Tag: cold
Don’t Give Decongestants to Children for Colds, Experts Say
By Carolyn Crist
(Reuters Health)
For children under age 12, decongestants might ease the common cold symptoms of a blocked or running nose, but these medications...
Urgent Care Centers Often Prescribe Unnecessary Antibiotics
By Lisa Rapaport
(Reuters Health)
Patients with common colds and respiratory illnesses may be more likely to get antibiotics - which don't work for these...
Two Killed as Snow, Sub-Zero Temperatures Paralyse Europe
By Luiza Ilie
BUCHAREST (Reuters)
Two people were found dead in Romania as snow and sub-zero temperatures across much of Europe saw flights cancelled, road...
Thousands of Belgians Brave Cold to Take Dip in Wintery North...
OSTEND, Belgium (Reuters)
Thousands of people braved the biting cold of a Belgian winter on Saturday to take a dip in the North Sea in...
OMG! Brutal, Dangerous Cold Grips U.S. East
By Scott Malone and Gina Cherelus
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters)
Much of the U.S. East Coast will wake up on Saturday to brutally cold and dangerous...
OMG! Deep Freeze Keeps Grip on Eastern United States; Four Die
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters)
A record-shattering Arctic freeze kept its grip on much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains on Tuesday...
