Today the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ordered six cough remedies be removed from sale for children under the age of two amid fears of accidental overdose.The medicines in question are:Asda Children's Chesty Cough Syrup

Curing common illnesses when you're pregnancyWhile relatively few medicines have been proven positively harmful during pregnancy, most medicines fall into the bracket of those not proven safe either and so caution is advised before taking any

be in her system. However, there are medicines during pregnancy that are fine to take. Indeed, some health professionals now believe that drug companies and doctors might be too cautious during pregnancy and be depriving women of medication they could

New research has shown that many medicines sold to parents of children under six years old are not as effective as they may hope. Work carried out on behalf of the Commission for Human Medicine (CHM) found that whilst many cough medicines have over

Although it might seem that plants and herbs are more natural and have centuries of heritage behind them compared to modern drugs, both herbs and drugs can have powerful side effects. Indeed, if you believe in the power of herbal medicine in your

or alternated. The obvious concern is that it would be easier to accidentally give a child an overdose if using two medicines - because of a disparity in measurements and the number of times each should be given across 24 hours.Does paracetamol cause asthma

Alternative medicine and complementary therapies may not have any benefit for babies suffering from colic, according to a new study published in Paediatrics journal.Colic is a condition that causes babies to cry inconsolably and can be incredibly

The BBC has reported that Dr Jim Kennedy, of the UK's Royal College of GPs, believes many medicines carry needless warnings advising against their use during pregnancy because of fears of repetition of a tragedy like Thalidomide in the 1960s

which can be affected by being unwell, you shouldn't worry too much. (If you need some guidelines on your child's illness and what might be a cause for concern, click here.)Taking medicine when breastfeedingFrom mastitis to chest infections

Professor Robert Edwards, one of the pioneers of IVF treatment, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.Professor Robert, 85, developed the fertility treatment alongside Dr Patrick Steptoe (who died in 1988) which led to the birth of Louise