Work carried out on behalf of the Commission for Human Medicine (CHM) found that whilst many cough medicines have over the years been offered in dosages to children based on reduced doses that appear ...

A string of dry cough medicines have been pulled from shelves due to a potential rare side effect, health officials have warned. A number of treatments containing the cough suppressant pholcodine ...

Cough syrups containing codeine linctus will no longer be sold in chemists in the UK because of concerns people are becoming ...

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

You just go back to class. Look familiar? DXM or Dextromethorphan is the active ingredient in most cough medicines. One in ten teenagers say they have used DXM to get high, making it more popular ...

Sometimes coughing after eating could be due to allergies or post-nasal drip.

Caroline Chung's son, Liam Jones, began experiencing fatigue and a persistent dry cough, symptoms commonly associated with whooping cough. The 39-year-old was sure her son had contracted the ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines are commonly used, but their efficacy is uncertain. These British authors conducted a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of OTC medications for ...

Certain cough medicines sold behind the counter at pharmacies are being withdrawn over safety concerns. Health experts say there is a very rare chance that some people could experience an allergic ...

a family medicine physician with Providence St. Joseph Hospital. "It tends to be more of an annoyance and frustration," Patel says. Identifying and treating the underlying cause of your dry cough ...

pocketlight//Getty Images “Even a small amount of reflux from the esophagus into the back of the throat can be very irritating to the area and thus cause a dry cough or throat clearing as the ...

Whooping cough has surged to a six-year high, with 492 cases recorded so far this year – a tenfold increase compared to 48 ...