Child medicine additive concern
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Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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A new study links artificial food dyes and preservatives to an increase in hyperactivity in kids--but donât empty the pantry yet. An expert tells us what parents can learn from the new research.
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A chemical found in shampoo and hand lotions may damage the developing nervous system, research suggests. A US study found methylisothiazolinone (MIT) can affect the growth of parts of developing nerve cells
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Giving children antibiotics or paracetamol early in life may increase their risk of asthma, Massey health researchers say. They carried out a study involving more than 4000 children and found
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WASHINGTON -- Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn't be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.
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Tough warning labels for antidepressants ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday could save children&#39;s lives, experts say, but others warn that the move could backfire
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Dec. 5, 2004 -- New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
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A drug used to treat behaviour problems in children has been linked to liver damage, say experts.
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A cocktail of artificial colours and the commonly-used preservative sodium benzoate are linked to hyperactivity in children, according to a ground-breaking study published Thursday by The Lancet.
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WASHINGTON - A second Food and Drug Adminis- tration advisory committee agreed that healthy children as young as 9 could be given the stimulant dextroamphetamine in an experiment, concurring with an ethics panel&#39;s recommendation last week.
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Children as young as 2 who suffer from arthritis can be treated with Celebrex , but to ensure the painkiller doesn't put them at later risk for heart attacks, their health should be tracked for decades, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said yesterday.
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Finding out how prescription drugs affect children isn't easy, even for pediatricians, a new study says.
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Chemicals: bad for kids Parents are being warned of a link between disruptive behaviour and hyperactivity in children and certain food additives.â¦
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Â· Experts 'concerned' by dramatic rise  Â· Questions over triple jab for children
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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The Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday that anemia-fighting drugs called erythropoietins, which had $10 billion in U.S. sales last year, are being used so aggressively that they may be harming some patients.
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NEW YORK  - Many children with chronic  medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be  taking dietary supplements that are not part of their  prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.