Most children will get around eight viral infections a year but there are times it is essential to seek medical help ...

According to the NHS if your child is feeding, drinking, eating and breathing normally and there is no wheezing, a cough is ...

Similarly, if your child’s cough continues for more than three weeks, especially if it’s worse at night or they have a wheeze ...

It’s always distressing to hear your little one cough, especially in the middle of the night. Still, as common as this wintertime symptom is, it’s helpful to know that it often sounds worse than it ...

Many children get repeated bouts of common ailments but there is one sign that means you should seek medical help ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning of an increase in accidental child overdoses from prescription cough medicine. The FDA says more than 4,500 got sick from cough suppressant Tessalon between ...

Habit cough virtually always has an organic origin. The child will have had a cough from an asthma exacerbation, pneumonia, or a common cold. He or she becomes stuck in a cycle of cough, irritation, ...

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, ...

Winter is here, which means cold and flu season has officially arrived. Winter brings cold and flu season, making children susceptible to respiratory illnesses. Health experts emphasize handwashing ...

Rose Cairns receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Investigator Grant). She is also the recipient of an untied educational grant from Reckitt to fund a PhD ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...