As cold and flu season peaks, the sound of coughing seems to echo everywhere—from crowded buses to busy offices. When that nagging tickle starts, most people instinctively reach for over-the-counter ...

A recent report from the American College of Chest Physicians questions the effectiveness of cough syrups. Madeleine Brand talks with physician and Yale Medical School professor Dr. Sydney Spiesel.

For many people, cough syrup is their go-to remedy when they’re plagued with an annoying cough. But believe it or not, cough syrup might not actually be doing anything to help with your symptoms. In ...

The cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription due to concerns over abuse and addiction. The medicine, which was previously available to buy in pharmacies, ...

Medtech Products is recalling five lots of its Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup for bacterial contamination The food-borne illness causes gastrointestinal symptoms, which can be mild in healthy ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A federal advisory committee sent a strong message to the Food and Drug Administration on Monday, declaring nearly unanimously that the risks of using certain opioids in children’s ...

Cough medications that contain opioids like codeine should never be given by kids, and the medicines will now need to be labeled to make that clear, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

Cough syrups perform no better than a placebo in many studies They do have one known benefit: They can make you drowsy and help you sleep No medicine cabinet is fully stocked without some good old ...

NEW DELHI, CHENNAI (Reuters) -Indian authorities advised the public to avoid two more brands of cough syrup on Wednesday following the deaths of 17 children aged under five linked to a toxic ...

(CNN) -- Parents take note: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has voluntarily recalled three lots of its children's cough syrups — Children's Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and ...