Once you understand what's behind your cough, choosing the right treatment becomes much easier.

Instead of going to a doctor, most people head straight to the medical store and buy over-the-counter medicines, often in colorful packaging, promising quick relief and treating a mild illness. How ...

Cough and cold medicine manufacturers have benefited from consumers purchasing over-the-counter (OTC) medications as a form of self-treatment for their health ailments. In the United States, 240 ...

Experts reveal that pricey cough syrups may not be any more effective than homemade honey and lemon when it comes to soothing ...

Last year, people in the US bought approximately 242 million packages of oral over-the-counter cough, cold, and allergy remedies containing phenylephrine from retail stores, according to sales data ...

Cold and flu season is here and if you’re a parent you’ve probable stood in a pharmacy aisle wondering which cold medicine is ...

On the list of things that you don’t want in your cough syrup, potentially dangerous pathogens such as fungus rank pretty darn high. That’s why Haleon is voluntarily recalling eight lots of its ...

Some lots of cough and cold medicine were pulled from stores over contamination risk. Here's what to know about alternatives and natural flu therapies. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with ...

Experts say the key lies in the cough’s symptoms and length. People should go see a doctor if their cough lasts for more than a week or a couple of weeks. “We’re especially concerned when a cough ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug companies took medications for their age ...

— -- After federal regulators and private doctors warned of potential health risks to kids, drug companies said Thursday that they will voluntarily withdraw over-the-counter, cough-and-cold ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – More than 14,000 packs of ‘cough, ...