Science News

Pediatric Chronic Cough Linked To Reflux And Allergies

ScienceDaily (Sep. 8, 2009) — 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.

Results showed that reflux was the single most commonly associated factor of chronic cough by itself (27.5 percent), followed by allergy (22.5 percent). All patients received treatment for their underlying conditions, and all responded to their respective treatments.

This study is published in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Email or share this story:
| More

Story Source:

Adapted from materials provided by American College of Chest Physicians.

APA

MLA

Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

Search ScienceDaily

Number of stories in archives: 77,945

Find with keyword(s):
 
Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics,
the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books.

 

Science Video News


New Test For Chronic Cough

Pulmonologists have found that a diagnostic test for asthma--the exhaled nitric oxide test is a quick and easy way to determine whether inhaled. ...  > full story

Breaking News

... from NewsDaily.com

In Other News ...

Copyright Reuters 2008. See Restrictions.

Free Subscriptions

... from ScienceDaily

Get the latest science news with our free email newsletters, updated daily and weekly. Or view hourly updated newsfeeds in your RSS reader:

Feedback

... we want to hear from you!

Tell us what you think of the new ScienceDaily -- we welcome both positive and negative comments. Have any problems using the site? Questions?
Post this page to your favorite social bookmarking site:
close
Include this item in your blog or web site:
close
Cite this article in your essay, paper, or report:
close
Email this page's link to a friend or colleague:
close