{"id":406526,"date":"2017-07-28T20:05:43","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/28\/when-cough-medicine-is-dangerous-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T20:05:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T20:05:43","slug":"when-cough-medicine-is-dangerous-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/28\/when-cough-medicine-is-dangerous-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"When Cough Medicine Is Dangerous For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Children can suffer up to 10 colds a year. So their parents and guardians often give them over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to relieve their discomforts. But a study at University of Michigan shows that many are giving young kids medicines that could cause serious harm.<\/p>\n<p>Even though package labels tell them not to give the treatments to kids under age 4, almost half of parents are giving children this age cough medicine or multi-symptom cough and cold medicine that can cause hazardous side effects. Twenty-five percent gave those children decongestants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese products don\u2019t reduce the time the infection will last and misuse could lead to serious harm,\u201d says researcher Matthew M. Davis. \u201cWhat can be confusing, however, is that often these products are labeled prominently as \u2018children\u2019s\u2019 medications. The details are often on the back of the box, in small print. That\u2019s where parents and caregivers can find instructions that they should not be used in children under 4 years old,\u201d Davis says.<\/p>\n<p>The side effects from use of cough and cold medicines in young children may include allergic reactions, increased or uneven heart rate, drowsiness or sleeplessness, slow and shallow breathing, confusion or hallucinations, convulsions, nausea, and constipation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProducts like these may work for adults, and parents think it could help their children as well. But what\u2019s good for adults is not always good for children,\u201d says Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Davis warns parents to be vigilant about reading package directions and should always call their pediatrician or healthcare provider about questions regarding over-the-counter medications.<\/p>\n<p>source: Easyhealthoptions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children can suffer up to 10 colds a year. 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Even though package labels tell them not to give [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":406527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-406526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When Cough Medicine Is Dangerous For Kids - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/28\/when-cough-medicine-is-dangerous-for-kids\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"When Cough Medicine Is Dangerous For Kids - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Children can suffer up to 10 colds a year. 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