CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn’t work. Oral phenylephrine is an active ingr…
Learn MoreWhat Is Croup? Its Symptoms and Treatment
Croup can be a scary thing for new parents to watch their babies struggle with, so here is a primer on what it is and how to best treat it.Croup is a common respiratory illness, characterized by a narrowing of the main airway (the trachea), just below…
Learn MoreGefapixant Leads to Modest Improvements in Cough
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with refractory or unexplained chronic cough, gefapixant leads to modest improvement in cough frequency, severity, and quality of life, according to a review published online Sept. 11 in the Journa…
Learn More¿Podría el aire frío ayudar a aliviar un caso de crup? Sí, afirma un nuevo estudio
MARTES, 1 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hace años que los pediatras lo han sospechado, y ahora un nuevo estudio quizá pruebe que estaban en lo cierto: el aire frío de verdad puede ayudar a aliviar los síntomas de crup de un niño. El crup es un…
Learn MoreCould Cold Air Help Settle a Case of Croup? New Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians have suspected it for years, and now a new study may be proving them right: Cold air really can help ease children’s croup symptoms.Croup is a common childhood illness that usually starts as an o…
Learn MoreUn panel de la FDA reevaluará el mérito de un descongestionante que muchos califican de inútil
LUNES, 6 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hace años que los consumidores utilizan un descongestionante oral de venta libre llamado fenilefrina, pero quizá esta situación no continúe mucho tiempo.La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) …
Learn MoreFDA Panel to Again Weigh Merit of Decongestant That Many Call Useless
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consumers have been using a common over-the-counter oral decongestant known as phenylephrine for years, but that may not continue much longer.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked a panel of its advi…
Learn MoreRecent Increase Seen in Pediatric Benzonatate Exposure
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric benzonatate prescription utilization has increased recently, as have cases involving intentional benzonatate exposure, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Pediatrics.Ivone Kim, M.D., fr…
Learn MoreCough (Children)
Is coughing bad for my child? Most of the time it’s good for her. When your child has a cold, coughing clears infected mucus from her lungs and keeps nasal mucus from dripping down into them. If she didn’t cough, a little sniffle could turn into pneum…
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