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Evaluating a chronic cough: History often solves the mystery
A child's long-lasting cough is vexing for parents. One route to finding the cause is to, first, rule out serial viral illness and, then, piece together characteristics of the cough with findings from the history.
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Pertussis and its comeback—in persons of all ages
Despite widespread use of a childhood vaccine, pertussis remains a significant public health problem, with reported rates higher than they have been in decades. Its often mild manifestations in older persons make recognition challenging, but with new vaccines licensed for use in adolescents and adults, the time is right for heightened awareness.
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Allergic disease therapies key to patient quality of life
Quality of life (QOL) has become an issue in every branch of medicine, including ophthalmology. From an economic perspective, loss of productivity contributes to the economic burden of a disease in the same manner as the shared costs of treatment.
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Drugs for sinusitis may cut off nose to spite face
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) recently updated their practice parameter, "The diagnosis and management of sinusitis," for the first time since it was originally released in 1998.
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