SIR—Cough as a side-effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy
occurs in up to 20% of women and 10% of men. Only rarely is it severe enough to cause the …

Sir—Tadashi Arai and co-workers (July 11, p 115) 1 report an improvement of symptomless
dysphagia with use of angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with …

Sir—Tadashi Arai and colleagues (D ec 12, p 1937) 1 report that the rate of pneumonia was
significantly lower in elderly hypertensive patients given ACE inhibitors than in those treated …

Sir—Bruno Garcia and colleagues (March 3, p 690) 1 describe a patient with ischaemic
colitis, who had been taking meloxicam. They mention high doses of meloxicam as the …

Sir—Tadashi Arai and co-workers (July 11, p 115) 1 report an improvement of symptomless
dysphagia with use of angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with …

Sir—We were surprised by the statement made by Pejman Rohani and colleagues (Jan 22,
p 285) 1 that pertussis vaccination is not thought to prevent transmission. In the review of …

SIR—The UK was the first country to respond to the threat of antimicrobial resistance due to
inclusion of antibiotics in animal feeds and the possible risks to public health. In 1968, the …

Sir—Tadashi Arai and colleagues (D ec 12, p 1937) 1 report that the rate of pneumonia was
significantly lower in elderly hypertensive patients given ACE inhibitors than in those treated …

Sir—In her June 6 feature (p 1710), Dorothy Bonn's1 quotation “so far no drugs have been
shown to effect an improvement that persists after withdrawal of treatment” does not take …

Most practitioners would regard dyspepsia as a combination of symptoms, often related to
eating, including epigastric discomfort and pain, bloating, indigestion, belching and a feeling …