is triggered by environmental irritants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have revealed how environmental irritants such as air pollution and cigarette smoke cause people to cough, in research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory an ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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FDA panel: Lower maximum daily dose of Tylenol
(AP) -- Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Parents still give cough medicine to infants despite FDA warning
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 ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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