Most pediatricians are aware of the more common causes of chronic cough, but sometimes unexpected cases come along that ...

This is the first study to comprehensively evaluate children with chronic cough and without a selective workup. Our study suggests that among children with chronic cough (ie, cough of > 8 weeks ...

For comparison, with no chronic, non-productive cough in the parents, 7 percent of the kids had that type of cough. To put it another way, if a parent had a non-productive cough, the likelihood of ...

Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which can cause walking pneumonia, have surged since late spring, according ...

GERD in children can lead to discomfort, feeding issues, and respiratory symptoms. Here's how to recognise the signs and ...

The CDC said there have been four-times as many cases of whooping cough as last year. This disease along with walking ...

However, she says, those usually clear up on their own. "The question I always ask parents is, when do they last remember a day when their child didn't cough?" she says. But chronic coughs that last ...

It's caused by an infection, usually respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and is most likely to affect young children ... a lasting cough, and increased mucus. Like chronic bronchitis, emphysema ...

The other is emphysema. Most people with COPD have symptoms of both conditions. In chronic bronchitis, swollen airways and ...

Whooping cough is another word for pertussis, a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes intense coughing fits, ...

A nationwide whooping cough surge has infected nearly 2,200 Pennsylvanians, outpacing every other state and putting local ...