15th December 2011 / Comments (3)
Angiers Junior Aspirin
Woman's Weekly: 27th March 1965
Blimey Nora. Somehow, I don't think there was an equivalent advert in Playboy questioning men's fatherhood skills. Despite the wider range of men's magazines available nowadays, there still aren't, but women are still fed a good spoonful of guilt in adverts aimed at them. Why do we put up with it?
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I think they're playing the 'medical' card, as the fear of germs was ramped up during the '50s. Whilst germ management is perfectly sensible, the advertisers are talking a load of old bollocks here. I should think clean hands are good enough!
If you gave baby this, you were a TERRIBLE mother! Asprin is deadly for children
(goddamn wikipedia blackout, will find alternative source)
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/reyes-syndrome/DS00142
shouldn't give children under 2 asprin as it may cause Reyes syndrome
"Reye's (Ryes) syndrome is a rare but serious condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain. Reye's syndrome most often affects children and teenagers recovering from a viral infection and who may also have a metabolic disorder. Signs and symptoms such as confusion, seizures and loss of consciousness require emergency treatment. Early diagnosis and treatment of Reye's syndrome can save a child's life."
"Rubbing baby's gums with *your* finger is out..."
Um... why? Are they casting aspersions on the cleanliness of readers hands or something? I remember rubbing teething gel on Tom's gums when he was a baby and he survived it!
By Jam Shambles
December 16, 2011 @ 12:32 am / #
delete / edit