OBJECTIVE To assess the routine use of barium swallow study in patients with chronic cough. METHODS Between October of 2011 and March of 2012, 95 consecutive patients submitted to chest X-ray due to chronic cough (duration > 8 weeks) were included in the study. For study purposes, additional images were obtained immediately after the oral administration of 5 mL of a 5% barium sulfate suspensi...

here we describe the second reported case of cannabinoid hyperemesis in uk. a 42 years old patient presented on more than one occasion with vomiting, abdominal pain, fever and dehydration and treated as sepsis with antibiotics. extensive investigations including upper gi endoscopy, colonoscopy, chest x-ray, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal ct scan, barium swallow and echocardiogram; all reported...

A13STRACT.--Genomic DNA libraries of the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) and the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) were screened for the presence of dinucleotide microsatellite repeats. Two thymine-guanine repeats, "(TG),," and two thymine-cytosine repeats, "(TC),," were isolated and sequenced from the two species, respectively. Polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) analysis of 25 unrelated Barn Sw...

The failure of current treatment approaches to severe obesity has resulted in significant investment by the scientific community to develop new treatments for this challenging health problem. Any new treatment must be scientifically tested to determine its potential role and any innovation in healthcare can be associated with moral and ethical challenges. This reflective piece is based on the e...

BACKGROUND Weakening and dyscoordination of expiratory muscles in multiple sclerosis (MS) can impair respiratory and swallow function. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to test a novel expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) device on expiratory pressure, swallow function, and swallow-related quality-of-life (SWAL-QOL) in individuals with MS. METHODS Participants with MS were rand...

Much research focus has been on motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) yet other symptoms, such as impairments in speech and swallow can greatly affect quality of life in these patients. Nearly 75% of individuals with PD have speech and voice impairments, and difficulties in breathing, airway protection and swallowing are the primary factors leading to death in patients with PD. Singing, li...

OBJECTIVE To determine predictors of early recovery of functional swallow in patients who had gastrostomy (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [PEG]) placement for dysphagia and were discharged to inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) after stroke. METHODS A retrospective study of prospectively identified patients with acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke from July 2008 to August 2012 was conducted...