A little girl who battled complications from the flu for months in the hospital is now back home in Chillicothe.Locklynn ...

Tracy Hailwood is reckoning with the death of her child, nursing a broken body from decades of caring, and trying to enter a ...

Croup is a condition where a virus causes inflammation of the muscles and the vocal cord scissors become locked in a closed or nearly-closed position. This causes the child to breathe through a ...

Twelve years and seven kids ago, we had our first experience with croup. It came upon our then 17-month-old in the middle of the night. Of course. For the uninitiated, according to Dr. Google ...

Barking cough—that is how a croup infection is identified in children and in adults. Croup is a respiratory infection that is caused by a virus and is commonly associated with young children.

Croup is often brought on by parainfluenza respiratory viruses. It happens when the upper airways become inflamed, making it difficult to breathe. Because kids have smaller airways than adults ...

Doctors in the UAE are noticing a surge in Croup cases with young patients entering facilities complaining of a 'barking' cough. Medics explained Croup, also known as croupy cough, is a type of ...

But for parents whose children haven't battled a bout of croup, this can be pretty hard to imagine. The illness can also cause what's known as stridor - a high-pitched “creaking” or whistling ...

Croup is an illness that babies and young children get. It irritates their upper airways and causes them to swell. As the airway around and below the vocal cords becomes narrow, your child will ...

RSV is one of the common causes of croup in children. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes lung and respiratory tract infections. In healthy adults and older children, it typically leads to ...

Pediatricians have suspected it for years, and now a new study may be proving them right: Cold air really can help ease children's croup symptoms. Croup is a common childhood illness that usually ...

Exposure to outdoor cold air improved symptoms in children with mild to moderate croup. The exposure took place in the 30 minutes between the administration and onset of effect of steroids.