New research has shown that many medicines sold to parents of children under six years old are not as effective as they may hope. Work carried out on behalf of the Commission for Human Medicine (CHM) ...

If your child's over four, you can also talk to your doctor about an over-the-counter cough medicine. If a cough is associated with cold or congestion and a lot of them are, a good home remedy ...

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Health officials in Washington state are alerting residents to a sharp rise in cases of pertussis, also known as whooping ...

Night-time coughing can wreck your sleep pattern and lead to lethargy and fatigue the next morning. Millions of us ...

In addition to pertussis, the Department of Public Health is also watching the spread of bacteria that can cause walking ...

More than 300 babies have died in Indonesia allegedly due to the cough medicine they've taken that was contaminated with harmful chemicals. How do consumers in Indonesia react to this issue?

The FDA says oral phenylephrine, used in many over-the-counter cough and cold medicines, "is not effective as a nasal ...

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...

Emergency room physicians at Baton Rouge General Hospital are seeing more children come in sicker than they seem.

The government is enacting age verification and purchase limits to curb hospitalisations and shortages, amid social media ...