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Fourteen different blood coagulation factors are present in the body. Each plays a crucial role in the process described above. Some work to increase the activity level of the other factors while so...
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Medical devices are crucial to the process of diagnosis and treatment in modern medicine. Sales in this field reach billions of dollar a year, with Johnson & Johnson making $30 billion alone in...
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Lessons From The 2010 California Whooping Cough Epidemic
Because whooping cough (pertussis) is almost as contagious as measles (affecting -12-17 individuals with each case), clinicians are required to report cases of this bacterial respiratory tract infecti...
What did we learn from the 2010 California whooping cough epidemic?
Because whooping cough (pertussis) is almost as contagious as measles (affecting ~12-17 individuals with each case), clinicians are required to report cases of this bacterial respiratory tract infecti...
Study describes 2010 whooping cough epidemic and details strategies to reduce infection incidence
Because whooping cough (pertussis) is almost as contagious as measles (affecting ~12-17 individuals with each case), clinicians are required to report cases of this bacterial respiratory tract infecti...
Whooping Cough Epidemic In Washington State
The number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases registered in the state of Washington, USA, has risen considerably this year; in April 2012, the Washington State Secretary of Health declared an emergen...
Health Tip: Treating a Chronic Cough
-- If you've had a cough that's lasted at least eight weeks, you may have a chronic cough. The best way to treat that cough depends on its cause. The American Academy of Family Physicians says possibl...
What Is Whooping Cough? What Is Pertussis?
Whooping cough, known medically as Pertussis, is an extremely contagious disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. Whooping cough is called the 100 days' cough in some countries. In many p...
Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Over Time: Study
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccination does safeguard children against whooping cough, but its protective effect seems to lessen over tim...
[Comment] Gabapentin: a suppressant for refractory chronic cough
In The Lancet, Nicole Ryan and colleagues report on a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of the effects of gabapentin—a drug used for epilepsy and neuropathic pain—on quality of life, cough fr...
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A NOVEL APPROACH TO STUDYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF COUGH.
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Currently no data is available on the relationship between changes in objective and subjective measures of cough, the magnitude of change in cough frequency perceived by patients...
A 56-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of cough, hypoxemia, and rash. Nine days before admission, myalgias, chills, sweats, fatigue, and a dry cough developed, with a rash over the che...
INTRODUCTION: Assessment of the reflux-cough association in children is challenging. Esophageal (impedance) pH recording is sensitive to recognize reflux. However, cough recorded by an event marker, p...
A cohort description and analysis of the effect of gabapentin on idiopathic cough.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Chronic idiopathic cough (known as cough hypersensitivity syndrome) is defined by cough in the absence of an identifiable cause. Gabapentin has been suggested as a treatment but...
ABSTRACT: Rationale Speech language pathology is an effective management intervention for chronic cough that persists despite medical treatment. The mechanism behind the improvement has not been deter...
