This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sara Ritchie about how to care for your child’s cold and cough. Dr. Ritchie is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health.

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

Winter is a sensitive time for children’s health, and even small lapses in care can lead to recurring colds, flu, or persistent cough. Many parents notice that their child’s cough becomes worse at ...

(NewsNation) — A children’s cough syrup is under a voluntary recall over concerns it’s contaminated with bacteria that cause two types of foodborne illnesses. According to the Food and Drug ...

A case in Pune city confused doctors for eight long months, where a six-year-old girl’s relentless cough was finally solved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANITOWOC – Both measles and whooping cough cases have spiked dramatically throughout the U.S. — and Wisconsin has confirmed cases ...

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to the ...

It started with what seemed like a run-of-the-mill cold. My three-year-old had a cough that wouldn’t go away, a fever that barely counted as one, and he stopped sleeping through the night. As a ...

Two children’s cough syrups are being recalled because of a defect that could cause overdosing. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling two lots of Children's Robitussin® Honey ...

A persistent cough in a 6-year-old girl baffled doctors for eight months until a nurse's reaction to the mother's strong perfume provided the crucial clue. Eliminating the fragrance led to the child's ...

Parents' refusal of the pertussis shot may place kids in serious jeopardy. May 26, 2009— -- Children of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough are 23 times ...

The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines that contain codeine or another narcotic, tramadol, and that such drugs can also be dangerous to ...