Bethan Galliers was delighted to be at the theatre with friends for a play she'd wanted to see for ages. But within minutes her enjoyment was rudely interrupted by a violent coughing fit — her own.

Chowdhury's first suggestion was to make some water warm, add salt and gargle it in the back of your throat. "This helps ...

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

The odds are high you’ve had a cough before in your life, but each time can throw you for a loop. Even though you’ve been through this, it can be hard to know when to see a doctor for a cough ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

One potential symptom of congestive heart failure is a cardiac cough. This may occur because of fluid building up in the lungs, and it may be a sign that the condition is worsening. Share on ...

Variations of the claim that coughing during a heart attack can increase survival chances likely go back to a message circulating in June 1999 (seen in Snopes' prior reporting) and attributed to ...

Study Objective. To psychometrically evaluate a cough-specific quality-of-life questionnaire (CQLQ) in adults. Design. Prospective evaluation of CQLQ using three different cohorts of adult ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Holiday cheer is in the air, and so are infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whooping cough cases in the United States are beginning ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system. The disease is most notable for its intense coughing fits, which often end ...

Three different groups of coughing subjects were prospectively studied. The first group comprised patients who had complained of cough for at least 8 weeks, who we referred to as chronic coughers.