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No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4: Drug Companies Step Up
Drug companies who produce over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicines for children announced Tuesday that they would be supplying warning labels on all products advising against children under 4 from using the...FDA Rejects Child Cold Meds Recall
The Food and Drug Administration in the US has rejected a plea from pediatricians to ban cough and cold medicines for children under 6 years of age, worried that an outright ban before further research might lead to...FDA Will Rewrite Rules For Marketing for Children
" WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration will rewrite decades-old federal regulations governing how over-the-counter cold and cough medicines are marketed to children amid concerns over whether the products are safe and effective. Associated Press The FDA is...Drug Screens Needed for Kids in ER
" Researchers Recommend Routine Drug Screening for Children Who Come to ER With Apparent Life-Threatening Event By Kelli Miller StacyWebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD A significant number of infants tested positive for cough and cold medicines on a...
Pokhara - 64 HIV/AIDS patients die, 900 undergoing treatment in Pokhara Hospital
"Pokhara, May 30: Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, has said 64 HIV/AIDS patients have died while undergoing treatment in the hospital so far. The hospital also said 900 HIV-infected patients are undergoing treatment in the hospital at present. Dr Basanta Tamrakar revealed... 18th confirmed Measles case in Washington State
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A Eighteenth "18th" case of measles has been confirmed in Grant County in Eastern Washington, and "it's possible" some people in King County also may have been exposed. Officials can confirm all 18... Rapper Pimp C Died of Cough Syrup Overdose
It is small consolation that rapper Pimp C's death was found to be accidental, as it also casts a strange light over the cough syrup combinations popularized in Southern hip-hop song lyrics that both celebrate and... Cough mixture appears limited use
"Alert parents know that small children should not take over-the-counter cough medications. Now researchers say the stuff might not help adults much, either. Over-the-counter medicine is commonly and casually used by millions of cold sufferers every year, but there is no... Virus Starts Like a Cold But Can Turn Into a Killer
I'm no hypochondriac at least I don't think I am but I had this virus last week. I had a normal cold and thought I was over it but all of a sudden I'm having chills fever and short of breath. Almost went to the... Honey 'is better for children's coughs'
New research shows that honey is more beneficial than commercially produced cough remedies."Honey is better at treating children's coughs than an ingredient used in many over-the-counter medicines, according to new...Childrens Cough Medicine Lawsuit Filed
Mother Sues Over 4-Month-Old's Cough Medicine Death"CHICAGO — A mother whose 4-month-old son died after taking over-the-counter cough and cold medicines sued two distributors of the drugs, saying they should have known the dangers of a key ingredient and warned...A safe approach to treating kids' colds and flu - In responce to the recent C...
With the recent FDA and Doctors' reports about Childrens' Cough and Cold Medicine, I was searching for information about what other options are out there to treat childrens colds or atleast help alleviate the...Lil’ Wayne Stiffs Jeweler $146,000
You think he is broke or maybe he is so awesome he pays only 12% of things he purchases. Maybe he spent all his money on Hip Hop hoes."Dwayne MichaelCarterJr., the Miami Beach-based rapper known as Lil’ Wayne,...OTC Cough and Cold Oral infant Medicines Voluntarily Withdrawn Due To Abuse
"The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) on behalf of the leading makers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines today announced voluntary market withdrawals of oral cough and cold medicines that refer to "infants." The voluntary withdrawal affects only these...Number of bird flu cases in RI rises to 106
"The number of bird flu cases in Indonesia has risen to 106 with the positive identification of another sufferer in Hangtuah village, Kampar district, Riau province, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the number of...
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