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Why honey, not cough syrup, is best remedy for your child

Local medical doctors now say they have evidence showing cough medicines for children are useless and if anything, honey preparations are much better.

A team of research doctors at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi say they have diligently assessed children put on cough medicine, placebo or honey preparations, with the first two showing no benefit at all.

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