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AP - A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.

Posted on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:06:11 GMT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hea..._for_cough

Doesn't honey increase the cough? I feel it might be sweet and might be increasing the cough. The site mentioned isn't active. I only know one home made remedy which my mom mentioned that is to have a hot cup of milk boiled with pepper powder. This worked really well, Not sure about the honey.