School district sent warning to families at Galena High of possible exposure to pertussis, or whooping cough. Symptoms can ...

The Washoe County School District is dealing with cases of whooping cough at Galena High School.

The whoop torments babies, mostly, as they struggle to suck in air after a merciless bout of coughing. Others have broken ribs during the violent spells. Whooping cough, or pertussis, appears to have ...

Cough is the most common chief complaint in the United States and Australia. 1 Although the differential diagnosis of cough in children is extensive, coughs can have very characteristic presentations ...

This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. The infection attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get ...

I was recently asked by a concerned parent, “When is a kid’s cough something you should worry about?” In most instances, this should be discussed directly with one’s own pediatrician. There are, ...

Chronic cough in children, typically defined as a cough persisting for more than four weeks, remains a significant clinical concern with diverse aetiologies and potential long‐term sequelae. Often a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WJW) – A nationwide recall of a popular children’s cough medicine has been announced due to a microbial contamination, which the ...

Parents and providers face a dilemma in wanting to help children with cough but also recognizing that over-the-counter medications have limited clinically proven benefit and real safety concerns when ...

Many children with this type of cough do not realize they are coughing habitually. Habit cough virtually always has an organic origin. The child will have had a cough from an asthma exacerbation, ...