FDA weighs safety of cold drugs for kids
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/cold_medicines"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071018/capt.21c719a775704c5da3d00e066b0d25df.cold_medicine_removal_ny108.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=f0tkKG6Wui12pk2S4HKlGg--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Concentrated Tylenol Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough, right, and Pedia Care Infant Drops Long-Acting Cough, left, is shown in a medicine cabinet of the home of Carol Uyeno in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. Cold Drug makers voluntarily pulled cold medicines targeted for babies and toddlers off the market Thursday, leaving parents to find alternatives for hacking coughs and runny little noses just as fall sniffles get in full swing. The move represented a pre-emptive strike by over-the-counter drug manufacturers - a week before government advisers were to debate the medicines' fate. But it doesn't end concern about the safety of these remedies for youngsters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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