Cough

A cough can travel far and carry with it many germs, putting other people at risk of catching your disease.

It is important to know what type of cough you have in order to treat it properly.

Many children have died after being given too much codeine. DNA testing can identify if your child is at risk.

Hillary Clinton's diagnosis could be serious, but it's unlikely that it will affect her campaign, according to medical experts.

Alcohol appears to reduce levels of a protective gas in the lungs, study of 12 000 people finds.

After more than eight weeks a cough can be regarded as chronic and it becomes advisable to seek medical advice as it could be indicative of more serious illnesses.

Health24 probes the dangers of a drug concoction involving cough syrup, pills, cool drink and possibly alcohol that school children in Cape Town are using to get high.

TB kills hundreds of thousands of South Africans every year, but we can have a country free of this infectious disease and you can play a role in this.

It is amazing what doctors prescribed for people's cough in days gone by. From morphine to heroin, root beer and marijuana, we take a look at cough remedy ads that were dubious, at best.

A new smartphone app, able to diagnose an illness such as asthma or pneumonia based on the sound of your cough, is set to drastically change healthcare when it launches in 2016.

Research reveals that the whooping cough vaccine given to preteens loses strength over time, explaining the recent surge in cases.

About 3.1 million Americans ages 12-25 (5 percent) used cough and cold medicines to get high last year.

At least 13 people have died after drinking a toxic cough syrup in the Pakistani city of Lahore, forcing authorities to close pharmacies and a medicine factory, officials said.

Coughs usually take longer to clear up than people think, and it may drive some patients to the doctor for antibiotics that won't help, according to a US study.