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Honey better than drugs for kids night-time coughs
Honey is more effective at soothing children's night-time coughs than over-the-counter antitussive medication. An American study of 105 children aged 2-18 years compared the effects of a single nocturnal dose of buckwheat honey or honey-flavoured dextromethorphan (DXM) with no treatment, on nocturnal cough and sleep difficulty associated with childhood upper respiratory tract infections. Significa ...
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