More than 7,000 children get rushed to emergency rooms each year after suffering adverse reactions to cough and cold medicines, according to the first national estimate of the risks posed by the widely used remedies. ...more

January 29, 2008

Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday. ...more

October 19, 2007

Drugstores began clearing their shelves of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines designed for infants Thursday after leading manufacturers announced they were withdrawing the products amid rising concerns about the safety of the popular formulations. ...more

October 12, 2007

Safety experts for the Food and Drug Administration urged the agency on Friday to consider an outright ban on over-the-counter, multi-symptom cough and cold medicines for children younger than 6. ...more

September 30, 2007