3 Causes Found for Kids' Chronic Cough

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Oct. 24, 2007 -- Doctors in Louisiana have identified three leading causes of chronic cough in children.

Those chronic cough causes are:

Allergy
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Asthma

That's according to聽Dean Edell, MD, MPH, and colleagues at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La.

They did thorough checkups on 40 children (average age: 9) with chronic cough (cough lasting more than eight weeks).

None of the children had been born prematurely or exposed to tobacco smoke. The kids got chest X-rays and various medical tests, including allergy and lung function tests.

Edell's team concluded that allergy, GERD, or asthma "are likely to account" for chronic cough in 90% of the children with chronic cough that they studied.

Those three conditions -- allergy, GERD, and asthma -- may be a good starting point for treating children with chronic cough, according to Edell and colleagues.

They presented their findings today in Chicago at CHEST 2007, the annual international scientific meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.

聽

parenting and children's health newsletter

Vaccinations, developmental milestones, healthy eating. Keep your little ones safe and strong. Sign up for WebMD's Parenting and Children's Health newsletter.

Pre：Head Injuries Prompt Baby Seat Recall
Next：FDA OKs Meningitis Vaccine for Kids 2-10

All break the baby indigestion
Child once ate too much, or eating too fast is likely to cause indigestion. The child's body in some specific foods will produce indigestion response. If you already know what kind of food, parents should encourage children to eat the food. Baby digestion... [Read more]

Added sugar early neonatal hypoglycemia
Prevention is the treatment of neonatal hypoglycemia on the easy to monitor blood glucose regularly, add syrup or intravenous rehydration early to ensure enough heat and keep warm. Blood glucose less than 2.5mmol / L, even if asymptomatic, should start tr... [Read more]

Development of "different" may be
Lee, when young children have grown faster than the other to a higher than peers. However, since 5 years of age, how long he had no height. Now he is almost 7 years old, but the height has been maintained at two years ago of 120 cm. At the same time, pare... [Read more]

Obese Kids May Need Long-Term Plan
By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Oct. 9, 2007 -- A little help may go a long way in helping overweight children maintain weight loss. New research shows that... [Read more]

Latest

Health Guidelines for Kids Are Skipped
By Todd Zwillich WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Oct. 10, 2007 -- Less than half of the outpatient medical care delivered to American children is in line with recommendations for... [Read more]

House Fails to Override SCHIP Veto
By Todd Zwillich WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Oct. 18, 2007 -- The House failed to override President Bush’s veto of children’s health insurance legislation Thursday, setting... [Read more]

Kids: Less Sleep May Lead to Overweight
By Jennifer Warner WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Nov. 5, 2007 -- Researchers have found that children in the third and sixth grades who get less sleep are more likely to be o... [Read more]

Flu Vaccination Catching on for Kids
By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Oct. 5, 2007 -- Flu vaccinations for young children may be more common this year than last year, according to a new poll. T... [Read more]