A devastating respiratory infection once thought to be primarily a childhood concern is making an alarming comeback among adults, catching the medical community and patients completely off guard.

Chronic cough is a severely debilitating condition that results in individuals coughing hundreds to thousands of times per day. Unfortunately, at the time of this writing, the majority of treatments ...

Hearing other people coughing and spluttering is one of life's annoyances—but learning to listen to your own could save your life. Splutters come in all shapes, sizes and volumes, and according to Dr ...

AUSTIN, Texas Despite an increased concern for their health due to fears of the H1N1 influenza virus, American adults frequently confuse their symptoms and the treatments appropriate for them when ...

A dry cough is a tickly irritation in your airways that doesn’t bring up any phlegm or mucus when you cough. There isn’t mucus blocking your lungs or airways, so nothing comes out when you cough.

An area of the brain that contributes to cough suppression was found to be smaller in volume in adults with chronic cough than those without, demonstrating a possible connection between brain ...

Those prescribed a GLP-1 RA had a significantly increased risk for new chronic cough compared with those prescribed any non-GLP-1 RA second-line medication, DPP-4 inhibitor, or sulfonylurea in a ...

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 important to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cough score was used to determine severity and featured questions from three validated assessments. Poorer ...

Are you an adult suffering from a long-standing cough that does not produce phlegm and stops as soon as you fall asleep? Has your cough failed to improve despite being treated with different ...

Association persisted after removing patients with previous diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux. (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes, there is an association between glucagon-like ...