Drugging kids with medication still best way to get through long trips

The CDC announced today that after two more years of research, giving small children cough medicine and Gravol is still the best way for parents to make in through a long trip.

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It's a spoof.

Kids' ER visits fell after cold medicines' removal

Kids' ER visits fell after cold medicines' removal

CHICAGO — Removing cough and cold medicines for very young children from store shelves led to a big decline in emergency room visits for bad reactions to the drugs, government research found.

Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive

Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive

If the kids become too much to handle, slip 'em a little cold medicine. It's an often-repeated joke -- or advice -- that parents share on the playground or on Twitter and Facebook pages.

Health officials OK Tamiflu for kids despite risks

Federal health officials have approved the use of the antiviral drug Tamiflu in children under age one, despite limited safety data, because of the risk that swine flu poses to infants.

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Laudable move to limit medications

THE move by the Malaysian Drug Control Authority (DCA) to limit the use of unsafe medications for small children is commendable “Cough and cold medications in children to be limited” (The Star, July 9).

Laudable move to limit medications