It's that time of year again when winter viruses take hold, and a cacophony of coughs fills homes, offices, and public transport. This persistent symptom often drives people straight to the pharmacy ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. - Over-the-counter cough syrup, a staple of American medicine cabinets, doesn't work very well and isn't worth the money when fighting the common cold, a national doctors group ...

If you have developed a cough which you're struggling with or is keeping you up at night, don't be tempted to buy special medicine to calm it down. Chemists sell two kinds, basically. Cough ...

Despite all our 21st-century medical advances, there is no cure to the common cold. This forces us to rely on home remedies to get through the day. One popular option for managing those pesky ...

Rose Cairns receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Investigator Grant). She is also the recipient of an untied educational grant from Reckitt to fund a PhD ...

Scientists are in the final stages of testing a new medicine for persistent cough that contains theobromine, an ingredient found in chocolate and cocoa. The drug, which sadly doesn’t taste like ...