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Aspirin Tied to Reye's Syndrome by CDC Studies
Medical detectives link aspirin to Reye's syndrome in children after flu or chicken pox. Three studies by Arizona, Ohio, and Michigan public health teams show aspirin as the major risk factor, prompting cautions on giving aspirin to sick children and guidance to consult physicians for fevers over 101. The syndrome can progress from vomiting to coma and death, though death rates have fallen with earlier diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Hurwitz
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Hurwitz
Arizona
Ohio
Michigan
Center For Disease Control
Reye
Karen M. Starko
CDC
Arizona Department of Health Services
Starko
Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
Reye’s
Frank Holtzhauer
Ohio Department of Public Health