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Plea to ban some cough drugs  -  25 Mar 2008
Chennai Online,It urged the public to refrain from administering drugs for cough without the prescription from doctors. He said cough was only a protective reflex and mild

Kindergarten, preschool children need two new immunizations for ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Oshkosh Northwestern,Eric Lang, Alexa's dad, said he and his wife did give some thought to the new immunizations their daughter would need – the whooping cough vaccination and a

Make sure medicine cabinet is well stocked  -  25 Mar 2008
Dailyrecord.com,Cough and cold medicines -- Most doctors recommend cough medicines with dextromethorphan, which works by suppressing the cough reflex.

Town Hall meeting on medicine abuse is planned  -  25 Mar 2008
Kansas.com,Recent national studies have shown that 1 in 10 teens admits to abusing cough medicine and 1 in 5 has abused prescription drugs in an attempt to get high.

Adults skipping vaccinations  -  25 Mar 2008
WCBD-TV,For those who are over 60 years old, the shingles vaccine is recommended, as is the vaccine for whooping cough. The HPV vaccine for younger women is also

Bangladesh Controls TB at 'Cough Collection Centers'  -  25 Mar 2008
NPR...by Fred de Sam Lazaro Would you like to receive information from your local NPR member station? (see NPR's privacy policy) May we contact you with

Baseball and hibachis  -  25 Mar 2008
Times Bulletin,Look, there's no xenophobia intended here or even bitterness - *cough* Opening Day should always take place first and foremost in Cincinnati *cough* - but

Girl sick with EV-71 infection  -  25 Mar 2008
News.gov.hk,She developed a fever, cough and runny nose on March 13. She was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital on March 17 and was discharged two days later.

YOUR OPINION: Money for safety, none for schools  -  25 Mar 2008
The Patriot Ledger,Say NO MORE to the school department. It has taken them years to get into this mess and now they want us to cough up money we don’t have to fix their mistakes.

Tuberculosis 'is not just a blue-collar disease'  -  25 Mar 2008
GulfNews,..."They think it is just a simple disease, just a cough. They go to the pharmacist and buy antibiotics or cough syrup over the counter," he said,

George Michael Wants To Get Intimate  -  25 Mar 2008
Hollyscoop,Playing small gigs is definitely more intimate than playing huge arenas. Let's just hope Georgie doesn't get too intimate. *Cough Cough*

Early look at Colts’ 2008 opponents  -  25 Mar 2008
Most Valuable Network,...because the Colts have proven their complete mastery over the Chargers time and time again during the past few seasons (cough, cough).

The curse of the cough  -  Mar 24, 2008
WSLS.com,FINALLY, after FOUR weeks of the crud I am told everyone has right now, I am cough free! Let’s hope I’m not like the Covington man I reported on a few

Kids Flaunt Cough-Syrup Abuse Online  -  Mar 22, 2008
CBS News,Millions of young people admit to using cough and cold medicines to get high. Don't believe it? Many will tell you themselves ... on YouTube.

New strain of kennel cough affects area dogs  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Casper Star Tribune,By MEGAN LEE Area veterinarians and animal hospitals have seen an increase in "kennel cough" this season, possibly due to a mutated strain of the canine

Sun Pharma gets USFDA nod for anti-cough drug  -  Mar 21, 2008
Hindu,Sun Pharma said its drug is used to relieve cough due to the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia and other lung infections.

Sun Pharma says it has secured FDA OK for generic benzonatate capsules  -  Mar 24, 2008
MarketWatchBenzonatate is an antitussive, used to relieve cough caused by common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia or other lung infections.

Health Tip: Taking Cough Medicine?  -  Mar 20, 2008
Washington Post,...(HealthDay News) -- An over-the-counter cough medicine may offer some relief for a simple cough or cold, but cough medicine probably won't alleviate

Wheeze, sneeze, cough and gag  -  Mar 22, 2008
Arizona Daily Star,By Carla McClain Almost overnight, the pollen count in Southern Arizona has exploded, sending hordes of desert dwellers into deep misery, hounding their

Health department confirms first case of whooping cough  -  Mar 18, 2008
Taipei Times,The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Monday the first case of whooping cough to be reported this year. Lin Ting ( 林頂 ), deputy chief of the DOH

US court orders India to cough up $42.4 mn tax  -  Mar 19, 2008
Economic Times,20 Mar, 2008, 0502 hrs IST, PTI NEW YORK: A US court has ordered India to pay a real estate tax of $42.4 million after it rejected New Delhi’s argument that

US Judge Orders India, Mongolia, Philipines to Cough Up Back Taxes  -  Mar 19, 2008
FOXNewsNEW YORK — Foreign diplomats get great parking spots, but their home countries can't escape the US tax man. A federal judge has ordered the governments of

Whooping cough cases reported at school  -  Mar 21, 2008
Union Democrat,At least two students at Sierra Waldorf School have contracted whooping cough, also known as pertussis, county health officials said this morning.

Southeastern fighting whooping cough outbreak  -  Mar 21, 2008
Chillicothe Gazette,Whooping cough is very contagious, but it does require close contact with the infected person. It differs from a regular cold first because it is bacterial

Timid Raptors cough up another one  -  Mar 23, 2008
National Post,Mike Cassese, ReutersChris Bosh and the Raptors allowed yesterday's game to slip away in the final minutes, losing to the Denver Nuggets, 109-100.

Price fixing: hospitals told to cough up  -  Mar 16, 2008
Independent Online,By Bonile Ngqiyaza The Competition Tribunal has rejected a settlement offer from two hospital groups it accuses of price fixing. The tribunal's refusal to

Novartis sued in Calif. over kids' cough medicine  -  Mar 13, 2008
ReutersAs a result, Novartis "either knew ... or reasonably should have known that their cough and cold products were ineffective and dangerous when used by

Health District battles whooping cough outbreak in school  -  Mar 20, 2008
Chillicothe Gazette,...is working with the Southeastern Local Schools in an effort to contain the start of a potential outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

A mother's love can be the best salve  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Daily Advertiser,It'll help you with that cough and let you get some sleep," she said. "I've got some cough syrup too." Her arms and hands seemed to be overflowing with

Stubborn cough hard to kick  -  Mar 19, 2008
13abc.com,You come down with a virus, work your way through the symptoms, but just can't kick the cough. We talked to a Toledo family doctor who says that stubborn

Cases of whooping cough 'treble'  -  Mar 10, 2008
BBC News,Cases of whooping cough have nearly trebled since 2003, according to figures from the Department of Health. The number of reported incidents of the highly

4 Common Cold Myths: Avoid Doing These Things When You Get Hit By ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Informative Post,When you can sense a cough or a sneeze coming, do you cover it with your hands? Doing that will only spread the germs around on everything you touch.

Keep an eye on that cough syrup  -  Mar 18, 2008
Daily News - Galveston County,More than 3 million Americans, ages 12 to 25, are believed to have used cold and cough medication in 2006 when they didn’t have any symptoms to warrant the

'Cough up or stay inside', pushers told - court  -  Mar 20, 2008
Worcester News,TWO jailed drug dealers have been told they must pay nearly £500000 from the profits they made from their crimes. The men, who were responsible for

US says overdose of UCB cough medicine can kill  -  Mar 11, 2008
Reuters UK,...about reports of life-threatening side effects and deaths among patients, including children, who took UCB SA's prescription cough medicine Tussionex.

Whooping cough cases up 177%  -  Mar 10, 2008
The Press AssociationCases of whooping cough have risen 177% since 2003, figures suggest. Provisional data released by the Department of Health and obtained by the Conservatives

Whooping cough cases soar  -  Mar 10, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Whooping cough, also called pertussis, can cause long bouts of coughing and choking. It is not usually serious in older children, but can lead to death in

Shoppers, make way for the sick dude wobbling down aisle 9  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,I wanted to cough. I picked through the dregs and decided on peanut butter ice cream, which, while soothing, is a long way from Mint Chocolate Cookie or the

Is it true that honey calms coughs better than cough medicine does?  -  Mar 18, 2008
MayoClinic.comNow researchers are studying honey as a cough suppressant. In a 2007 study, children ages 2 and older with upper respiratory tract infections were given up

Warrington bettering national trend on whooping cough  -  Mar 18, 2008
Northwich Guardian,By Joanna Lean NEW Government figures that show an increase in levels of whooping cough, tuberculosis, scarlet fever and cholera in the north west are not

Insurers warned to cough up Larry funds  -  Mar 19, 2008
Brisbane Times,Two years after Cyclone Larry devastated North Queensland, more than 200 insurance claims are still yet to be settled. Premier Anna Bligh today urged

Pesky cough attributed to hairy situation Ask Dr. H MITCHELL HECHT  -  Mar 17, 2008
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,My sister has had a cough on and off for several years. After an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor removed a long thin hair growing in her right ear canal,

UCB's Cough Medicine Tussionex Raises Safety Concerns, FDA Says  -  Mar 7, 2008
BloombergBy Catherine Larkin March 7 (Bloomberg) -- UCB SA's prescription cough medicine Tussionex has prompted ``safety concerns'' at the US Food and Drug

UCB urges stronger warning on cough medicine  -  Mar 7, 2008
Scientific AmericanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Belgian pharmaceutical group UCB SA has proposed a stronger warning for its prescription cough medicine Tussionex following reports

Beijing promises to cough up clean air for Olympics  -  Mar 12, 2008
Boston Herald,By AP BEIJING - Beijing will meet its pledge to have clean air for the Summer Olympics, an environmental official said yesterBeijingday, downplaying worries

7000 children sickened by cough, cold medicines  -  Mar 18, 2008
Asbury Park Press,By MIKE STOBBE • AP • March 18, 2008 Cough and cold medicines send about 7000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the US government says in its

Cough Responds to Intranasal Therapies When Caused By Postnasal ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
DG NewsBy Em Brown, BSN PHILADELPHIA -- March 17, 2008 -- Cough associated with rhinitis and postnasal drip responds to intranasal therapies, according to research

Musicians say YouTube needs to cough up  -  Mar 11, 2008
Sky News,Out of the 12 all-time most viewed YouTube clips, nine are professionally made music videos, and at least one rock video has been watched more than 75

Study urges whooping cough vaccinations for hospital staff  -  Mar 5, 2008
ABC Online,A study into the impact of whooping cough on hospital emergency departments has recommended staff be vaccinated to avoid spreading the illness to patients.

Patients forced to cough up  -  Mar 11, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,MEDICAL specialists have been given the green light to charge patients up to $85 for a copy of their medical records. And GPs are advised a $20 charge is

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