Coughing and spluttering during feeding can terrify parents. But experts say not every scary moment is a medical emergency.

Infants under 1 year old are more likely to die from choking on objects than on food, according to a new analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data presented at the American ...

CHICAGO -- When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular children's food could be so dangerous. Some food makers ...

Restaurants should stock anti-choking equipment in their first aid supplies, a coroner has advised, after a pensioner choked to death while dining out. Care home resident, Stuart Gilchrist, 77, passed ...

Gagging is the body's natural defense mechanism. When a baby is learning to eat solid foods, this reflex helps push food out ...