US Doctors Giving Fewer Cough, Cold Medicines
Vocabulary/Expressions:
1. recommendation – n. the act of suggesting or proposing something.
2. pediatric – adj. of or relating to the medical care or illnesses of children.
3. dehydrated – adj. describes the removal of water or liquid from something, such as food.
4. lethargic – adj. feeling a lack of energy or a lack of interest in doing thingst.
5. Prescription - an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
Questions:
1.What has led to the US doctors giving fewer cough, cold medicines?
2. Why do you think Antihistamine recommendations for young children rose?
3. In general, children have the ability to recover from colds, but when should they be brought to the doctor?
4. What are the main causes of colds?
5. Talk about the best treatments for colds that you know.
