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The 73-year-old, from Stockport in Greater Manchester, said her coughing had led to broken ribs and left her often feeling so embarrassed, she wanted "the ground to open up and swallow me".

Prolonged, vigorous coughing can irritate the lungs and cause even more coughing. It also can cause sleeplessness, dizziness or fainting, headaches, urinary incontinence, vomiting and even broken ribs ...

According to the state health department website cases are up by 186 percent. The infection, also called Pertussis, can be ...

The woman he was with was left with a cracked rib in the incident on Sunday, September 1. It came after the couple were confronted by a group of people, West Midlands Police has said. They have ...

DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to have felt the extreme pain from a broken rib. Millions of people know what it feels like to break or fracture a rib ...

DENVER, Colo. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You don’t have to be an extreme athlete to have felt the extreme pain from a broken rib. Millions of people know what it feels like to break or fracture a rib, or ...

Symptoms can include coughing fits, fatigue and labored breathing. Fractured ribs from intense high-pitched coughs, or “whoops,” have occurred. Advertisement According to the Centers for ...

A LOW GRADE FEVER, AND MILD COUGHS. HOWEVER, AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS, THAT MILD COUGH MAY TURN SEVERE. PEOPLE HAVE COUGHED SO HARD THEY’VE ACTUALLY BROKEN RIBS WITH PERTUSSIS, SO DEFINITELY THAT ...

The man, who is in his 60s, suffered a broken jaw after violence broke out in Market Place, Wednesbury. The woman he was with was left with a cracked rib in the incident on Sunday, September 1. It ...

PORT Adelaide star Zak Butters played the Power's last two finals with a cracked rib as the gun midfielder battled soreness in the pursuit of a Grand Final. Butters was substituted out of Port ...

Detectives are searching for the man responsible. The victim has suffered ''serious injuries'' including several broken ribs and a broken leg as a result of the violent attack and remains in ...