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Parents across the country are being warned not to give cough and cold medicines to children under six because of

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Health Tip: Skip the Cold Medicine Before Age 4 - US News and World Report

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Kids Need Flu Shot Even if They Had One Last Year - Medical and Health Information on the Common Cold and Flu on MedicineNet.com

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Last Year's Flu Shot Won't Protect Kids This Year - Medical and Health Information on the Common Cold and Flu on MedicineNet.com

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Despite FDA Warnings, Parents Continue Giving Cough & Cold Meds to Young Kids - Parenting.com

parenting.com — “Sixty-one percent of parents of children age 2 and younger have given their kids over-the-counter cough and cold medicine within the last 12 months, according to a poll released earlier this week by the C.S. Mott Children--™s Hospital National Poll on Children--™s Health. This is despite the 2008 recommendation by the FDA that OTC cough and cold medicine not be given to kids under age 2, manufacturers voluntarily recalling these products for this age group, studies showing that they View full resource at parenting.com

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Parents Give Cough And Cold Medications To Young Children Despite FDA Warnings The Behavioral Medicine Report

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Parents continue to give cough and cold meds to young kids, despite FDA warnings | University of Michigan Health System

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Alternatives to recalled cold medicines for children - QualityPoint Technologies

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Great summary of Safe Ways to help relieve your kids' cold symptoms at home!! http://bit.ly/eDqRUH

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Fewer Tots Go To ER Since Baby Cold Meds Pulled From Market : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR

npr.org — “Less than half of the country's babies and toddlers are going to the ER for cold and cough medicine related problems now. But older kids ER visits for these problems remain unchanged.View full resource at npr.org

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