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Aura Cacia Clearing Foam Bath for Kids

by Honey Berk, Posted Feb 23rd 2011 2:00PM

Soothe your child's stuffy nose with a calming eucalyptus bath. Credit: Amazon With over-the-counter children's cough and cold medicines coming under major scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration, many parents are searching ...Soothe your child's stuffy nose with a calming eucalyptus bath.
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Kids' ER Visits Fell After Cold Medicines' Removal

by Associated Press, Posted Nov 22nd 2010 5:00PM

The FDA warned against giving cold medicines to kids younger than age 2. Credit: Getty Images
CHICAGO (AP) - Removing cough and cold medicines for very young children from store shelves led to a big decline in emergency room visits for bad ...Removing cough and cold medicines for very young children from store shelves led to a big decline in emergency room visits for bad reactions to the drugs, government research found.
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Cold Medicine - New Warnings May Be On Their Way

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 3rd 2009 1:00PM

The FDA already warns parents that if you've got a sick kid under two, don't give them cough and cold medications. There are just too many side effects and scant evidence that the medicine actually works. And now, British regulators have come to ...
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Physicians group wants FDA to ban children's cold medicines

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Oct 6th 2008 1:00PM

Last winter, the FDA put out an advisory warning parents and caretakers that children under the age of two shouldn't be given over-the-counter cough and cold medications. A leading physicians group, Public Citizen's Health Research Group, thinks that ...
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