It's the obvious one - but Vicks VapoRub is great for easing coughs that are caused by colds. The chest rub is perfect for relieving the catarrh and phlegm that give you a chesty cough.

Home remedies for cough include supplements such as ginger and marshmallow root, and other forms of relief like steam and hot liquids. Although there is limited scientific research to support these ...

It’s been a particularly dreary start to autumn this year, with some cold and wet weather for much of the UK in the last few weeks signalling that summer is well and truly behind us. Not only ...

A lingering cough after COVID-19 affects nearly 5% of infected people. Coughing is a common COVID symptom, and it can potentially linger for longer than four weeks—and up to six months—after ...

What is dextromethorphan used for? Dextromethorphan is commonly used to reduce cough caused by common cold or inhaled allergens or that makes it hard for you to fall asleep. Dextromethorphan may ...

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough, which lasts more than 8 weeks. There are ...

The US has seen a fivefold increase in the incidence of whooping cough cases this year from last year, shows preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 A total of 14 ...

In 2023, there were 51 cases of pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, in Wisconsin. As of Sept. 13, there have been 625 cases this year, according to the Department of Health Services.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I’M MANDY GAITHER AND WHOOPING COUGH IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. AND THE CDC SAYS PROTECTION FROM ITS VACCINE IS WANING. SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN AROUND 14,500 REPORTED CASES.

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some ...

Pertussis (whooping cough) is a bacterial infection that can cause respiratory symptoms including violent coughing that makes it difficult to breathe. Some studies have suggested that people with ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases are up across the U.S. this year. FILE - An infant receives a routine ...