A cough is just a natural reflex action to clear our airways of mucus and irritants such as dust or smoke. But if your cough won't budge, you're getting out of breath doing simple things and ...

Whooping cough gets its name from its most famous symptom – a "whoop" sound you might make when you gasp for air at the end of a coughing fit. But it doesn't happen in all adults, so it's ...

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The Johnson & Johnson-made children’s cough syrup found to contain unsafe levels of a toxic industrial solvent was sold in six African countries, the South African Health Products Regulatory ...

Whooping cough is making a comeback in several parts of the world, with deaths reported in China, the Philippines, Czech Republic and the Netherlands, and outbreaks in countries including the US ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Montgomery County's Office of Public Health is investigating an increase in whooping cough cases primarily among high school students, a county spokesperson told CBS News ...

Whooping cough is making a post-pandemic comeback in China, with cases surging more than 20-fold in the first two months of 2024. The world’s second-most populous country reported a combined 32, ...

April 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's health regulator said on Saturday it is recalling batches of Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) , opens new tab children's cough syrup after detection of high levels ...

Phlegm, or sputum, is a thick mucus that is different from saliva. People cough up phlegm from their lungs. The body can produce excess phlegm when a person has certain health conditions.

In Europe, the situation is concerning. In the Netherlands, for example, according to the Dutch news service NOS, 1,800 cases of whooping cough were reported in the first two weeks of April ...

China is experiencing a significant resurgence of whooping cough, with cases in the first two months of 2024 soaring more than 20 times compared to the same period in 2023. The National Disease ...