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This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Respiratory Medicine headlines.
Significant Asthma Control And Improved Lung Function With Symbicort
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - February 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
MDCT of Right Ventricular Function: Comparison of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction Estimation and Equilibrium Radionuclide Ventriculography, Part 1
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 28, 2007 Tags: Radiology Source Type: journals
AAAAI: Investigational Oral Drug Controls Asthma Safely
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Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - February 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Expression of Toll-like Receptor 9 in nose, peripheral blood and bone marrow during symptomatic allergic rhinitis
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Source: Respiratory Research - February 28, 2007 Authors: Mattias Fransson, Mikael Benson, Jonas S Erjefalt, Lennart Jansson, Rolf Uddman, Sven Bjornsson, Lars-Olaf Cardell and Mikael Adner Source Type: journals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] A disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pathophysiology
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Gosman, M. M E, Marike Boezen, H, van Diemen, C. C, Snoeck-Stroband, J. B, Lapperre, T. S, Hiemstra, P. S, ten Hacken, N. H T, Stolk, J., Postma, D. S, the GLUCOLD Study Group Tags: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Source Type: journals
[Asthma] Innate immune activation in neutrophilic asthma and bronchiectasis
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Simpson, J. L, Grissell, T. V, Douwes, J., Scott, R. J, Boyle, M. J, Gibson, P. G Tags: Asthma Source Type: journals
Cytokines involved in the severe manifestations of pulmonary diseases caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - February 28, 2007 Authors: Mitsuo Narita, Hiroshi Tanaka Source Type: journals
[Epidemiology] Is childhood immunisation associated with atopic disease from age 7 to 32 years?
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Nakajima, K., Dharmage, S. C, Carlin, J. B, Wharton, C. L, Jenkins, M. A, Giles, G. G, Abramson, M. J, Haydn Walters, E, Hopper, J. L Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: journals
[Pneumonia] The CURB65 pneumonia severity score outperforms generic sepsis and early warning scores in predicting mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Barlow, G., Nathwani, D., Davey, P. Tags: Pneumonia Source Type: journals
Antagonism of the prostaglandin D2receptor CRTH2 attenuates asthma pathology in mouse eosinophilic airway inflammation
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Source: Respiratory Research - February 28, 2007 Authors: Lena Uller, Jesper Mosolff Mathiesen, Lisa Alenmyr, Magnus Korsgren, Trond Ulven, Thomas Hogberg, Gunnar Andersson, Carl GA Persson and Evi Kostenis Source Type: journals
[Letters] Assessing fitness to fly in young infants and children
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Hall, G L, Verheggen, M, Stick, S M Tags: Letters Source Type: journals
[Case reports] Successful treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with recombinant anti-IgE antibody
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: van der Ent, C. K, Hoekstra, H., Rijkers, G. T Tags: Case reports Source Type: journals
[Editorials] Applying the results of randomised control trials on asthma
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Town, I. Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals
Outcome of pulmonary function in Lemierre's disease-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - February 28, 2007 Authors: Jill M. Cholette, Mary Caserta, Dwight Hardy, Heidi V. Connolly Source Type: journals
Aspergillus nomius, a new aflatoxin-producing species related to Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus tamarii
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 28, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
[Cancer] Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: an under-recognised spectrum of disease
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Davies, S. J, Gosney, J. R, Hansell, D. M, Wells, A. U, du Bois, R. M, Burke, M. M, Sheppard, M. N, Nicholson, A. G Tags: Cancer Source Type: journals
[Editorials] Non-eosinophilic asthma and the innate immune response
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Pavord, I. D Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals
[Images in Thorax] Left-ventricle leiomyosarcoma: imaging by multislices computed tomography with retrospective electrocardiogram-gated reconstruction
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Jayle, C P M, Christiaens, L P, Ardilouze, P, Franco, S, Corbi, P J Tags: Images in Thorax Source Type: journals
[Letters] Response to: Bacterial co-infection and the interpretation of immunological data from BAL fluid specimens in severe RSV bronchiolitis (Thorax 2006;61:1098)
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Source: Thorax - February 28, 2007 Authors: Thorburn, K Tags: Letters Source Type: journals
Asthma, Eczema And Rhinitis: A Deleterious Strong Heritage
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - February 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 27, 2007 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: journals
New Insights Into Occupational Asthma
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 27, 2007 Tags: Allergy Source Type: journals
FDA Proposes To Strengthen Label Warning For Xolair
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - February 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Infants Who Wheeze With Common Cold More Likely to Progress to Asthma
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 26, 2007 Tags: Allergy Source Type: journals
Rapamycin attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling and right ventricular hypertrophy in mice
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Source: Respiratory Research - February 24, 2007 Authors: Renate Paddenberg, Philipp Stieger, Anna-Laura von Lilien, Petra Faulhammer, Anna Goldenberg, Harald H Tillmanns, Wolfgang Kummer and Ruediger C Braun-Dullaeus Source Type: journals
Activation of HGF/c-Met pathway contributes to the reactive oxygen species generation and motility of small cell lung cancer cells.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - February 23, 2007 Authors: Jagadeeswaran R, Jagadeeswaran S, Bindokas VP, Salgia R Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Modulation of Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype in Hypoxia: Role of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - February 23, 2007 Authors: Zhou W, Dasgupta C, Negash S, Raj JU Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
TNF-{alpha} induced CD38 expression in Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of MAP kinases and Transcription Factors NF-{kappa}B and AP-1.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - February 23, 2007 Authors: Tirumurugaan KG, Jude JA, Kang BN, Panettieri RA, Walseth TF, Kannan MS Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase, Src and Akt modulate acute ventilation induced vascular permeability increases in mouse lungs.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - February 23, 2007 Authors: Miyahara T, Hamanaka K, Weber DS, Drake D, Anghelescu M, Parker JC Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Reynolds New Cigarette Aimed At Women Smokers 'Another Cynical Blow To Public Health,' Editorial Says
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Healthcare Costs and Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Phase III Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - February 22, 2007 Tags: Critical Care Source Type: journals
Ohio Dental Association Continues Its Efforts To Discourage Tobacco Use
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - February 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Work activity analysis of Finnish occupational health professionals
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Naumanen, P., Liesivuori, J. Tags: Short Reports Source Type: journals
Comparison of sensorineural symptoms between UK orthopaedic surgeons and gynaecologists
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Roberts, S., Harrild, K, Mollison, J, Murphy, E, Ashcroft, G. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals
In this issue of Occupational Medicine
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Hobson, J. Tags: In this issue of Occupational Medicine Source Type: journals
Vocational rehabilitation of locomotive engineers with ischaemic heart disease
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: van Dijk, J., Govaarts, J., Voumard, P.-A. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals
Inequality in the health status of workers in small-scale enterprises
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Hoshuyama, T., Hino, Y., Kayashima, K., Morita, T., Goto, H., Minami, M., Sakuragi, S., Tanaka, C., Takahashi, K. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals
Training interventions for general practitioners providing an occupational health service in the British Army
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Mutalik, C. S. Tags: Short Reports Source Type: journals
The Work Ability Index (WAI)
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Ilmarinen, J. Tags: Calendar Source Type: journals
Guidance on Alcohol and Drug Misuse in the Workplace * Guidance on Ethics for Occupational Physicians
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Hobson, J. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals
FDA Warns About Asthma Drug, Xolair
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Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - February 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
University of Toronto case-control study of multiple chemical sensitivity-3: intra-erythrocytic mineral levels
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Baines, C. J., McKeown-Eyssen, G. E., Riley, N., Marshall, L., Jazmaji, V. Tags: Short Reports Source Type: journals
Reference values of Forced Expiratory Volumes and pulmonary flows in 3-6 year children: a cross-sectional study
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Source: Respiratory Research - February 22, 2007 Authors: Pavilio Piccioni, Alberto Borraccino, Maria Pia Forneris, Enrica Migliore, Carlo Carena, Elisabetta Bignamini, Stefania Fassio, Giorgio Cordola, Walter Arossa and Massimiliano Bugiani Source Type: journals
COPD and the workplace. Is it really possible to detect early cases?
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Fishwick, D., Naylor, S. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals
Sports medicine concept in occupational medicine
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Reza Naghavi, S. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Occderm: http://www.occderm.asn.au
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Source: Occupational Medicine - February 22, 2007 Authors: Haldane, D. Tags: Website Review Source Type: journals
Transmitted TB Resistance High In Shanghai
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Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Drug Combo Improves COPD Symptoms But Misses Mortality Endpoint
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Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
FDA Orders Black Box Anaphylaxis Warning for Omalizumab (Xolair)
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Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
omalizumab, Xolair
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Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Reliability and validity of a Dutch version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire
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Source: Cough - February 21, 2007 Authors: Arnold N Huisman, Mei-Zei Wu, Steven M Uil and Jan Willem K van den Berg Source Type: journals
Understanding Genetic Factors Could Contribute To Better Smoking-Cessation Therapies
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - February 21, 2007 Source Type: journals
Coexpression of HSP47 Gene and Type I and Type III Collagen Genes in LPS-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats
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Source: Lung - February 16, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Antifungal susceptibility testing in Aspergillus spp. according to EUCAST methodology.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
MLCK210 gene knockout or kinase inhibition preserves lung function following endotoxin-induced lung injury in mice.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - February 16, 2007 Authors: Rossi JL, Velentza AV, Steinhorn DM, Watterson DM, Wainwright MS Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Challenges of patient recruitment for invasive aspergillosis trials.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Usefulness of determination of beta-D-glucan in the diagnosis of deep mycosis - experience in Japan.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Defining clinical failure for salvage studies.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Defining a case of invasive aspergillosis by serum galactomannan.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Asthma Drug Keeps Kids From Missing School
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Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - February 16, 2007 Source Type: journals
Critique of trials in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and fungal allergy.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Managing drug interactions in the patient with aspergillosis.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Programmed cell death in the aspergilli and other filamentous fungi.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
LaeA, a global regulator of Aspergillus toxins.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Early diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in infants and children.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Clinical efficacy of caspofungin in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Managing building-related Aspergillus exposure.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
The debate: A case for randomized controls in invasive aspergillosis.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Challenges associated with indoor moulds: Health effects, immune response and exposure assessment.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Fungal pneumonia, chronic respiratory diseases and glucocorticoids.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis - Is it indicated?
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - February 16, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Defining the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis.
