Parents Ignore Children's Cough Medicine Warnings

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Parents Ignore Children's Cough Medicine Warnings

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Growing up I was always assured when things didn amp rsquo t go my way that my parents were always amp ldquo looking out for my best interest amp rdquo

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Tags: Cough, Cough Medication, Parenting, Children's Health

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Parents Ignore Children’s Cough Medicine Warnings http://budurl.com/7ep3

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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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Why parents are still giving babies cold and coughs meds, despite DFA warnings: their peds tell them to http://bit.ly/fUNipm

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

bmedreport.com — “Research has linked over-the-counter cough and cold products to poisoning or death in hundreds of children, ages 2 and younger. Studies have also shown that these medicines do little to control symptoms.View full resource at bmedreport.com

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

uofmhealth.org — “Despite United States Food and Drug Administration formally recommending that OTC cough and cold products not be given to children under age 2, the C.S. Mott Children--™s Hospital National Poll on Children--™s Health shows that 61-percent of parents of children, ages 2 and younger, gave their children OTC cough and cold medicine within the last 12 months. The poll also shows that more than half of parents report that their child--™s doctor says OTC cough and cold medications arView full resource at uofmhealth.org

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Kids Health | Cold Medicines Not For Kids: Health Canada

dailyhealthsecrets.com — “Parents across the country are being warned not to give cough and cold medicines to children under six because ofView full resource at dailyhealthsecrets.com

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