More Medication & Children News

• Many Vaccine Booster Shots Unnecessary: Study

  Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Americans may be over-vaccinated against some diseases, according to a ...

• Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- At the beginning of every school year, concerned parents rush ...

• Cell Insights Could Bring Better Drugs

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined the molecular structure of a ...

• U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children

  Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 2 years old can be given ...

• Uncontrolled Asthma Leads to Missed School, Work

  Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- People with poorly controlled asthma are more than twice as ...

• FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Cold Medicines for Kids

  Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday ...

• FDA Panel Mulls Ban on Kids' Cold Medicines

  Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Beginning Thursday, a panel of experts at the U.S. Food ...

• Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants

  Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Leading drug makers announced a voluntary withdrawal Thursday of oral ...

• FDA Experts Urge Ban on Cold Medicines for Young Children

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health experts on Friday urged the federal Food and ...

• FDA Cracks Down on Unapproved Cough Medicines

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials announced Friday a crackdown on drug companies ...

• ADHD Drugs Help Boost Children's Grades

  Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can perform better at school ...

• Nasal Flu Vaccine Approved for Children Ages 2-5

  Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The nasal flu vaccine FluMist has been approved by the ...

• Screening Proposed for Childhood Cholesterol Levels

  Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test early in life could identify children ...

• Beta Blocker Doesn't Help Children With Heart Failure

  Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Carvedilol, a newer member of the beta blocker drug family ...

• Teen Suicides Up Sharply for First Time in Years

  Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Youth suicide rates rose 8 percent from 2003 to 2004, ...

• Growing Number of U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Vaccinations

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Immunization programs in the United States have been remarkably successful, virtually ...

• 9% of U.S. Kids Have ADHD

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9 percent of American children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ...

• U.S. Teens Fall Short on Vaccine Coverage

  Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Most young U.S. children are getting their recommended vaccinations, but ...

• Zingo Offers Pain Relief During Child Injections

  August 20 (HealthDay News) -- The pain-relieving drug Zingo (lidocaine hydrochloride) has been approved by ...