Winter is a sensitive time for children’s health, and even small lapses in care can lead to recurring colds, flu, or persistent cough. Many parents notice that their child’s cough becomes worse at ...

The differential diagnosis of cough in children is extensive. It has been reported that up to 31% of coughs have no apparent underlying cause. Primary among the causes of cough are infectious ...

Two young infants in Louisiana have died from whooping cough within the past year, marking the state’s first pertussis ...

As winter approaches, many parents will be bracing for the cold and flu season. Young children typically get at least six colds a year. In previous generations, parents might have reached for the ...

(WKBN) – The presence of a bacterium that can cause two types of foodborne illnesses has prompted the recall of multiple lots of a children’s cough syrup, a notice posted to the Food and Drug ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most cases are benign and resolve spontaneously. The most common causes are post-infectious, asthma or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Habit cough is a very disruptive, brash, brassy cough. Many children with this type of cough do not realize they are coughing habitually. Habit cough virtually always has an organic origin. The child ...