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Like many children the world over, Ian Paul's 4-year-old daughter does not love the taste of her cough medicine.

But unlike many children's medicines, hers is kept in the pantry. It's honey, and it may actually work.

Paul, a physician researcher at Pennsylvania State University, conducted one of two studies that have found that a spoonful of honey - that old home remedy - can help get your hacking kid through the night.