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Tamiflu and Kids: Everything Parents Need to Know

Tamiflu and Kids: Everything Parents Need to Know

Tamiflu can decrease the severity of flu symptoms and shorten the illness by about 24 hours. Learn about who should take the antiviral medication, the potential side effects, and whether Tamiflu is safe for kids.

How to Stock Your Medicine Cabinet Like a Pediatrician

How to Stock Your Medicine Cabinet Like a Pediatrician

It’s always helpful—now more than ever—to have the essentials on hand for inevitable injuries and illnesses. We asked dozens of doctor moms and dads which drugstore items they keep at the ready.

Mom Shares Genius Hack for Getting Babies to Take Medicine, Goes Viral

Mom Shares Genius Hack for Getting Babies to Take Medicine, Goes Viral

Getting a baby to take medicine is rarely easy—but one mom's simple trick is going viral. It's simple but it's totally genius!

Acetaminophen Dosage Chart for Babies and Kids

Acetaminophen Dosage Chart for Babies and Kids

Acetaminophen can help soothe your child's fever and relieve pain. Use our age-by-age acetaminophen dosage chart to find out how much is safe for your baby or child.

8 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

8 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

These errors are all too easy for even the most vigilant moms to commit. How many do you recognize?

I Was an Anti-Medicine Mom, Until My Daughter's Diagnosis

I Was an Anti-Medicine Mom, Until My Daughter's Diagnosis

After my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, doctors helped me realize that natural remedies work best alongside, not instead of, modern medicine.

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Standard Practice on Antibiotics Called into Question

Standard Practice on Antibiotics Called into Question

A new article in the British Medical Journal suggests that finishing the full antibiotic course isn't always necessary—but don't ditch those last few doses of antibiotics yet.

How to Deal With Seasonal Allergies When You're Breastfeeding

How to Deal With Seasonal Allergies When You're Breastfeeding

If you're breastfeeding and looking for relief from seasonal allergies, here's how to know what medications are safe for you and Baby.

Here's Why Your Child Might Not Really Be Allergic to Penicillin

Here's Why Your Child Might Not Really Be Allergic to Penicillin

Birth Control Recall: Packaging Error Could Cause Unintended Pregnancy

Birth Control Recall: Packaging Error Could Cause Unintended Pregnancy

New Study Reveals Expired EpiPens Still Work

New Study Reveals Expired EpiPens Still Work

FDA Says Kids and Nursing Moms Shouldn't Take Meds with Codeine or Tramadol

FDA Says Kids and Nursing Moms Shouldn't Take Meds with Codeine or Tramadol

15 Percent of Parents Admit to Giving Kids Adult Allergy Meds

According to a new poll, about 15 percent of parents have given their child an adult dose of allergy medication. Here's why that's not a good idea.

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Yikes! Most Parents Get the Dose Wrong With Kids' Liquid Meds

Yikes! Most Parents Get the Dose Wrong With Kids' Liquid Meds

Don't Bug Out, but Most OTC Lice Treatments Don't Really Work Anymore

Don't Bug Out, but Most OTC Lice Treatments Don't Really Work Anymore

Mylan Responds to Price-Hike Outrage by Offering a 'Generic' EpiPen for $300

Mylan Responds to Price-Hike Outrage by Offering a 'Generic' EpiPen for $300

Mylan Pledges to Help in Wake of EpiPen Price Hike

Mylan Pledges to Help in Wake of EpiPen Price Hike

5 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

5 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

Can Appendicitis Be Treated with Antibiotics Instead of Surgery?

Can Appendicitis Be Treated with Antibiotics Instead of Surgery?

AAP Warns: Meat with Antibiotics Poses Health Risk for Kids

AAP Warns: Meat with Antibiotics Poses Health Risk for Kids

Is Your Big Kid Misusing Prescription Medication?

Is Your Big Kid Misusing Prescription Medication?

Many Parents Are Still Confused About Antibiotics

Many Parents Are Still Confused About Antibiotics

Smart Medicine: Preventing Overuse of Antibiotics

Smart Medicine: Preventing Overuse of Antibiotics

Finally, an Easy Way to Tell When Medicine Is Safe for You and Baby

Finally, an Easy Way to Tell When Medicine Is Safe for You and Baby

Antibiotic Treatment During Pregnancy May Lead to Obesity Risk for Child

Antibiotic Treatment During Pregnancy May Lead to Obesity Risk for Child

The Best Natural Remedies for Kids

The Best Natural Remedies for Kids

Could Taking Antibiotics Make Your Kids Obese?

Could Taking Antibiotics Make Your Kids Obese?

Surgery-Free Appendicitis Cure May Become More Common

Surgery-Free Appendicitis Cure May Become More Common

British Middle Schoolers Help Warn Peers of Antibiotic Overuse

British Middle Schoolers Help Warn Peers of Antibiotic Overuse

African American Kids Less Likely to Get Antibiotics

African American Kids Less Likely to Get Antibiotics

Antibiotics Could Save Thousands of Malnourished Children

Antibiotics Could Save Thousands of Malnourished Children

Antibiotics for Babies Linked to Childhood Obesity

Antibiotics for Babies Linked to Childhood Obesity

Medical Mystery Determined to Be Lego Up Child's Nose

Medical Mystery Determined to Be Lego Up Child's Nose

Study: Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Drugs in Use Among Children

Study: Fewer Antibiotics, More ADHD Drugs in Use Among Children

Enfamil Safety Still in Doubt After Two More Illnesses

Enfamil Safety Still in Doubt After Two More Illnesses

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Antibiotic Resistant

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Antibiotic Resistant

Scarlet Fever Outbreak in China, Hong Kong Mostly Affects Children

Scarlet Fever Outbreak in China, Hong Kong Mostly Affects Children

Prescription for Trouble: Why Too Many Antibiotics Aren't Good for Kids

Prescription for Trouble: Why Too Many Antibiotics Aren't Good for Kids