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Whooping cough cases on the rise, doctors blame lack of vaccinations
Health officials in Washington state are alerting residents to a sharp rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping ...
Japan cracks down on over-the-counter medicines to combat social media ‘overdose’ trend
The government is enacting age verification and purchase limits to curb hospitalisations and shortages, amid social media ...
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FDA considers removing ineffective cold medicine ingredient
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering removing oral phenylephrine, a common ingredient in many over-the-counter cold and flu medications, after determining it is ...
‘Highly contagious’: Mass. health officials tracking increases in whooping cough, pneumonia
In addition to pertussis, the Department of Public Health is also watching the spread of bacteria that can cause walking ...
These Cold and Flu Medicines Contain Phenylephrine, the Ingredient the FDA Plans to Ban
Phenylephrine is a medication that’s been used to relieve nasal congestion caused by colds, allergies, and hay fever, per the ...
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Doctors want parents to watch for walking pneumonia and whooping cough symptoms
Symptoms include a chest cold with fever, cough, and sore throat. Most children get better without medicine, but doctors say, ...
Washington state sees alarming rise in whooping cough cases this year
Washington state is experiencing a spike in whooping cough cases with nearly 1,200 reported cases so far this year, that's up ...
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Study Confirms Pesticide Exposure Causes Wheezing in Children
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FDA proposes pulling ineffective cold medicine from shelves
When you’re feeling under the weather, you likely grab your go-to cough and cold medicine. But are all the ingredients ...
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FDA Aims To Yank From The Market A Common But Ineffective Decongestant
The ingredient, called oral phenylephrine, is commonly used in cough and cold medicines. Also: Monkeys are on the loose from a South Carolina research facility; a North Carolina hospital files for ...
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Hospitals seeing more young children with walking pneumonia
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported an increase in walking pneumonia cases in children throughout the ...
What’s Going Around: Pneumonia, croup, hand, foot and mouth
UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing cases of hand, foot, and mouth and walking pneumonia. WellSpan Pediatric ...