Coughs always seem to materialize at the worst possible times—in the middle of an interview, while you’re taking a test, or right after boarding a plane. And it doesn’t really matter whether ...

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So what does work? The ACS recommends drinking plenty of fluids, running a humidifier or taking a steamy shower, and sucking on cough drops – or just a hard candy – to get some relief.

When I was in third grade, it became au courant to bring Luden’s cherry cough drops into school and eat them like candy. No one had a cough, and yet many kids found a loophole in the candy-in ...