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Researchers Compare Race-Based, Race-Neutral Lung Function Equations

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – The use of race-based and race-neutral equations for lung-function testing generate similarly accurate predictions of respiratory outcomes, but differ in terms of disease...

Your Allergy Meds Come With Hazards: Be Aware

SATURDAY, May 18, 2024 – People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congestion and itchy eyes,...

Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study

MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won’t help reduce the severity or duration of coughing – even if a bacterial i...

Validated COuGH RefleX Score Can Predict Likelihood of GERD

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – The validated Cough, Overweight/Obesity, Globus, Hiatal Hernia, Regurgitation, and Male Sex (COuGH RefluX) score can predict the likelihood of proven gastroesophageal...

A Quarter of Americans Breathe 'Unhealthy Air,' Report Shows

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Few can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer. Now, a new report from the...

Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Stronger Air Quality Standards

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter by lowering the allowable annual concentration...

Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat

THURSDAY, Jan . 25, 2024 – The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups. The products, which are made ...

What Is Croup? Its Symptoms and Treatment

Croup can be a scary thing for new parents to watch their babies struggle with, so here is a primer on what it is and how to best treat it. Croup is a common respiratory illness, characterized by a...

Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – More people around the world are exposed to wildfire smoke that has the potential to harm human health, and their numbers are growing, new research finds. More than 2...

Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – When Canadian wildfire smoke shrouded the New York City skyline and spread to parts of New England this summer, millions of East Coast residents saw firsthand just how...

City Living Means More Coughs, Colds for Kids

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Two new studies looked to explain an increased risk of respiratory infections like coughs and colds in babies and young children, finding city living to be among the...

Gefapixant Leads to Modest Improvements in Cough

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – For adults with refractory or unexplained chronic cough, gefapixant leads to modest improvement in cough frequency, severity, and quality of life, according to a review...

CPAP Device for Sleep Apnea Might Also Ease Chronic Cough, Heartburn

FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine can relieve not only sleep apnea but the heartburn and chronic cough that often accompanies it, a new study finds. People...

Once Again, Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Envelops Many American Cities

THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 – For the second time this month, massive plumes of smoke from hundreds of out-of-control Canadian wildfires are polluting much of America's air. Among the major U.S. cities n...

Air Pollution Linked to Worse Outcomes for COVID-19 Patients

MONDAY, June 26, 2023 – For patients with COVID-19, exposure to air pollution is associated with increased duration of hospitalization and with increased risk of adverse outcomes, according to two...

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