The Ministry of Health issued an advisory to all states and union territories against prescribing cold medications to ...

Most children don't need cough syrup, experts say. Learn safe home remedies, age restrictions, and when to see a doctor for your child's cough.

The advisory by DGHS comes amid reports of child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – With cold and flu ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug companies took medications for their age ...

Oct. 2 -- THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- After recommending earlier this year that children under the age of 2 not receive over-the-counter cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

The common cold generally lasts 7 to 10 days in children and will include symptoms like congestion, cough, fatigue, and fever ...

In its circular, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said cough syrups were not recommended for children below 5 ...

Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks. The ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Last week the government announced that parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because it's too risky. Wednesday KHQ went to ...

WASHINGTON — A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause ...

Ayurvedic cough syrups are made from herbs such as basil, amaranth, licorice, kakadsingi, bharangi, pushkarmool, baheda, mint ...