| FDA issues warning about cold medication for children
The Federal Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Thursday that children through the age of 2 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines. The agency also is considering whether OTC cold remedies are safe and effective for children younger than 12. Parents searching for a way to treat a cold in children can use Tylenol or acetaminophen for a fever, said Ellen Schumann, pediatrician at Marshfield Clinic Weston Center. "Another thing that helps a lot is saltwater nose drops or nasal spray," Schumann said. A saltwater spray releases the congestion and can be wiped away. "A parent could use a bulb syringe to suck it out, but it's not necessary," she said. Other treatments for a cold are to sleep with the head elevated, use a humidifier next to the bed when sleeping, stay well-hydrated and keep the nose lubricated with Vaseline, Schumann said.
Diversity may be Fashion Week's latest victim
Daul Kim, 18, a Korean model also at Elite, has felt the cold shoulder. In Paris last season, she was actually told at a casting that they were only hiring white women. "I think it was so rude," Kim says. Not to worry, though. This season, Kim was named one of the "Top 10 Models to Watch" by New York Magazine and is, according to her agent, "surging a bit in popularity."
Not surprisingly, modeling agencies don't want to take the blame for the dearth of diversity. Roman Young, the director of new faces at Elite, says, "We are doing our part. This is a blended office ethnically and culturally. I'm really passionate about the beauty spectrum." Young says that when a client asks for "the girl next door," he responds that "the girl next door to me was Filipino. ... Can I send a black girl?" Although he says he's fully aware that the client wants a white model, he notes that in the end, "It's my job to sell beauty not ethnicity."
Getting behind change
Calling for an end to all the finger pointing, Ivan Bart, senior vice president of powerhouse agency IMG models who represents black supermodels like Alek Wek, Liya Kebede and Naomi Campbell, says this should be "about the industry coming together and recognizing what the consumer wants.
Schools document flu season's arrival
Flu and cold symptoms are on the rise locally and across the state. Cheryl Smith, nursing supervisor at the St. Clair County Health Department, said schools are reporting an increased number of children with cold and flu symptoms when compared to early January. .
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