Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease screening initiative (2018)
Journal Article
Crooks, M. G., Thompson, J. L., Cummings, H., Watkins, K., Jackson, N., Platten, S., …Faruqi, S. (2019). Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease screening initiative. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 13(1), 43-49. doi:10.1111/crj.12978

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often goes unrecognised resulting in people living with the disease without a diagnosis. Screening of asymptomatic individuals is not recommended but case‐finding is encouraged to detect early disease. We... Read More

Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study (2011)
Journal Article
Faruqi, S., Molyneux, I. D., Fathi, H., Wright, C., Thompson, R., & Morice, A. H. (2011). Chronic cough and esomeprazole: A double-blind placebo-controlled parallel study. Respirology : official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 16(7), (1150-1156). doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02014.x. ISSN 1323-7799

Background and objective: Gastro-oesophageal reflux has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic cough. Guidelines on management suggest a therapeutic trial of anti-reflux medication. Esomeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor licensed for the lon... Read More

Cough hypersensitivity syndrome: A distinct clinical entity (2010)
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Faruqi, S., Morice, A. H., Wright, C. E., Thompson, R., & Bland, J. M. (2011). Cough hypersensitivity syndrome: A distinct clinical entity. Lung, 189(1), 73-79. doi:10.1007/s00408-010-9272-1

We postulate that most patients with chronic cough have a single discrete clinical entity: Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome. We constructed a questionnaire that elicits the major components of the syndrome. Here we describe the validation of this ques... Read More

TRPA1 agonists evoke coughing in guinea pig and human volunteers (2009)
Journal Article
Maher, S. A., Freund-Michel, V., Morice, A. H., Sadofsky, L., Belvisi, M. G., Birrell, M. A., …Hele, D. J. (2009). TRPA1 agonists evoke coughing in guinea pig and human volunteers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 180(11), (1042-1047). doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0665OC. ISSN 1073-449X

Rationale: Cough is the most frequent reason for consultation with a family doctor, or with a general or respiratory physician. Treatment options are limited and one meta-analysis concluded that over-the-counter remedies are ineffective. There is als... Read More