cold medications

FDA says cold and cough medications too risky for toddlers

After a few months of deciding on how to handle toddlers and pre-schoolers when it comes to administering cold medications, the FDA finally reached a ... Read More »

FDA says many over-the-counter cold medicines basically useless

Think that OTC drug you bought for a few dollars recently will help you with nasal decongestion? Not according to the FDA, which said this week that ... Read More »

Drugs don't help most sinus infections, says study

Are standard sinus infections really assisted by all those prescription antibiotic medications that seem to line many feet of a standard pharmacy ... Read More »

FDA tells doctors no cold medications to kids under 6

After this past week's mess with cough syrup and cold medications geared towards young kids, the FDA took the advice of a two-day panel (which ... Read More »

New cold medicine warning for toddlers

Whenever I take my kids to the pediatrician for a cough, I already know what she's going to say: "The best expectorant is water." She preaches plenty ... Read More »