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Of the 97 children in the hypothermia group and the 93 children in the control group, death or an IQ score below 70 occurred in 46 (47%) and 58 (62%), respectively (P=0.06); death occurred in 27 (28%) and 41 (44%) (P=0.04); and death or severe disability occurred in 38 (41%) and 53 (60%) (P=0.03). The CoolCap study gathered data using the ...
A hypothermia cap (also referred to as cold cap or cooling cap) is a therapeutic device used to cool the human scalp. Its most prominent medical applications are in preventing or reducing alopecia in chemotherapy , and for preventing cerebral palsy in babies born with neonatal encephalopathy caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) .
Cold medicines are a group of medications taken individually or in combination as a treatment for the symptoms of the common cold and similar conditions of the upper respiratory tract. The term encompasses a broad array of drugs, including analgesics , antihistamines and decongestants , among many others.
Phenylephrine ‘is extensively broken down in the liver, resulting in little to no pharmacological effect’
This law bans sales of OTC cold medicines with pseudoephedrine, limits the amount of pseudoephedrine that a person can buy in a month, and requires you to show a photo ID to buy meds containing ...
A number of studies have found acetaminophen (alone and in combination) to be effective [4] [5] and a safe treatment for common cold symptoms such as sore throat and body aches. In contrast, a systematic review including 26 randomized controlled trials compared the use of over-the-counter cough medicines with no treatment in children and adults ...
The NHS advises that outside in cold weather babies and children should wear several layers of clothes to keep warm. [Getty Images] Importantly, babies do not need hot rooms at night - a room ...
Many people believe that steam inhalation reduces cold symptoms. [18] There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine usage of steam inhalation for treating the common cold. [3] There have been reports of children being badly burned by accidentally spilling the water used for steam inhalation. [19] [20]