Safety Flag Raised For Codeine In Kids

The Food and Drug Administration is looking into the risks of codeine, after three children died while taking the medicine to relieve pain following tonsillectomies. Those kids and another one who almost died appear to have had a gene that made the codeine Read More...

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Posted Aug 15 2012, 01:38 PM by Shots - Health Blog