Thursday, October, 29, 2009
Bad Cough Home Remedies
December 23, 2008
A reader writes to Joe and Theresa Graedon of the People's Pharmacy about their recent recommendation of lemon and honey as a home remedy for coughs. The reader wants to warn readers that honey can be dangerous for children under age two, since it can cause botulism in infants. The Graedons agree with this warning, and they give information on how honey can cause this dangerous condition in infants and small children.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Allison Janse
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Health Expert
...diabetes The cold lingers more than a week and coughing continues Think you have all the...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
There is no cure for the common cold, or so we've been told. But a recent study led by Sheldon...
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By Sloane Miller
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Health Expert
...illness.Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those...
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By Jan Gambino
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Health Expert
...certain foods (spicy foods, high acid foods) o Coughing or choking during and after a meal or...
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By Todd Eisner
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Health Expert
Chronic cough and even chest pain can be caused by acid reflux. This can be difficult to diagnose...
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Health Guide
for Acute SinusitisThe primary objectives for treatment of sinusitis are reduction of swelling, eradication of infection, draining of the sinuses, and ensuring that the sinuses remain open....
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...feverRedness, pain, and swelling in the skin and the tissue beneathPneumonia. Pneumonia is suspected if
coughing and abnormally rapid breathing develop in patients who have chickenpox. Adults and...
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...The cough it causes typically lasts for about a week to 10 days. In about half of patients, however,
coughing can last up to 3 weeks, and 25% of patients continue to cough for over 1 month....
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New Sinusitis GuidelinesIn 2005, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology released joint guidelines on the diagnosis and...
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...following:High feverA rapid heart rateBluish-toned (cyanotic) skinLabored and heavy breathing.Mental confusion
Coughing up mucus (sputum) containing pus or bloodSymptoms in the Elderly. It is...
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