Local medical doctors now say they have evidence showing cough medicines for children are useless and if anything, honey preparations are much better.
A team of research doctors at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi say they have diligently assessed children put on cough medicine, placebo or honey preparations, with the first two showing no benefit at all.
Honey preparations, they say, were found to be the most effective in relieving cough symptoms associated with common cold while medicines and placebo had no benefit.
A placebo is a substance containing no medical value used either in research or to reassure patients they are being treated.
The team followed 145 children aged between one and 12 years attending the Aga Khan University Hospital Paediatric Casualty.
via Standard Digital News : : Health – Why honey, not cough syrup, is best remedy for your child.
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Not just for children; adults too. Got to be way healthier as well.
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