Doctors say kids' cold remedies don't work

Los Angeles Times: "-- Pediatricians urged U.S. regulators to restrict over-the-counter cold medicines for children, saying the remedies used for decades don't work and may be dangerous. Members of the American Academy of Pediatricians asked a panel of Food and Drug Administration advisors Thursday to recommend that the agency ban marketing cold medicines for children younger than 6. Products such as Wyeth's Dimetapp and Novartis AG's Triaminic haven't been shown to work on this age group and may be hazardous, doctors said."