Review question We aimed to answer the question of whether acellular pertussis vaccines are as effective as the whole-cell vaccines at protecting children against whooping cough (pertussis), but with ...

Some shoppers buy it for the natural ingredients—but with that might have come a possible hazard. Here's the FDA's latest.

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, researchers at St. Joseph’s Health Care London and its Lawson Research ...

The grief of a mother whose child died of whooping cough drives her to urge parents to get their kids vaccinated. Such warnings, it appears, are being ignored.

Ambroxol, a cough medication, may help stabilize the neuropsychiatric symptoms of Parkinson's disease dementia, a new study suggests.

Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia Researchers at Lawson Research Institute are studying Ambroxol - a common cough medicine in Europe - as a potential ...

Around 16 million cases of whooping cough (pertussis) occur worldwide each year, mostly in low-income countries. Much of the morbidity of whooping cough in children and adults is due to the effects of ...

A commonly sold cough syrup in Europe could potentially slow down progression of dementia in patients with Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Nearly half of those diagnosed with ...

German cross-country skier Victoria Carl tested positive for a banned substance prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children's cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems.

Medtech Products recalled the cough syrup for toddlers, preschoolers and tweens. The Bacillus cereus bacteria can bring death, stomachaches, diarrhea and vomiting.