Sick Kid Plus Honey Equals Sweet Night’s Sleep

Med Headlines - Hershey, Pennsylvania, home of America’s much-loved chocolate kisses, is the hub of more delicious news involving an easy, effective, and sweet remedy for the nighttime coughs associated with children’s common upper respiratory infections.  Ian M. Paul, MD, and colleagues report from Penn State University that giving sick children a dose of honey before bedtime provides more effective relief than the most common over-the-counter (OTC) antitussive formula. Read more