More Medication & Children News

• Lawsuit Alleging Mercury-Autism Link to Begin

  May 12 (HealthDay News) -- A preservative containing mercury and once widely used in childhood ...

• Some Weight-Loss Drugs Might Disrupt Brain Growth in Kids

  May 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new class of weight-loss drugs that suppresses appetite by ...

• Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Corticosteroids are increasingly used to help treat children with bacterial ...

• Measles Outbreak Rises to 64 Cases, Most Since 2001

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- There were 64 confirmed cases of measles in the United ...

• 1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- New numbers show that more than a quarter of American ...

• Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials with Children

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Few studies consider the appropriate measurements for assessing drug clinical ...

• Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD

  April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The American Heart Association on Monday issued recommendations that call ...

• Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids

  April 11 (HealthDay News) -- The group that accredits most U.S. hospitals issued guidelines Friday ...

• Drug Mix-Ups Harm Hospitalized Kids

  April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Adverse "drug events" -- including getting the wrong drugs, accidental ...

• FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine

  April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a second ...

• Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children

  April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Rotarix, a vaccine to prevent gastroenteritis caused by several strains ...

• TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia

  March 24 (HealthDay News) -- The use of fluoroquinones to treat children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis ...

• New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Works for Adults, Children

  March 20 (HealthDay News) -- The new anti-arthritis drug tocilizumab, now being tested, appears to ...

• Asmanex Approved for Asthmatic Children

  Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Schering-Plough's Asmanex Twisthaler, an inhaled steroid designed to prevent asthma ...

• Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly

  Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines ...

• Cold Meds Send 7,000 U.S. Kids to ER Each Year

  Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Some 7,000 American children under the age of 11 are ...

• Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns

  Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a ...

• Adult Drug Effective in Treating Psoriasis in Children

  Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The drug etanercept significantly improved psoriasis symptoms in children under ...

• Treating Childhood Pneumonia at Home Could Save Lives in Developing Countries

  Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- In developing countries, treating children with pneumonia at home is ...