IT’S that time of year again when everyone appears to be coughing, sneezing and blowing into tissues. Now, before ...

A MUM's typical 'flu' symptoms turned out to be the signs of a little-known but very aggressive cancer. Emma Snape, from Lancashire, began to come down with cold-like symptoms in February, which ...

He thought her lingering cough was exacerbating an over-active gag reflex, and recommended Strepsils. But the next day he rang me. 'I've been thinking,' he said, 'and I think you might be right ...

A productive, or wet, cough produces mucus or phlegm. An unproductive, or dry cough, doesn't produce mucus and phlegm. It's difficult to diagnose COVID based on the sound of the cough. About 60% ...

A wave of cough and cold is spreading across the country, the classic characteristic of which is a severe to extremely severe cough. Taking to Twitter his experience, Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy ...

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has warned intake of four lozenges of some cough drops could cause stomach discomfort, swelling of the face and breathing problems, while taking six throat lozenges ...

A wet or productive cough brings up mucus, saliva, or other excretions; these coughs often happen when you have a respiratory infection like the flu. Dry coughs, on the other hand, don't bring up ...

pocketlight//Getty Images “Even a small amount of reflux from the esophagus into the back of the throat can be very irritating to the area and thus cause a dry cough or throat clearing as the ...

When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some ...

You should see your doctor for a serious cough or if you have another health condition. The use of essential oils may appeal to you because of their natural qualities. They are extracted from ...