If you're like many Americans and often use kitchen spoons to measure liquid cold medicines, it's likely you're over- or under-dosing, according to a January 5th study published in the Annals of ...

Based on past findings that using ordinary kitchen spoon to dispense liquid medicines can lead to errors and pediatric poisonings, Drs. Wansink and van Ittersum decided to look into the possibility ...

When I was a kid, part of the ritual of taking medicine was Mom pouring it into a spoon pulled from a kitchen drawer. But that kitchen-spoon approach has been put through the scientific wringer—with ...

When you have to dose out a teaspoon of medicine, it's tempting to reach for a teaspoon. Makes sense, right? But kitchen spoons are different sizes, and using silverware to measure medications means ...

Most people use domestic spoons for measuring liquid medications. But, is it the correct way of giving medicine to your child or taking it yourself? Health experts say, a spoon from your silverware ...

Consuming liquid medicine using a kitchen spoon might prove to be either ineffective or dangerous, say researchers. HT Image Lead researcher Dr. Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand ...