Why Wont My Child Stop Coughing
10 percent of kids use cough meds every week
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Understanding Cough Variant Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...tightness. CVA is an especially common diagnosis in young children, and it often progresses into... Read more »
The Never Ending Cough: Is Cough Medication the Answer?
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...there is nothing more frustrating than hearing your child cough all night. During the fall and... Read more »
How to Build A Natural Cold-Fighting Kit for Your Family
By Allison Janse , Health Expert...are ineffective for treating coughs and colds in children under six, and shouldn't be given... Read more »
How Do I Know If It's a Cold or If I Have Asthma and/or Allergies?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertQuestion: My child has had a runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, and coughing for a few weeks now. I... Read more »
A Summary of Recent Asthma Research
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...ones. Asthma is one of 3 common causes of chronic cough in children. A group of physicians in... Read more »
Health Guide
Cough
...Exposure to air pollutants ACE inhibitors (medications used to control blood pressure) If a child has a barking cough, see croup. Read more »Cough
...cough: If you have a dry, tickling cough, try cough drops or hard candy. NEVER give these to a child under age 3, because they can cause choking. Use a vaporizer or take a steamy... Read more »The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
...management to the wind now that they no longer cough, wheeze and struggle to breathe the way they did as children. But smoking is one of the worst asthma triggers and can cause serious lung... Read more »Sinusitis: Highlights
...antihistamine diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and a decongestant in pill form such as pseudoephedrine (Sudafed).Children age 14 years and younger should not use OTC cough and cold medicines.Nasal... Read more »Pneumonia: Symptoms
...Atypical Pneumonias. Atypical pneumonia is most commonly caused by Mycoplasma and usually appears in children and young adults.The disease progresses gradually.General flu-like symptoms often... Read more »Images
Medications
... to cough. Do not use this medication in children younger than 2 years unless... Read more »
...stuffy nose symptoms. Do not use this medication in children younger than 4 years unless... Read more »
...of this medication. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Do not flush medications... Read more »
...in the bathroom. Keep all medicines away from children and pets. Properly discard this... Read more »
...directed by your doctor. Do not use this medication in children younger than 4 years unless... Read more »
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