ANALYSIS: Is Vicks Vaporub Safe for Infants and Kids?

By Dr. Gwenn , Founder, Pediatrics Now - January 16, 2009

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Vicks Vaporub is one of those products that has caused controversy for years in the child health world. While some parents swear by it for helping relieve their children's nasal congestion caused by typical colds and flus, there's been a lingering concern about safety in the medical profession. A Wake Forest University study published in Chest shows that Vicks vaporub may increase mucous in the nose and respiratory passages. If this is found to be true, the increased mucous could ... Read the Full Article
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  • daddydoctor
    Children's Cough Medicine

    As a dad and a doctor, I find children’s cough and cold medications a very scary topic. I used believe the drug companies, and think that as long as my patient’s or I dosed the children’s cold & cough medications right, then everything would be OK. But when I researched this further, it turns out that children have died from “over dose” of ALL THE MAJOR CHILDRENS COLD AND COUGH MEDICINES even when given the correct dose.

    The number of infant deaths attributed to cold and cough medicines is dramatically underreported. New research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics demonstrated that there were at least “10 unexpected infant deaths that were associated with cold-medication” in 2006 alone in the state of Arizona. Extrapolated over the US and Canadian population, that would be over 500 deaths a year associated with cold-medication! ( http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/122/2/e318 )

    The FDA recently said that they do not want to pull the medications for children under 6 because they are afraid that parents will give children adult doses because “parents would have no other alternatives.” The truth is that the American Academy of Pediatrics has said that buckwheat honey is a safe alternative.

    Parents now have a safe, effective, yet natural choice for their children. Recent research from Penn State showed 100% pure Buckwheat Honey out performed children’s cough and cold medicine for children’s nighttime cough.

    Buckwheat Honey is considered safe for children 1 and older, so it is the perfect choice for conscientious parents and doctors. Currently, “Honey Don’t Cough” is the only company packaging 100% pure Buckwheat Honey in ready-to-use packets for children. A growing number of pharmacies are providing “Honey don’t Cough,” it is available on Amazon.com. To learn more you can visit Check out http://www.honeydontcough.com /

    -Daddydoctor

    - daddydoctorUS January 18, 2009 1:51PM

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