PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Fall is here and that means it's also the time for colds that spread fast, from child to child. But before you head to the drug store, listen carefully. We're talking about cold ...

The Olathe School District sent a letter to families on Thursday warning them that their child may have been exposed to ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a health advisory warning against the use and distribution of three ...

As Diwali fills the air with lights and fireworks, paediatric pulmonologist warns that smoke, dust, and festive foods can ...

Parents' refusal of the pertussis shot may place kids in serious jeopardy. May 26, 2009— -- Children of parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against whooping cough are 23 times ...

A popular children’s cough syrup sold nationwide has been recalled due to a possible risk of bacterial contamination. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said Medtech Products Inc. has voluntarily ...

The deaths of 24 children in India last month was the latest in a series of tragedies. But who is being held to account?

California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters. At first, the outbreak was blamed on waning immunity to the ...

Several cough syrups have been banned in India after health authorities found them to contain harmful or substandard ...

The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is ...