MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cold medicine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:53 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842511&cid=t_153927_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiyOFfpp3X50%2F A grandmother in Indiana has been arrested for purchasing cold medicine. We can all sleep more safely now that this hardened criminal has been taught a lesson. The Terre Haute News reports: When Sally Harpold bought cold medicine for her family back in March, she never dreamed that four months later she would end up in handcuffs. Now, Harpold is trying to clear her name of criminal charges, and she is speaking out in hopes that a law will change so others won’t endure the same embarrassment she still is facing. …Harpold is a grandmother of triplets who bought one box of Zyrtec-D cold medicine for her husband at a Rockville pharmacy. Less than seven days later, she bought a box of Mucinex-D cold medicine for her adult daughter at a Clinton pharmacy, thereby purchasing 3.6 grams tot... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842511 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:40:14 +0100 2842511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511650&cid=t_153927_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Ffda-warns-consumers-to-discard-zicam-products%2F In an unusual move earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted consumers that Zicam Cold Remedy products have been associated with long lasting or even permanent loss of smell. FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and that they throw away any that might still be in their homes. The affected products include Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size (the last one is a previously discontinued product). The products had been sold by Matrixx Initiatives to reduce the duration and severity of cold symptoms; however, they have never been shown to be effective. These products were formulated and sold for intranasal use and may have contained zinc, which is potentially toxic to the nasal membranes. Th... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511650 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:12:13 +0100 2511650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=980667&cid=t_153927_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F175342102%2F The recent campaign to reign in use of cold and cough remedies for children, which resulted in an FDA panel recommending last week that the meds shouldn’t be given to kids younger than 6, is casting a harsh spotlight on professional societies. You know, those organizations that exist to educate docs and protect their collective professional causes. And when it comes to these kiddie meds, some say the groups were missing in action, even though evidence was lacking these products actually worked. “I think there was a vacuum in leadership on this issue by the professional societies,” Peter Lurie of Public Citizen tells The Washington Post. “You can justify the argument that doctors can make up their own minds, but that’s a much harder argument to make for parents... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=980667 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:44:33 +0100 980667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972870&cid=t_153927_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fcough-and-cold-medicine-in-children-and-infants%2F We can all agree that having a cold is a miserable experience. And when our babies and young children are suffering with them it’s even worse. Surely there must be something we can do to help them, we think, and if we can’t surely their doctor can. The unfortunate reality, however, is that there is precious little we can do other than wait it out. There are a few things you can try and I’ll describe them below, but the truth is that most of the products clogging the pharmacy shelves have never been shown to work and, what’s worse, when used incorrectly they can be dangerous. You’ve probably read recently that a number of cough/cold products intended for use by infants are being taken off the market voluntarily by their manufacturers. Oral Infant cough and cold medicines voluntari... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972870 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:49:03 +0100 972870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1001035&cid=t_153927_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D1019071 A FDA panel has warned that over-the-counter (OTC) cold and cough medicines do not work in children and that they should not be used in children less than six years old. The medicines the FDA Panel is warning about includes decongestants, antihistamines and antitussives but not expectorants. Over a dozen cold products for infants were recently pulled off store shelves. UPI reports that the panel has voted 13 to 9 to also ban cold medicines targeted at kids 2 to 5 years old. However, products for kids aged 2 to 5 years old have not been banned by the FDA. A CNN article says that one member of the panel - the patient representative - was concerned that if there were no child drugs available then parents would use adult medications instead. While the panel overwhelmingly said the products h... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1001035 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:00:00 +0100 1001035