Health Tip: Does Your Child Have Whooping Cough?
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(HealthDay News) -- Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial respiratory infection that's often characterized by a &quot;whoop&quot; sound when the person breathes.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- With the start of the school year, parents need to take steps to protect their children from allergy and asthma triggers they may encounter at school.
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Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anythingâincluding spending a lot of moneyâto keep an attack at bay.
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Health officials released a warning to all Fairfax county schools Friday to watch for signs of whooping Cough amongst school children after several students
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[Health India]: London, Dec 23 : A study of 14,000 children published in the journal &#39;Thorax&#39; has suggested that exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children.
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Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything - including spending a lot of money â-o keep an attack at bay.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Your waistline isn't the only one you need to keep an eye on this holiday season -- you also need to make sure your children don't overindulge.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 29--They call it the "Greensburg cough." Some workers, volunteers and residents who have been cleaning up debris from the May 4 tornado have experienced a cough and sore throat.
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GM Today Staff. There were nearly 300 cases of whooping cough reported in Washington County this year, the county&#39;s Health Department reported Thursday.
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By Karen Pallarito, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Determined this cold season to nip your sneezing, runny nose and scratchy throat in the bud before those nasty respiratory symptoms sideline you?    There's a broad array of cold remedies you might want to try, ranging from over-the-counter preparations to basic ingredients tucked away in your kitchen pantry.    So what'll it be? A combination pain reliever and nasal decongestant? Vitamin C and echinacea? Tea with honey? A brimming bowl of chicken soup?     It turns out the best advice for dealing with the misery of a cold is the same principle mothers often apply when trying to coax their unruly toddlers to take a nap: Whatever works...
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NEW YORK  - In a 2003-2004 outbreak of whooping cough in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, most cases were diagnosed in adolescents, although adults had more severe disease, public health officials report in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine for January.
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Three hospital outbreaks of whooping cough occurred in 2003 among healthcare workers and patients, officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
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Fairfax County (website - news) health officials are tracking cases of whooping cough in at least three county schools. The disease, also known as pertussis, is on the increase nationwide.
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Most adults can determine at what age their children should get vaccinated or discern from a label when to take their medicine, but they still need help understanding many basic health instructions, a new study shows.
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Sometimes complications from the flu can lead to pneumonia. With the recent flu vaccine shortage in the US those at high risk for the flu should ask their doctor for a pneumonia vaccine to help protect their health this winter.
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(HealthDay News) -- If your child has a fever, it's sometimes difficult to decide whether to call a doctor.
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Fairfax County health officials warned principals at all county public schools to be on the lookout for students or staff with symptoms of whooping cough.