A CONTAGIOUS illness has hit a “record high” in Ireland – with those most vulnerable being urged to take precautions.

A chronic dry cough is a common symptom of asthma. Inhaled corticosteroids, quick-relief inhalers, and oral medications may help ease asthma symptoms, including a cough. Some alternative ...

Whooping cough case confirmed at a Wake County middle school The Wake County Public School System said it was informed Thursday that a student at Oberlin Magnet Middle School has a confirmed case ...

the studies were not robust enough to support the use of onion fumes to treat coughing, Norazlin said. Existing research on onions' benefits were conducted in test tubes rather than on humans and ...

Coughing up white mucus can mean you have congestion with a respiratory infection such as bronchitis, or it can be a symptom of long-term health issues like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...

The One Tree Hill star has stopped coughing up blood since taking a round ... to return home after doctors administer a PICC line, a tube inserted into the arm to deliver antibiotics, other ...

A chest tube may be needed for a large empyema ... necessitating additional oxygen therapy or mechanical ventilation. Fits of coughing may become more severe and produce blood. Managing/Treating ...

Your cough can taste bad for many reasons. When a metallic taste is paired with coughing, you may have an upper respiratory infection like a cold. This can cause your phlegm to contain traces of ...

His prognosis, though, "remains uncertain," the Vatican said, and it will take 24 to 48 hours to understand the impact of the coughing attack and whether it has negatively affected his general ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said in relaying an ...