Thalidomide relieves disabling cough and improves quality of life for people with deadly lung disease: study

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

In the first clinical trial to demonstrate an effective treatment for constant, disabling cough among people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), researchers found that taking thalidomide significantly reduced the cough and improved quality of life.

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