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These tips on colds are good medicine (The Charlotte Observer) A big change this year: The flu vaccine is targeting the entire school-age population up to age 18, not just children 6 months to age 5. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommend that anyone who lives or works with children younger than 5 should get a shot, mainly to protect the children. As with treating a cold, rest, liquids and ... us.rd.yahoo.com
During Cold Season, Treat Kids with Care (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - Many families rely on over-the-counter (OTC) oral cough and cold medicines to help children feel better when they are sick, but we can never be too careful when caring for our kids. us.rd.yahoo.com
Safer Ways to Keep Little Ones Healthy This Winter (Lexington Clipper-Herald) (ARA) - Concerns over children's cold remedies have many parents thinking twice before opening the medicine cabinet to treat their little one's cough or cold. us.rd.yahoo.com
Exposure to pseudoephedrine common among young children (News-Medical-Net) Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that exposure to pseudoephedrine, a decongestant found in many cough-and-cold and allergy medications, has been common among U.S. children, especially those under the age of two years who are at the highest risk for toxicity and for whom safe dosing recommendations are lacking. us.rd.yahoo.com
SimBaby helps train medical staff for real thing (The Nashua Telegraph) Molly is 8 months old and has a cold. Her mother brings her to the hospital because she's not eating and is having trouble breathing. The nurses take her vitals, listen to her heart and coughing and get to work. ... - By MELANIE PLENDA Correspondent us.rd.yahoo.com
Selling cough, cold medicines for children under 12 questioned (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Health Canada is considering changing the rules on selling and labelling children's cold medications that have been linked to serious complications and at least three deaths among children under the age of two between 1995 and 2007, according to confidential documents obtained by CBC News under federal Access to Information laws. us.rd.yahoo.com
Gaza’s Grim Reaper (Middle East Online) Israel always manages to commit its worst deeds when no one else is looking. If they happen to be caught, they blame it on the Palestinians – on a few resistance fighters, notes Paul J. Balles . us.rd.yahoo.com
A compilation of Sun stories that offer health advice (The Naperville Sun) Consumers are more likely to check the labels on their food than the labels on their health advice. us.rd.yahoo.com
Health Briefs, Dec. 2, 2008 (The Daily Sentinel) Nutrition classes for seniors offered us.rd.yahoo.com
Teen grateful for second chance after heart transplant (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans) HOUMA — It’s not something most teens have to concern themselves with, but few days go by without 16-year-old Jaquan Veal thinking about the organ beating inside his chest. us.rd.yahoo.com
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