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Company Recalls Contaminated Cough Syrup

Notice applies to 8 lots of Robitussin Honey

(Newser) - Haleon says it's voluntarily recalling eight lots of its Robitussin Honey cough syrup with expiration dates in 2025 and 2026 because of the risk of microbial contamination. The company says it hasn't received any reports of adverse events, and healthy individuals probably aren't at risk, but the...

2 Deadliest Infectious Diseases Have This in Common

Tuberculosis, COVID-19 spread in aerosol particles generated by breathing: study

(Newser) - Masks and better ventilation could be key in preventing the spread of the world's second-most deadly infectious disease , just as with the first. Coughing has long been thought to be the main way in which tuberculosis, which claimed 1.5 million lives in 2020, spreads from person to person....

$35K in Food Dumped After 'Twisted Prank' in Grocery Store

Woman went around coughing on everything as a joke, store co-owner says

(Newser) - A "very challenging day" at a Pennsylvania grocery store started with a cough and ended with more than $35,000 worth of food being dumped. USA Today reports on the incident Wednesday at Gerrity's Supermarket in Hanover Township, where a woman reportedly came in and "proceeded to...

New Teen 'Trend' Might Spread the Coronavirus

Virginia police say teens coughed on produce in a grocery store

(Newser) - Oh, that's nice: Coughing on grocery-store produce during the coronavirus. That's what police say a group of teenagers did at a store in Purcellville, Virginia, while shooting video of the dirty deed. "The group of juveniles was seen by another patron, taking video of themselves," Deputy...

If You're One of the 10% With an Unexplained, Chronic Cough, Good News
Got a Nagging Cough?
Study Has Good News
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Feb 26, 2020 3:33 PM CST

Got a Nagging Cough? Study Has Good News

Clinical trial finds new drug could help those with chronic unexplained cough

(Newser) - As many as 10% of adults around the world have a chronic, unexplained cough—and now they might finally get some relief. There's currently no effective treatment for a cough that has no clear cause, but UK researchers say a clinical trial of a potential new drug called Gefapixant...

An Aussie Open Cloaked in Smoke: 'I Couldn't Walk Anymore'

One player quit her match, 2 called medical timeouts, Sharapova's match called off amid fires

(Newser) - The Victorian government's advice as Australia's bushfires rage on is to "minimize the time spent in smoky conditions" and "avoid exercise"—both tough to do if you're competing outdoors in the Australian Open. But that's what players were forced to contend with Monday...

Economy, Science Take Toll on Cold Remedies

Use of supplements continues steady fall

(Newser) - Americans looking to save money are increasingly doing without alternative therapies for colds, MSNBC reports. The popularity of supplements like zinc, echinacea, and Vitamin C have waned in recent years, in part due to studies that have questioned their effectiveness. The percentage of Americans using them fell from 9.5%...

9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists
 9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists 
Mar 12, 2008 11:52 AM CDT

9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists

Those who covered Ground Zero report breathing problems, other ailments

(Newser) - The helicopter ride through the burning World Trader Center's thick, chemical-laden smoke won Keith Meyers' 9/11 photos a share of the Pulitzer, but he says it cost him his health and career. "I could feel my skin tingling and burning," recalls the former New York Times photographer. Like...

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