Boots Superintendent Pharmacist Claire Nevinson says most coughs can usually be managed at home but there are times it is ...

Expert pulmonologists share essential guidelines on distinguishing normal coughs from dangerous ones, plus effective home ...

A cough is a reflex action that clears your airway of irritants and mucus. There are two types of cough: productive and nonproductive. A productive cough produces phlegm or mucus, clearing it from ...

From there, the brain sends commands back down to the airway to cough—or not. This detour to the brain is why there’s a degree of conscious control in certain types of coughs. Scientists know ...

Pertussis, which is also known as whooping cough, or a bacterium known as mycoplasma may also be behind some lingering coughs, Theodore Strange, M.D., a physician and associate professor of medicine ...

But for others, more severe symptoms will develop. Babies often don't experience the distinctive type of coughing that can develop in older children and adults. Instead, they may experience apnea ...

cough, and shortness of breath. Knowing what kind of pneumonia you have can help treat the illness. Bacterial pneumonia typically causes more severe illness than other types. You may develop ...