WBZ's Parent Report with Doug Cope

Cold Medicines

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Play from 0:02[0:02] ..." of liquids to give their sniffling babies. Now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory warning parents not to give over the counter cough and cold medicines to children under age two"...

Play from 0:31[0:31] ..." Sharp Steen says there are risky side effects for tots from over the counter medicines."...

Play from 0:56[0:56] ..." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year reported more than 1500 babies and toddlers wound up in the emergency room over a two year period."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Parents may be left with -- only love and lots of liquids to give their sniffling babies. Now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory warning parents not to give over the counter cough and cold medicines to children under age two doctor John short sharp -- the health commissioner in Baltimore Maryland. Was among those petitioning the FDA to issue the warning."

Play from 0:21[0:21]" There is no evidence that they work for cough and cold. And it there are real safety concerns and even have been kids who have died from an inferno that is."

Play from 0:31[0:31]" Sharp Steen says there are risky side effects for tots from over the counter medicines."

Play from 0:37[0:37]" You can have problems like whose donations or potentially a written he has problem with the -- C."

Play from 0:43[0:43]" He says safety criteria for these drugs has not been met."

Play from 0:47[0:47]" You know on the basis of evidence that -- work. And Q that's safe and neither one of those great is not for these drives are very young."

Play from 0:56[0:56]" The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year reported more than 1500 babies and toddlers wound up in the emergency room over a two year period. Because of the drugs. -- says if there's no real evidence of benefit you don't want to risk the rare problem."

Play from 1:12[1:12]" In this case we're not talking about hearing him there we're talking about you know parents who just are looking for release of -- and there's no evidence either of these products to that on the other hand there are. Potentially where the serious --"

Play from 1:27[1:27]" sums up the issue this way."

Play from 1:29[1:29]" Why would you want to. If you're young child a product that has not been sent to work and that's because --"

Play from 1:35[1:35]" For more information on parenting log onto our website at wbz1030.com. Where this parent report I'm -- the WBZ news radio 1030"

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