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Doctors in the United Kingdom have some new for people with coughs. They are advising people not to visit a doctor to get . Instead, people who have a cough should drink or eat honey or get medicine from a drugstore. The doctors say that in most , honey and over-the- medicines will work and people do not need antibiotics. The doctors added that most of the , a cough will improve on its own within two to three even if you take nothing. Many of us visit a doctor at a hospital or clinic if we have a cough. Public health in England say this is a waste of time. They say antibiotics do little to make a cough go .

Doctors say we are using antibiotics too and this can be for us. Many viruses and are becoming resistant to antibiotics, so medicines are becoming less . Doctors say this is leading to the creation of . These can be very dangerous to our health. The doctors said honey can be very effective in soothing a sore throat and making other disappear. A hot drink with honey is a traditional and well-known remedy for coughs and sore throats. People also add lemon or to it. Using honey may be better for with coughs. Many children do not like the taste of medicine but love the of honey. Younger children do not like visiting a doctor.

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