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Old 07-07-2004, 01:14 AM
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Default Cough Syrup A Waste Of Money

A glass of water will do as much to relieve a child's cough as an expensive, over-the-counter cough syrup, a new study suggests. The research, published in the medical journal Pediatrics, concludes that parents who treat a child's nighttime cough with the widely available medications are wasting their money.

"Consumers spend billions of dollars each year on over-the-counter medications for cough," said Ian Paul, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Penn State Children's Hospital in Hershey, Pa...
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Yes my friend I agree with you. some research conducted in the UK reveals that cough syrup is medically useless. In the study, children given medicated cough syrup fared no better than those just given plain corn syrup. Like sunscreen, sports drinks, dryer sheets and many other consumer products, cough syrup is a useless product that has no purpose other than to generate profits for manufacturers and retailers. There's no scientific evidence showing any benefit whatsoever from cough syrup and, in fact, since many brands of cough syrup contain refined carbohydrates (in the syrup), they may actually be causing harm.
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