Tuesday, September 8, 2009

News From The September Issue Of Chest

PEDIATRIC CHRONIC COUGH LINKED TO REFLUX AND ALLERGIES New research shows that chronic cough in children is most often caused by gastroesophageal reflux and allergies. Researchers from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, evaluated 40 patients aged 5 to 12 years with chronic cough (> 8 weeks in duration) with no obvious cause. Each patient underwent extensive multispecialty testing. Complete news at...