More Medication & Children News

• Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies

  December. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery who are given ...

• Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged

  December 17 (HealthDay News) -- About 7 million fewer children are immunized against diphtheria, tetanus ...

• Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Giving infants a routine pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine two weeks ...

• Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase

  November 3 (HealthDay News) -- Medication use among children across the United States is dramatically ...

• Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids

  October 30 (HealthDay News) -- For children with anxiety disorders, a combination of cognitive behavior ...

• Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

  October 27 (HealthDay News) -- The drugs etanercept and methotrexate are safe and effective for ...

• Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4

  October 7 (HealthDay News) -- Saying they were acting "out of an abundance of caution," ...

• Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be ...

• Teens May Be Missing Out on Needed Vaccines

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although most people think of young children when they hear ...

• Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Simple changes to hospital procedures can significantly reduce the side ...

• Kids' Flu Shot Largely Ineffective Over Past Few Years

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past two flu seasons, vaccinating children five and ...

• ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk

  October 6 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) significantly cuts the ...

• Study Questions Guidelines on Immunizations

  October 3 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that federal guidelines on the length of ...

• Cold Meds for Kids Back in the Spotlight

  October 2 (HealthDay News) -- After recommending earlier this year that children under the age ...

• U.S. Kids Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than Europeans

  September 24 (HealthDay News) -- American children are three times more likely to be prescribed ...

• Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children given acetaminophen during the first year of life to ...

• Newer Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Childhood Schizophrenia

  September 15 (HealthDay News) -- Newer antipsychotic medications are no better at relieving symptoms of ...

• Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations

  September 4 (HealthDay News) -- The vast majority of American children are getting their recommended ...

• Even Kids with Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated

  September 4 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccine safety experts say that almost all kids who are ...