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JLB
September 28th, 2007, 11:46:52 PM
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — Safety experts for the Food and Drug Administration urged the agency on Friday to consider an outright ban on over-the-counter, multisymptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.

more:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/29/health/29fda.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
JLB
September 29th, 2007, 5:16:03 PM
The recommendation, in a 356-page safety review, is the strongest signal yet that the agency may take strong action against the roughly 800 popular medicines marketed in the United States under names like Toddler’s Dimetapp, Triaminic Infant and Little Colds.
sukie
September 29th, 2007, 5:34:35 PM
This is utter bullshit!
35Pete
September 29th, 2007, 7:45:30 PM
This is utter bullshit!

Most of that crap is poison anyways sukie.
Lucidvizion
September 29th, 2007, 10:45:42 PM
So then people are going to start giving their kids adult medicine.

Brilliant!
JLB
September 30th, 2007, 12:18:41 PM
vitamin c is the way to go.

multi-vitamins for all of us oldies is another good idea.