Habit cough as well as tic cough also may be present in children. Inhalation pneumonitis from smoke (tobacco, fire) and hydrofluorocarbons (kerosene, gasoline) are not uncommon. Heritable disorders ...

Cough and congestion are common for many children this time of year, signaling any number of illnesses. For parents, it’s important to identify the exact cause of your child’s discomfort, as effective ...

With cough and cold season in full swing – and “super flu” causing hospitalisations to rocket – parents everywhere are bracing themselves for the next illness to sweep their households. I’m certainly ...

In a practical, parent-friendly brief, child nutritionist Sanchita Daswani shares simple steps for managing coughs and colds ...

(Gray News) - A children’s cough syrup has been recalled due to possible bacterial contamination. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Medtech Products Inc. is recalling lots of its ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

Vaccination is the best protection. Pertussis or ‘whooping cough’ is a highly contagious, and potentially very dangerous disease that is passed through communities via coughing and sneezing. The ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

Habit cough virtually always has an organic origin. The child will have had a cough from an asthma exacerbation, pneumonia, or a common cold. He or she becomes stuck in a cycle of cough, irritation, ...