Drug companies: No cold medicines for kids under 4 »
Posted By STONERS 1 year, 1 month ago in Health & FitnessChildren under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks.
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STONERS1 year, 1 month ago
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"The voluntary change in advice to parents comes less than a week after federal health officials said they also saw little evidence that the drugs work. But government officials were afraid that taking the medicines off store shelves might prompt parents to give their children adult medicines."
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"The drug makers said they will also add a warning that parents should not give antihistamines to children to make them sleepy. These are allergy-relief medications often found in medicines that combine several ingredients to treat a variety of symptoms." -
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ErinMotz1 year, 1 month ago
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I think our bodies are much stronger than we give them credit for. While I think Western medicine is tremendously important for emergency situations, I don't think it's entirely necessary for small issues like colds. A fever, for instance, can be brought down by quite a few natural remedies, so I personally don't feel that modern medicine is needed in many cases.
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