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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Medicine For Coughing Baby

Health Encyclopedia: Cough

Home Care

Although coughing can be a troubling symptom, it is usually your body's way of healing. Here are some tips to help ease your cough:

  • If you have a dry, tickling cough, try cough drops or hard candy. NEVER give these to a child under age 3, because they can cause choking.
  • Use a vaporizer or take a steamy shower. Both these things increase the moisture in the air and can help soothe a dry throat.
  • Drink plenty of fluids. Liquids help thin the mucus in your throat and...
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Expert & Community Posts

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...The FDA is echoing that parents shouldn't give the medicines to kids under two.   In the... Read more »

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...honey to children under one year old; it can cause infant botulism, a rare but serious form of... Read more »

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By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...with warm salt water or mouthwash. And for a cough, medicine with dextromethorphan and... Read more »

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By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...did. It has not been good. She started with the wet coughing pretty fast but we wanted to give... Read more »

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New Baby with Reflux?
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...about different terms used to describe “reflux”. Infant reflux, acid reflux or acid reflux... Read more »

Health Guide

Infant Acid Reflux, Infant GERD
...lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This sphincter opens to release gas (burping) after meals in normal infants, children, and adults. When the sphincter opens in infants, the stomach contents often... Read more »
Nasal congestion
...broth, or chicken soup may be especially helpful. For a baby too young to blow his or her nose, an infant nasal aspirator (bulb) can help remove the mucus. If the mucus is thick and sticky,... Read more »
Left-sided heart failure
...sputum production, sudden weight gain, or swelling. Call your baby's health care provider if the infant has weight loss, poor feeding, or does not appear to be growing or developing normally. ... Read more »
Dry Powder Inhalers
...dry-powder inhalers, but they need careful instruction and watching to be certain they use them correctly. (Infants can use inhaled anti-inflammatory medicines by using nebulizers with masks.)... Read more »
Nausea and vomiting
... Bulimia Alcoholism These are possible causes of vomiting in infants (0 - 6 months): Congenital pyloric stenosis, a constriction in the outlet from... Read more »

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... Notes) Oseltamivir should not be used in infants younger than 1 year of age. Consult... Read more »

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... Notes) Oseltamivir should not be used in infants younger than 1 year of age. Consult... Read more »

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...milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Consult your doctor before... Read more »

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