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FDA Mulling Ban on Cold Medicine for Kids...

Posted on October 07, 2008

Cold medicine made BIG news last year. Pediatricians claimed over-the-counter cold remedies posed MAJOR health risks for young children. This prompted retailers nationwide to yank medicines aimed at kids under the age of two from stores.In January, the FDA supported action AGAINST children s cold medicine, but now, about a year later, officials are STILL pondering a ban and may extend it to remedies for children up to age six; CBS News reports.In the report, pediatrician Dr. Alanna Levine refers to studies showing that cold medicines DON T actually work and Early Show host, Harry Smith, m...

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