More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.This ...

Infections happen year-round, but peak whooping cough season lasts from late summer through fall. Pertussis is a cyclical disease, meaning it might spread widely through a community and then disappear ...

A cough that persists beyond eight weeks may signal asthma, reflux disease, nerve hypersensitivity, or chronic lung ...

For many years, whenever parents had a child with a cough, it was reflex to offer them a spoon of cough syrup. That is quickly changing. Throughout India, there has been a noticeable shift in the ...

Madhya Pradesh FDA has banned cough syrups containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride for children under four. This directive follows 14 child deaths in Chhindwara, reportedly ...

In the middle of winter, a 4-year-old boy was seen in clinic for an ongoing cough. Initially as the cough had persisted only for a few days and the child was systemically well, it was diagnosed as a ...

Coughing can signal various health issues, from viral infections causing dry coughs to bacterial infections producing mucus. Wheezing coughs may indicate asthma, requiring medical attention.

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is the second most common cause of chronic cough in immunocompetent patients who are nonsmokers, not on angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors and have normal chest ...

A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Wet cough over a period lasting longer than four weeks? We are supposed to believe that this is not unusual for children, nor anything to be worried about. But Dr. Anne Schlegtendal, senior physician ...

A wet cough, also known as a productive cough, is any cough that produces mucus. It is often a sign of a bacterial or viral infection. Not all treatments are suitable for children, so it is best to ...

A number of home remedies, such as honey and saltwater, may help manage cough symptoms. If home remedies do not help, over-the-counter and prescription medications are available. It is important to ...