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Welcome to Memorial Health and You. We know now
never to give our children aspirin. But do you know why? With us today
is Doctor Cathie Cupp, Memorial Pediatrician.
Doctor Cupp why is aspirin such a hazard to our children? Although aspirin
has some benefits for adults it should never be given to children.
Research has shown an association between the use of aspirin for treating
symptoms of a viral illness like flu, chicken pox or cold
and Reye's Syndrome. Reye's is a rare but often
fatal disease discovered almost twenty years ago. Although
babies can get it, Reye's generally strikes children from ages five
to sixteen and is very very deadly. One in
four cases will be fatal. Depending on the flu season
Reye's effects up to twelve hundred children each year
in the United States. Although a child can get Reye's without
taking aspirin, avoiding aspirin is the best way to help prevent
it. But aspirin is everywhere isn't it? Yes! A big
problem is that the ingredients in aspirin are found in many other medications
some you don't even think about. Over the counter medications
may contain aspirin. As well as some acne products,
arthritis and muscle pain rubs, dandruff shampoos, wart
removers, sport strength sunblocks, facial scrubs,
exfoliating creams, and astringents. And there are so
many more. You should always check with your pharmacist before giving any
medication to your child to make sure it does not contain aspirin
ingredients. Thank you Doctor Cupp. That's very important
information for parents. If you'd like to know more about aspirin and
Reye's Syndrome as well as list of many of the products containing the ingredients
of aspirin, call us right now at 228-868-6500
or visit us on the web at Gulfport Memorial dot com.