Fight Your Child's Colds NaturallyLast October, both the American
and Canadian health authorities issued strong advisories warming
consumers not to give over-the-counter cough and cold
medications to children without first consulting a doctor. The
result was a recall of most children's cough and cold products
on the market. The warning told the consumers that children
under the age of two should not use decongestants and those
under the age of six should not be given antihistamine
medicines. Both are commonly used to treat colds in children.
One concern regarding these products is that many of them
contain pharmaceutical ingredients that if combined by taking
more than one product at the same time, they could lead to an
overdose in children. But
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