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	MedlinePlus: Cough
		Coughing is a reflex that keeps your throat and airways clear.
		Acute coughs are the kind you most often get with a cold or flu.
		Do not give non-prescription cough medicines to children under 14 years of age.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/cough.html (303 words)

	Cough medicine Summary
		Dry coughs are treated with cough suppressants (antitussives) that suppress the body's urge to cough, while productive coughs (coughs that produce phlegm) are treated with expectorants that loosen mucus from the respiratory tract.
		Cough suppressants may act centrally (on the brain, and specifically the vagus nerve) or locally (on the respiratory tract) to suppress the cough reflex.
		In 2006, the American College of Chest Physicians published a guideline that had the dual message that many over-the-counter cough medicines are not effective and that those that are effective in treating the symptom do not treat the underlying cause; the underlying disorder emphasized by the guideline was pertussis (whooping cough) in the elderly.
	www.bookrags.com /Cough_medicine (1394 words)

	ChiroFind.com \| Cough Medicine Results Sickening
		Cough medicine sales are rising: In the United Kingdom (U.K.), sales rose 3% between 1998 and 1999.
		To determine whether over-the-counter cough medicines are effective for treating acute cough, the authors of the review searched all studies in the U.K. involving adults with cough for less than three weeks who were administered cough medicine.
		Over-the-counter cough medicines for acute cough may be ineffective for reducing symptoms.
	www.chiroweb.com /find/archives/general/drugs/cough.html (255 words)

	Cough Medicine: Understanding Your OTC Options -- familydoctor.org
		Cough medicines may be helpful if your cough is caused by a cold or the flu (influenza).
		Some types of cough should not be treated with cough medicines because the cough is helping to keep the lungs clear so you can breathe.
		Cough medicine is often combined with decongestants, antihistamines and/or pain relievers.
	familydoctor.org /858.xml (819 words)

	Cough Medicine: Understanding Your OTC Options -- familydoctor.org (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They relieve your cough by blocking the cough reflex.
		Cough medicines may be helpful if your cough is caused by a cold or the flu (influenza).
		Cough medicine is often combined with decongestants, antihistamines and/or pain relievers.
	www.familydoctor.org /858.xml (819 words)

	Cough Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		A cough begins with a deep breath in, at which point the opening between the vocal cords at the upper part of the larynx (glottis) shuts, trapping the air in the lungs.
		However, cough medicines may be given if the patient cannot rest because of the cough or if the cough is not productive, as is the case with most coughs associated with colds or flu.
		Coughs due to bacterial or viral upper respiratory infections may be effectively treated with botanical and homeopathic therapies.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0003/ai_2601000375 (1121 words)

	Adult Health Advisor 2005.4: Cough Medicines
		Cough suppressants are medicines that lessen the urge to cough.
		If you have a dry, hacking cough and do not have mucus in your airways that needs to be coughed up, a cough suppressant can help you cough less and sleep better.
		Avoid using a cough suppressant if you have a cough with a lot of mucus that needs to be coughed up.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/aha/aha_coughmed_sha.htm (535 words)

	Cough \| Full text \| Effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine preparation in the treatment of cough in uncomplicated ...
		There were 19 subjects subsequently withdrawn from the study (characteristics shown in table 2) and the reasons were: worsening symptoms (57.9%), over-the-counter cough medicine used (21.2%), cough improved and stopped (10.4%), conditions evolved and antibiotics required (5.3%) and difficulties in taking the tablets (5.3%).
		In Hong Kong, polypharmacy (a URTI patient received an average of 1.3 cough medicine) and using dangerous drugs such as theophylline or steroid at the risk of developing drugs interactions, side effects or complications, was common in the management of URTI [7].
		Since Chinese herbal medicine was widely used and accepted in Hong Kong, it might provide a good base to look into its role in relieving acute cough symptom as some TCM ingredients had already been shown to be effective.
	www.coughjournal.com /content/2/1/5 (3422 words)

	Teens Find A Dangerous, Cheap High In Cough Medicine
		The use of cough medicine to get high is rising among teenagers nationwide and in the Sacramento region, according to poison-control centers.
		Cough medicine is not one of the most dangerous or widespread abused substances among young people.
		Some cough medications, when taken to get high, could cause heart attacks among people with a family history of cardiac problems or seizures among people susceptible to attacks, says Alsop.
	www.rense.com /general48/high.htm (1070 words)

	AJC Health : Integrative Medicine : Conditions : Cough \| ajc.com
		Cough is one of the most common reasons for visits to health care providers.
		While coughs due to severe underlying causes require medical treatment, alternative therapies can be useful in treating coughs secondary to viral URI, allergens, irritants, and asthma.
		Drosera�-- for dry, spasmodic cough accompanied by sharp chest pain and a tickling sensation in the throat that may cause the individual to gag, choke or vomit; the individual may be hoarse or may perspire in the evenings and symptoms may worsen when the individual is lying down
	www.ajc.com /health/altmed/shared/health/alt_medicine/ConsConditions/Coughcc.html (1118 words)

	Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc.: Robitussin All Family
		Robitussin is Mom's trusted proven partner in cough treatment, enabling her to have complete confidence that she's providing trusted care for her family.
		DM Cough Control for People with Diabetes is specially formulated for diabetics, and health conscious consumers, but provides the same effective relief for cough and chest congestion you expect from Robitussin.
		Cough and Cold— Robitussin Cough and Cold relieves dry coughs, chest congestion, clears stuffy noses plus soothes a sore throat —; common complaints of the cold sufferer.
	www.robitussin.ca /cough/cough1.asp (331 words)

	Is Cough Medicine Effective?
		Most coughs due to common colds are not serious, and usually disappear after two or three weeks, Schroeder tells WebMD.
		Cough suppressants are tested on people with specific symptoms before they make it to the marketplace, Segall tells WebMD.
		He considers a cough to be "the body's signal of an energetic or infectious abnormality in the body," he tells WebMD.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/18/1689_51929 (555 words)

	Cough Medicine Abuse
		Cough medicine abuse is taking extremely large doses of cough medicine to get high.
		This sort of abuse -- whether it's called cough medicine abuse, or dextromethorphan, or DXM abuse -- can be dangerous.
		“Cough medicine is disgusting when I’m sick, I don’t even want to take it when I’m sick — I don’t understand why someone would want to take it just to get high — it tastes disgusting.” -- Jen
	www.dxmstories.com /glossary.html (288 words)

	Liqufruta garlic cough medicine
		However, other medicines may be safely used in pregnancy or breastfeeding providing the benefits to the mother outweigh the risks to the unborn baby.
		As with all medicines, this medicine only be used during pregnancy if considered essential by your doctor.
		However, if you or your child is already taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines and those bought without a prescription, you should always check with your pharmacist before using any new medicines, to ensure that the combination is safe.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /medicines/100003742.html (575 words)

	Cough and Cold Medicine Abuse
		Chugging cough medicine for an instant high certainly isn't a new practice for teens, who have raided the medicine cabinet for a quick, cheap, and legal high for decades.
		The major difference between current abuse of cough and cold medicines and that in years past is that teens now use the Internet to not only buy DXM in pure powder form, but to learn how to abuse it.
		Even when it comes from inside the family medicine cabinet or the corner drugstore, when taken in large amounts DXM is a drug that can be just as deadly as any sold on a seedy street corner.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/infections/cold_flu_review/cough_cold_medicine_abuse.html (898 words)

	OTC Cough Medicine not Recommended (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They say a cough not related to chronic lung conditions, the environment, or other specific factors, will resolve on its own.
		Twenty-eight percent of whooping cough cases in the United States are in adults.
		They define how physicians should care for various types of coughs -- from what is brought on by the common cold to chronic lung conditions.
	www.hopkinsbayview.org /healthcarenews06/060112coughmedicine.html (278 words)

	Virtual Pediatric Hospital: CQQA: Cough
		Coughing can be a symptom of a viral infection, such as the common cold.
		Coughing can be a symptom of a bacterial infection, such as bronchitis.
		Remember that no cough medicine should be taken for longer than 3 weeks.
	www.virtualpediatrichospital.org /patients/cqqa/cough.shtml (802 words)

	Dextromethorphan and Cough Medicine Abuse
		The effects of the abuse of cough medicines containing dextromethorphan vary with the amount taken.
		Cough medicine also is sometimes abused in combination with other medications, alcohol and illegal drugs, which can increase the dangerous side effects.
		Recent research indicates that the abuse of DXM cough medicine is a greater problem than previously thought.
	www.drugfree.org /Parent/Resources/Cough_Medicine_Abuse (914 words)

	Urban Dictionary: cough medicine
		cough medicine isn't defined yet, but these are pretty close:
		Many cold medicines have acetaminophen, which will kill you if you overdose.
		This cough syrup has a lot of DXM, but the psuedoephedrine, chlorphineramine maleate, acetaminophen, and guaifenisen will kill you if you try to trip on it.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=cough+medicine (291 words)

	USATODAY.com - Cough syrup left out in the cold (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Cough is so common, and there are medicines that actually work," says guidelines committee chair Richard Irwin, professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
		OTC cough medicines have been shown to have a strong placebo effect, Irwin says.
		If a cough persists for weeks on end, he says, it might be a result of something more serious than a cold and should be brought to a doctor's attention.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2006-01-09-cough_x.htm (372 words)

	Cough medicine economics - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		In such a scenario you might live on cough medicines, or perhaps on "shots" of white rum.
		The police, teachers and nurses have approached their salary issue by way of "cough medicine" economics.
		They have not used their initiative in having a permanent supplement for their income, although government will never be able to pay them what they are worth.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /columns/html/20060927T210000-0500_113375_OBS_COUGH_MEDICINE_ECONOMICS.asp (810 words)

	Dextromethorphan and Cough Medicine Abuse
		When used accordingly to medicine label directions, the ingredient dextromethorphan produces few side effects and has a long history of safety.
		Medicines are important tools in healthcare, but they must be used according to directions.
		This guide will provide the answers to many questions about cough medicine abuse, give helpful tips to preventing this and other types of drug abuse, and offer other resources for more information.
	www.drugfree.org /OffsiteLinks/DXM_Parents_Guide_page (914 words)

	Risky Medicine for Kids - Healthy Kids and Pediatrics - health and medical information produced by doctors
		The investigation was launched, Cohen says, after the CDC had heard reports that recent infant deaths might be associated with cough and cold medicine overdoses.
		The ingredients in the medicine can increase heart rate and blood pressure, Cohen says, in some cases enough to be dangerous.
		Since 1997, the American Academy of Pediatrics has advised parents of young children that the cough suppressants dextromethorphan and codeine have not been proven effective in young children and have the potential for adverse effects, says Paul, a member of the Academy's executive committee for the section on clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=78963 (806 words)

	Looking For A Natural Cough Medicine
		Thanks everyone for your advise and recommend remedies, My aged mother in Nigeria has serious cough for the last four years off / on, she has xray done but Doctors found nothing, although it could be dusty in Nigeria during the dry season, Please does anyone KNOW natural remedy for people living in Africa.
		In fact, I started doing some research on it, knowing it was not a "normal" cough after one of the Thrifty.com readers posted that her adult daughter had it.
		She had whooping cough shots when she was a little girl, but evidently they wear off in adulthood.
	www.thriftyfun.com /tf373621.tip.html (2972 words)

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		An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration is recommending that phenylpropanolamine (PPA), an ingredient found in many common over-the-counter cough and cold medications and appetite suppressants, be reclassified as unsafe, due to the fat that it may increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.
		PPA is also not the first cough medicine to have serious adverse effects come to light.
		One cough suppressant, Dextromethorphan, also available over-the-counter, was shown to cause birth defects when taken during pregnancy.
	www.mercola.com /2000/oct/29/cough_stroke.htm (691 words)

	Five Moms : Stopping Teen Cough Medicine Abuse
		They are always so complimentary and we love to see that people are as concerned as we are about cough medicine abuse.
		Parents, since they are not aware of the situation, may not be discussing the risks of abuse of prescription drugs or nonprescription cough medicine with their children;
		Use this opportunity to tell other parents about cough medicine abuse and make sure your kids know how you feel about it.
	www.fivemoms.com (1602 words)

	CHPA statement regarding 'Monitoring the Future' findings on cough medicine abuse
		We believe strongly in the power of education and are committed to raising awareness about medicine abuse and giving parents and other key influencers in teens' lives the tools they need to stop this preventable problem.
		We also are working with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America to develop the first toolkit entirely focused on addressing and preventing cough medicine abuse, designed especially for key influencers, coalitions, and other interested parties.
		Teens are using the Internet to purchase the raw, unfinished ingredient used by manufacturers to make cough medicine and to get detailed instructions on how to abuse it.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-12/epr-csr122106.php (661 words)

	Quacky cough medicine?
		Logically, complementary practices are intended to supplement conventional medicine; alternatives to supplant it.
		When studies did have significant results, "the effect sizes were small and of doubtful clinical relevance," the researchers) wrote (or see Systematic Review...
		In other words, cough medicine worked about as well as the expectation of a cure.
	www.whyfiles.org /150alt_med2/2.html (716 words)

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