Chronic Cough News

The addition of the centrally acting neuromodulator pregabalin to speech pathology treatment significantly improved symptoms of chronic refractory cough, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.

SEATTLE — A relatively high percentage of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer achieve 5-year survival, but a small percentage continue to be at low but constant risk for recurrence after the 5-year mark, according to research presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting.

The indoor air quality of nursing homes has the potential to negatively impact the respiratory health of elderly people residing in the homes, according to study results.

Childhood exposure to parental smoking significantly increased the risk for respiratory symptoms into young adult life, according to recent study results.

Chronic nonspecific isolated cough did not recur in 71% of children, while the minority of children were diagnosed with asthma, according to study results.

Despite effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae is still an important pathogen in chronic sinusitis among children younger than 5 years, according to recent study findings published in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.