Posted on 06/07/04
Water may be just as effective as cough syrup
A glass of water will do as much to relieve your child's cough as an expensive, over-the-counter cough syrup, a new study suggests.The research, published in today's edition of the medical journal Pediatrics, concludes that parents who treat a child's nighttime cough with the widely available medications are wasting their money.
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