When it comes to seasonal illnesses, few are as dreaded - or as preventable - as whooping cough. The violent coughing fits, the struggle to breath, and the high pitched "whoop" sound that some people ...

IN the last fortnight, radiators have been dusted off, the fans have gone back into storage and I’ve broken out the work ...

Whooping cough cases have gone up in the U.S. compared to last year, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection that can cause painful coughing fits and difficulty breathing. Cases ...

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health ...

Whether you have a wet, dry or tickly cough, these are the main causes and how to treat them so you can get a good night’s sleep. Sometimes called productive coughs – these are the type where ...

Humidifiers can help ease a cough, and people can use them alongside other treatment options for optimal benefit. A humidifier is a device that adds moisture to the air to increase humidity levels ...

infections are rising in older children and teens as protection wears off. That's led to a hunt for better, more durable immunizations against whooping cough that also don't cause as many side effects ...

MORE than 12,000 cases of whooping cough were confirmed in England in the first seven months of the year, UK Health Security Agency data shows. Nine babies died during the same period between ...

Parents have been issued an urgent warning to get their children vaccinated after cases of whooping cough have rapidly increased over the last year. The highly contagious disease is most dangerous ...

painful cough. Then, the only treatment is comfort care with plenty of rest and fluids while the infection runs its course. Unvaccinated babies and adults are those at highest risk of severe ...