Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

Live guest, Dr Ranj Singh , said the medicine is a waste of money and doctors no-longer recommend it. He warned that it could do more harm than good, especially in children.

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Whooping cough continues to surge in the United States, with reported cases soaring to more than 32,000 this year — nearly five times the 6,500 cases recorded during the same period last year — ...

If you have kids, or live with other people, you know that once one person gets sick, it's not long before everyone else does too.

Scientists at EMBL discovered that Dextromethorphan, found in common cough syrups ... and the paper’s first author said. Study: Children with bronchitis can develop lung problems in adulthood ...