Coughs: An Ayurvedic remedy that actually works - Looking for a cough syrup that might actually work? While we’re told that none of the over-the-counter remedies are worth the money, one top doctor i...

Cough Remedies: Don’t give them to the under-2s - If you have children who’re younger than two years, don’t give them one of the popular cough or cold remedies.

Cough Remedies: They’re more dangerous than you might think - Cold and cough remedies that we leave around the home could be a lot more dangerous than we realise. A new report estimates that around 7,000 childre...

Night-time coughing: Honey is the best remedy - Honey is about the best remedy to give your child if he or she is unable to sleep because of coughing fits. It outperforms cough remedies, and it’s c...

Cough Remedy: It’s a killer when wrongly prescribed - Children and adults have died after taking a simple cough remedy – but it’s been the fault of the doctor who has incorrectly prescribed it. Health re...

The Best Alternative Cough Mixture - Winter ills come in a variety of guises, none more irritating than a cough that won ’t go away. Mounting evidence suggests that conventional cough sup...

A dubious good deed - A story published without fanfare in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal (see facing story, this page) revealed the astonishing statistic t...

Damaged lungs: untested treatment - Adults with injured lungs are being subjected to procedures which are largely untested and unproven, according to an editorial in the British Medical...