CHICAGO — Deciding which medicine to give a child in pain just got easier: The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken bones ...

In the trials, which analyzed more than 650 children, mean pain scores were essentially identical between the three treatment groups (ibuprofen plus hydromorphone, ibuprofen plus acetaminophen, and ...

(Reuters Health) – The narcotic drug morphine is not the best choice for pain relief in kids with broken bones, a new study suggests. Kids in the study took either morphine or ibuprofen by mouth. The ...

MILWAUKEE -- Children with a broken arm do better on a simple over-the-counter painkiller than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic, a study finds. The study tested ...

Paracetamol and ibuprofen show no significant difference in the risk for eczema or bronchiolitis during the first year of life in infants, and may be considered safe for managing fever or pain.

A randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of three analgesia regimens in 336 children aged 6-17 years who presented to an emergency department (ED) with pain from a musculoskeletal injury to the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The optimal method of reducing fever in children is to start with ibuprofen alone and then consider using paracetamol plus ibuprofen later, results of a new clinical trial ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The common pain reliever and anti-inflammatory ibuprofen significantly slows the decline in lung function seen in children with cystic fibrosis, U.S.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Deciding which medicine to give a child in pain just got easier: The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken ...