Mark H. Ebell,Jerold Lundgren,Surasak YoungpairojJan 1,2013;11:5-13Original Research Ann Fam Med:Most-Read Full-Text Articles
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Bertalan Mesko,MD,PhD    Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  Colorectal Cancer Screen  CDC.gov  
 | Introduction Chronic non-asthmatic cough (CC) is a clinical challenge and underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain still not completely understood. One of the most common comorbidities in CC is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Airway epithelium damage can contribute to airway inflammation in CC. Aims We studied airway inflammation in patients with CC compared to healthy controls. [...] People expect coughs to last about half as long as they actually do. This misconception may lead patients to ask their doctors for antibiotics to treat cases of bronchitis that would go away without treatment. »E-Mail This »Add to Del.icio.us Health The U.S. has been hit hard this year with cases of whooping cough,or pertussis. For the first time in more than a half century,the number of cases has exceeded 36,000. Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease that poses a severe health risk to infants. Health officials attribute the increase to a [...] Background Despite guideline recommendations,there are no published randomised controlled trial data on the efficacy of antibiotics for chronic wet cough in children. The majority of children with chronic wet cough have protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB),a recognised condition in multiple national guidelines. The authors conducted a parallel 1:1 placebo randomised controlled trial to test [...] A study from Australia finds that the current vaccine for whooping cough wanes more quickly than expected,which may be helping to fuel the epidemic that’s been plaguing the West Coast of the U.S. »E-Mail This »Add to Del.icio.us Health European Respiratory Journal current issue Most Viewed:NEJM Most Viewed Articles –Week Mary Jean Spadafora reports on the pertussis epidemic sweeping Washington and waning herd-immunity in a state where parents are allowed philosophical exemptions from vaccinating their school-aged children from highly contagious and otherwise preventable diseases like whooping cough. “Cases of whooping cough are increasing dramatically in Washington state this year…Health officials say the increase is due [...] |
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