Odds elevated for chronic cough in patients with asthma

WASHINGTON — Patients with asthma face heightened odds for chronic cough, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Using data from an online survey, Pedro Martins, MD, PhD, assistant professor with habilitation at the Comprehensive Health Research Center at NOVA University Lisbon, and colleagues assessed 2,277 adults (mean age, 51.5 years; 59.5% women) from health centers in Lisbon to find out how chronic cough — cough for more than 8 weeks — is linked to asthma, classified as asthma and wheeze in the past 12

WASHINGTON — Patients with asthma face heightened odds for chronic cough, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Using data from an online survey, Pedro Martins, MD, PhD, assistant professor with habilitation at the Comprehensive Health Research Center at NOVA University Lisbon, and colleagues assessed 2,277 adults (mean age, 51.5 years; 59.5% women) from health centers in Lisbon to find out how chronic cough — cough for more than 8 weeks — is linked to asthma, classified as asthma and wheeze in the past 12