Thank you for this article. We do want to let you know that we often see Reye's Syndrome in children 1 year of age up to 23 years of age. It does become more rare with age. We don't want parents to think that their children are safe if the child is under the age of 4 (we have many, many documented cases of children under 4 coming down with RS) or that children are out of the woods for Reye's after the age of 14. We have many teen and college age cases documented.
The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation recommends that children not be given aspirin containing products from birth to 19 years of age. We also caution new parents not to breast feed if they are taking aspirin because aspirin is transferable in breast milk.
For the most in-depth information regarding Reye's Syndrome, visit www.ReyesSyndrome.org.
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Thank you for this article. We do want to let you know that we often see Reye's Syndrome in children 1 year of age up to 23 years of age. It does become more rare with age. We don't want parents to think that their children are safe if the child is under the age of 4 (we have many, many documented cases of children under 4 coming down with RS) or that children are out of the woods for Reye's after the age of 14. We have many teen and college age cases documented.
The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation recommends that children not be given aspirin containing products from birth to 19 years of age. We also caution new parents not to breast feed if they are taking aspirin because aspirin is transferable in breast milk.
For the most in-depth information regarding Reye's Syndrome, visit www.ReyesSyndrome.org.
-- The National Reye's Syndrome Foundation
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