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Vicks VapoRub Poses Risk to Children Under Two
Posted by: William Cirignani
January 16, 2009

A recent study in Chest, the medical journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, cautions that the popular cold remedy VapoRub can stimulate mucus production causing airway inflammation when used on infants and toddlers. This reaction can severely affect young children’s breathing. Once again, caution is the word with cold medications in children under two, even over-the-counter meds.

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