Cough is the most common chief complaint in the United States and Australia. 1 Although the differential diagnosis of cough in children is extensive, coughs can have very characteristic presentations ...

Bay Area clinics say they are watching testing numbers and hospital admissions as the season unfolds. For now, the playbook ...

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

Cough is a common issue in children, and parents often resort to giving cough syrups, sometimes without consulting a doctor. However, this practice can be risky, especially for children under five ...

Just when you think you have protected your child from every foreign material, be it processed food, chocolate or even sugar, a new challenge comes before you. For instance a 6-year-old girl was ...

I was recently asked by a concerned parent, “When is a kid’s cough something you should worry about?” In most instances, this should be discussed directly with one’s own pediatrician. There are, ...

Parents and providers face a dilemma in wanting to help children with cough but also recognizing that over-the-counter medications have limited clinically proven benefit and real safety concerns when ...

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 ...

Parents: You might want to check your medicine cabinet. A New York-based pharmaceutical company is voluntarily recalling several batches of a popular children’s cough syrup over fears they may be ...

Many children with this type of cough do not realize they are coughing habitually. Habit cough virtually always has an organic origin. The child will have had a cough from an asthma exacerbation, ...