Violin teacher Constance Meyer’s chronic hacking cough was driving other people crazy. The mother of a new student figured out the cause — just in time.

One of the older fads is in the news again: getting high from cough and cold medicines containing dextromethorphan ... nausea and vomiting, increased heart rate, and elevated blood pressure. Chronic ...

You just go back to class. Look familiar? DXM or Dextromethorphan is the active ingredient in most cough medicines. One in ten teenagers say they have used DXM to get high, making it more popular ...

Don’t be fooled—anything with a PE in the name won't work. Most cough medicines don't work, either But that's not the only cold medicine that probably does little to nothing for your cold.

Dr. Duffy says asthma, reflux, post-nasal drip, and drugs like ACE inhibitors for blood pressure, cause the most coughs. GERD, or reflux, can cause coughing, although coughing can also cause GERD.

If your child's over four, you can also talk to your doctor about an over-the-counter cough medicine. If a cough is associated with cold or congestion and a lot of them are, a good home remedy ...

The medicines seemed to help ... that Meyer’s cough didn’t stem from asthma or lung disease but was a cardiac cough, the sign of a potentially serious heart problem. Meyer’s CT scan and ...

One of the older fads is in the news again: getting high from cough and cold medicines containing ... nausea and vomiting, increased heart rate, and elevated blood pressure. Chronic misuse results ...