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This is a selection of articles from the May 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Respiratory Medicine headlines.

Stop TB Partnership Delivers Treatments For 10 Million People In Six Years discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

Moving beyond empiric continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) trials for central sleep apnea: a multi-modality titration study discuss this article
Source: Sleep and Breathing - May 31, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: journals

Practice patterns of screening for sleep apnea in physicians treating PCOS patients discuss this article
Source: Sleep and Breathing - May 31, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: journals

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces Participation In Phacilitate Vaccine Forum Munich 2007 discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

Perrigo Receives FDA Approval To Market Coated Fruit Nicotine Gum discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

IL-13 Regulates Cilia Loss and foxj1 Expression in Human Airway Epithelium. discuss this article
Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - May 31, 2007 Authors: Gomperts BN, Kim LS, Flaherty SA, Hackett BP Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: journals

Post Infection A77-1726 Blocks Pathophysiologic Sequelae of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. discuss this article
Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - May 31, 2007 Authors: Davis IC, Lazarowski ER, Chen FP, Hickman-Davis JM, Sullender WM, Matalon S Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: journals

Restoration of W1282X CFTR Activity by Enhanced Expression. discuss this article
Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - May 31, 2007 Authors: Rowe SM, Varga K, Rab A, Bebok Z, Byram K, Li Y, Sorscher EJ, Clancy JP Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: journals

Molecular Multi-tasking in the Airspace: {alpha} 1-antitrypsin Takes on Thrombin and Plasmin. discuss this article
Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - May 31, 2007 Authors: Tuder RM, Petrache I Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: journals

Akt-mediated Activation of HIF-1 in Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Cells by S-nitrosoglutathione. discuss this article
Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - May 31, 2007 Authors: Carver DJ, Gaston B, Deronde K, Palmer LA Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: journals

AMA/ACOSH National Tobacco Scoreboard 2007 Awards - Western Australia Wins Again discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Draft Standards For COPD Certification Program, USA discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Nation's Pediatricans Urge Elimination Of Smoking From Movies With Less Than R Rating, USA discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery and lobectomy, sublobar resection, radiofrequency ablation, and stereotactic radiosurgery: advances and controversies in the management of early stage non-small cell lung cancer. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (107 K) Source Type: journals

Current World Literature. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (188 K) Source Type: journals

ERCC1 as a risk stratifier in platinum-based chemotherapy for nonsmall-cell lung cancer. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (121 K) Source Type: journals

Biomarkers for lung cancer: clinical uses. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (124 K) Source Type: journals

The risk of mesothelioma from exposure to chrysotile asbestos. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (90 K) Source Type: journals

Bacteriology of complicated parapneumonic effusions. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (99 K) Source Type: journals

Pleural effusions in superior vena cava syndrome: prevalence, characteristics, and proposed pathophysiology. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (79 K) Source Type: journals

Biomarkers for mesothelioma. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (100 K) Source Type: journals

Therapeutic thoracentesis: the role of ultrasound and pleural manometry. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 30, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (252 K) Source Type: journals

Transatlantic Passengers May Have Been Exposed To Drug Resistant TB discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Risk Factors, Epidemiology, and Treatment Strategies for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria discuss this article
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - May 30, 2007 Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Readers Respond to "Primary Care Physicians: A Vanishing Species or a Profession Reinvented?" discuss this article
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - May 30, 2007 Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: journals

Further Steps Needed To Reduce Smoking In The US discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

High loading dose AmBisome is efficacious and well tolerated in the management of invasive fungal infection in hematology patients. discuss this article
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - May 30, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Assessing management of musculoskeletal disorders in the ambulance service discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Hignett, S., Griffiths, P., Murdey, I. D., Lee, S. L. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals

Health status of professional divers and offshore oil industry workers discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Ross, J. A. S., Macdiarmid, J. I., Osman, L. M., Watt, S. J., Godden, D. J., Lawson, A. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals

Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Boorman, S. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Common mental health problems in the workplace: how can occupational physicians help? discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Kearns, J. L. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Nerve conduction studies and current perception thresholds in workers assessed for hand-arm vibration syndrome discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Lander, L., Lou, W., House, R. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals

The Aspergillus nidulans putative kinase, KfsA (kinase for septation), plays a role in septation and is required for efficient asexual spore formation discuss this article
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - May 30, 2007 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Lung cancer mortality at a UK tin smelter discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Jones, S., Atkin, P, Holroyd, C, Lutman, E, Vives i Batlle, J, Wakeford, R, Walker, P Tags: Original Papers Source Type: journals

Patient UK Website: www.patient.co.uk discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Mounstephen, A. Tags: Website Review Source Type: journals

Acute respiratory symptoms among sisal workers in Tanzania discuss this article
Source: Occupational Medicine - May 30, 2007 Authors: Kayumba, A. V., Bratveit, M., Mashalla, Y., Moen, B. E. Tags: Short Report Source Type: journals

Editorial introductions. discuss this article
Source: Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine - May 29, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (50 K) Source Type: journals

Sleep Apnea Patients Have Greatly Increased Risk Of Severe Car Crashes discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Study Finds "Wake Up And Breathe" Strategy Allows Patients To Come Off Ventilator Sooner discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Marijuana Worsens COPD Symptoms In Current Cigarette Smokers discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Electromagnetic Navigation During Bronchoscopy: A New Tool For Early Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Link Between Mild Infection And Hypoxic Apnoea discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

An Improved Vaccine Against Paratuberculosis? discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

[Corrections] Corrections discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Tags: Corrections Source Type: journals

[Asthma] Bronchial mucosal inflammation and upregulation of CXC chemoattractants and receptors in severe exacerbations of asthma discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Qiu, Y., Zhu, J., Bandi, V., Guntupalli, K. K, Jeffery, P. K Tags: Asthma Source Type: journals

[Mechanical ventilation] Role of the renin-angiotensin system in ventilator-induced lung injury: an in vivo study in a rat model discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Jerng, J.-S., Hsu, Y.-C., Wu, H.-D., Pan, H.-Z., Wang, H.-C., Shun, C.-T., Yu, C.-J., Yang, P.-C. Tags: Mechanical ventilation Source Type: journals

[Letters] Lymphangioleiomyomatosis--presence of receptor tyrosine kinases and the angiogenesis factor VEGF-A as potential therapeutic targets discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Watz, H., Engels, K., Loeschke, S., Amthor, M., Kirsten, D., Magnussen, H. Tags: Letters Source Type: journals

[Case reports] Pseudomembranous colitis in four patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Yates, B, Murphy, D M, Fisher, A J, Gould, F K, Lordan, J L, Dark, J H, Corris, P A Tags: Cystic fibrosis Case reports Source Type: journals

[Cystic fibrosis] Survey of acute renal failure in patients with cystic fibrosis in the UK discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Bertenshaw, C., Watson, A. R, Lewis, S., Smyth, A. Tags: Cystic fibrosis Source Type: journals

[Epidemiology] Systemic inflammation and decline in lung function in a general population: a prospective study discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Fogarty, A. W, Jones, S., Britton, J. R, Lewis, S. A, McKeever, T. M Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: journals

[Editorials] Gastro-oesophageal reflux and tachykinins in asthma and chronic cough discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Morice, A. H Tags: Asthma Editorials Source Type: journals

[Editorials] Systemic inflammation and progression of COPD discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Vestbo, J. Tags: Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease Editorials Source Type: journals

[Paediatric lung disease] Respiratory function in healthy young children using forced oscillations discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Hall, G. L, Sly, P. D, Fukushima, T., Kusel, M. M, Franklin, P. J, Horak, F., Patterson, H., Gangell, C., Stick, S. M Tags: Paediatric lung disease Source Type: journals

[Letters] Safety and tolerability of three consecutive bronchoscopies after allergen challenge in volunteers with mild asthma discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Kariyawasam, H H, Aizen, M, Kay, A B., Robinson, D S Tags: Letters Source Type: journals

[Asthma] Increased tachykinin levels in induced sputum from asthmatic and cough patients with acid reflux discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Patterson, R. N, Johnston, B. T, Ardill, J. E S, Heaney, L. G, McGarvey, L. P A Tags: Asthma Source Type: journals

[Editorials] Unsuspected pulmonary embolism on CT scanning: yet another headache for clinicians? discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Desai, S. R Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals

[Review series] Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis {middle dot} 1: Use of high resolution CT scanning of the lung for the evaluation of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias discuss this article
Source: Thorax - May 29, 2007 Authors: Gotway, M. B, Freemer, M. M, King, T. E Tags: Review series Source Type: journals

Collaborative Award-Winning Practice Initiative Reduces COPD-Related Hospital Admissions By 82%, UK discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 28, 2007 Source Type: journals

Increased Risk Of ADHD From In Utero Exposure To Smoking By Mother discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 28, 2007 Source Type: journals

Social Support Urgently Needed To Make Medical Treatment More Effective For Disadvantaged TB Patients discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 28, 2007 Source Type: journals

Inhaled Steroids May Be Inadequate For Some Children With Asthma discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Greater Risk Of Depression In Persistent Smokers Than Never Smokers discuss this article
Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - May 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Home treatment of infection-related acute respiratory failure in kyphoscoliotic patients on long-term mechanical ventilation. discuss this article
Source: Respiratory Care - May 26, 2007 Authors: Banfi P, Redolfi S, Robert D Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals

The ear as an alternative site for a pulse oximeter finger clip sensor. discuss this article
Source: Respiratory Care - May 26, 2007 Authors: Haynes JM Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals

Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: An Unusual Case and a Review of the Literature. discuss this article
Source: Respiratory Care - May 26, 2007 Authors: Klein TO, Soll BA, Issel BF, Fraser C Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals

Hospital at home: the right place for the right patient. discuss this article
Source: Respiratory Care - May 26, 2007 Authors: Hoo GW Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals

A positive methacholine challenge test in the absence of symptoms. discuss this article
Source: Respiratory Care - May 26, 2007 Authors: Haynes JM Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals

Extremely Drug Resistant TB A Growing Problem In India discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Asthma Diagnosis Using Electronic Nose discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

Pure Oxygen Harms The Brain According To UCLA Imaging Study discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

Dallas Morning News Publishes Articles Examining Health Care Issues In Africa discuss this article
Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - May 25, 2007 Source Type: journals