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|Articles|February 1, 2006
New guidelines nix OTC cough meds
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Parents roam pharmacy aisles during the winter season of coughs and colds looking for El Dorado: a nonprescription cure for their child's ailment. After a review of 10 years' worth of evidence, however, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has concluded that most over-the-counter remedies are of no help for a common cold and its associated cough. Here is what a new ACCP clinical practice guidelines advise:
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The FDA approved insulin icodec-abae for children 10+ with T2D, based on adult ONWARDS data and a single-dose pediatric pharmacokinetic study.
Johanna Chang, MD, offers guidance on vaccination, infection prophylaxis, and clinical warning signs in children receiving biologic therapies.
Adding emotion skills to family-based weight treatment didn't boost teen weight loss but cut regain and emotional eating 12 months later.
Nikta Forghani, MD, explains when irregular menstrual cycles warrant evaluation and how pediatricians can identify PCOS and relative energy deficiency.
FDA draft guidance proposes cadmium limits of 10 to 45 ppb for processed foods for children younger than 2, from purees to dry infant cereals.
Lower maternal PlGF in the third trimester was tied to child ADHD in a University of Iowa cohort, independent of preeclampsia and FGR.
A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.
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