New research has shown that many medicines sold to parents of children under six years old are not as effective as they may hope. Work carried out on behalf of the Commission for Human Medicine (CHM) ...

Kids and Coughing Don't give OTC cough medicine to children younger than 4. Honey can help calm coughs in kids older than 1 year. Why Coughing Can Be Worse at Night Nighttime coughing can happen ...

Another baby has ... months old. However most cases of whooping cough have been reported in those who are aged 15 or over, 5,769 cases. This outbreak started in November last year.

Riley's cough quickly evolved into pneumonia and was eventually placed on life support as his body fought the infection But it wasn't enough. Ms Hughes' son passed away at 32 days old, too young ...

Who's at higher risk for severe whooping cough cases? Babies younger than 1 year old are at the greatest risk of getting whooping cough and suffering from severe complications, per the CDC.

Prevention is much easier than cure in this case because whooping cough is very hard to diagnose," said Dr. Allan Markus, an internal medicine ... Last year, two babies under 1 year of age were ...

About one in three children younger than a year old will need to be hospitalized if they contract the illness. About 1% of babies who ... get plenty of fluids. Cough medicine, according to the ...