Like many demulcent herbs, marshmallow root may help ease dry coughs. One study showed that marshmallow root lozenges and syrup successfully relieved dry cough, usually within 10 minutes. Marshmallow ...

This initiative offered in-depth lectures about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of various types of cough to BHWs who serve as front liners of health in their communities. Each city ...

It’s been a particularly dreary start to autumn this year, with some cold and wet weather for much of the UK in the last few weeks signalling that summer is well and truly behind us. Not only ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and the Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at Northwestern Medicine. A lingering cough ...

They're less effective on day three or later. The best medicine for a cough depends on your symptoms and the type of cough you have. For a dry cough, choose an antitussive (cough suppressant). For a ...

I've never given much thought to the different varieties of pancake syrup at the grocery store — I typically grab whatever's on sale. If I'm feeling fancy, maybe I'll get a butter-flavored variety.

Women are claiming Mucinex, the common over-the-counter cough and cold medicine, helped them get pregnant. Between at-home remedies and cycle tracking, there are many suggested practices to help ...

A subacute cough is a type of cough that persists for 3 to 8 weeks. It falls between an acute cough, which lasts less than 3 weeks, and a chronic cough, which lasts more than 8 weeks. There are ...

The US has seen a fivefold increase in the incidence of whooping cough cases this year from last year, shows preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 A total of 14 ...

Mariska Alexus said: 'Wow that's my go to medicine too... goodbye forever Mucinex.' And Kalico Mermaid expressed her fear: 'Stop - I’m in between [birth control] refills and I’ve been taking ...

In 2023, there were 51 cases of pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, in Wisconsin. As of Sept. 13, there have been 625 cases this year, according to the Department of Health Services.