Cough

Lasting cough may signal lung ailment two years, I had a cough that was constant. I didn't feel all that sick, and I saw a number of doctors without getting an answer. I also tried numerous medicines, without any relief. I just changed...

In this article: Creatinine, Bronchiectasis, Hsv-1, Antibiotic, Sputum, Calcium, Penciclovir, and Famciclovir

...more news releases in: Food & Beverages, Retail, Supplementary Medicine, New Products & Services Help Boost Your Body's Defense Against Coughs, Colds and the Flu With New Patented vitamingum(TM), Nutrient-Enhanced Chewing Gum FT....

In this article: Colds, Chewing gum, Vitamin D, Antioxidant, Calcium, Menthol, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Kentucky

...a sore throat and three or more of the following: pus on the tonsils, tender lymph glands in the neck, no cough, a raised temperature. • Cough. In the absence of signs and symptoms suggestive of more serious infection (such as shortness of...

In this article: Antibiotic, Mark Porter, Tonsillitis, NICE, Sinusitis, Department of Health, Surgery, Antibiotic resistance, and Sore throat

...light waves, diagnosing something like H1N1 is not yet possible. Thankfully, the sounds of our coughs might be all we need to diagnose whether we have a cough, flu, or respiratory disease. It all boils down to the quality of a cough, such as...

In this article: Respiratory disease, Wired magazine, CNET, The Christian Science Monitor, Portland, and Oregon

...approach, said veterinarian Mark Scribano. While boarders must be vaccinated for common ailments like distemper and kennel cough, Scribano recommends the flu vaccine only if a dog gets lots of exposure to other dogs. St....

In this article: Dog, FLU, Tampa Bay, and Owners

...would fit right in. The way the diagnostic software works is by comparing the sounds of the mobile user's cough to a database of coughs associated with all the different types of respiratory diseases. There would also be multiple coughs...

In this article: Respiratory disease, Common cold, and Gates Foundation

...itaEUR™s just an irritated throat. A research company that proposes using acoustic vocalization analysis software to measure and interpret cough characteristic of pneumonia has won a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,...

In this article: Oxygen, Shankar Sastry, University of California, Berkeley, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Last updated at 1:32 AM on 10th November 2009 Doctors are being warned not to prescribe antibiotics for simple coughs and colds due to a rise in the spread of hospital bugs. All GPs will receive a letter from the European Centre of...

In this article: Antibiotic, Cancer, Colds, British Medical Association, Antibiotic resistance, Daily Telegraph, and Britain

Family doctors are to be told to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds because overuse is contributing to the spread of hospital bugs and putting vital treatments under threat. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor, and Kate...

In this article: Antibiotic, MRSA, Cancer, Stockholm, John Lewis Partnership, British Medical Association, Antibiotic resistance, and Tonsillitis

...ran an influenza test out of curiosity. The good news is that the cat survived. Even for people, it is difficult to find out if a fever, cough and stuffy nose was the swine flu or something else because ordinary flu tests can miss H1N1...

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