The FDA issued a warning today advising parents to not give over the counter cough and cold medicines to infants and toddlers because of the risk of “serious and life threatening side effects that can occur”.
In October of last year, drug companies stopped selling certain versions of baby medicines. Later that same month, FDA [...]
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Is it just me, or do children usually come down with some sort of illness around the holidays? Perhaps it’s the change in weather, the stress, or just the amount of activity and changes in the schedule, but I seem to remember more “sick” holidays than “well” holidays. Then again, I suppose a [...]
Tags: Christmas, colds, decongestants, Sickness in infants, Tylenol, viruses
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