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This is a selection of articles from the October 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Respiratory Medicine headlines.
Pulmonary complications of HIV infection
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Source: Respirology - October 31, 2007 Tags: article INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES Source Type: journals
Pneumothorax-associated pleural eosinophilia is tumour necrosis factor-alpha-dependent and attenuated by steroids
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Source: Respirology - October 31, 2007 Tags: article ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
BODE score is a useful predictor of hospital admission in rural patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Source: Respirology - October 31, 2007 Tags: article SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Source Type: journals
Pneumothorax: A rare presentation of pulmonary mycetoma
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Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Gupta Prem Parkash, Fotedar Sanjay, Agarwal Dipti, Magu Sarita, Saini Kuldeep Source Type: journals
Comparison of acid-fast stain and culture for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in pre- and post-bronchoscopy sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage in HIV-infected patients with atypical chest X-ray in Ethiopia
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Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Aderaye Getachew, G/Egziabher Haimanot, Aseffa Abraham, Worku Alemayehu, Lindquist Lars Source Type: journals
The British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine
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Source: Sleep and Breathing - October 31, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: journals
American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Continuing Education Offerings
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Source: Sleep and Breathing - October 31, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: journals
Sleep and older patients.
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Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Harrington JJ, Lee-Chiong T Tags: Clin Chest Med Source Type: journals
Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Older Adults.
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Source: Clinics in Chest Medicine - October 31, 2007 Authors: Schluger NW Tags: Clin Chest Med Source Type: journals
Experts Meet To Look At How To Reduce Smoking During Pregnancy
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 31, 2007 Source Type: journals
Bird flu receptor expression may increase children's susceptibility
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 30, 2007 Source Type: journals
Exercise reduces asthma airway inflammation and remodelling
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 30, 2007 Source Type: journals
Role of TNF-alpha in lung tight junction alteration in mouse model of acute lung inflammation
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Source: Respiratory Research - October 30, 2007 Authors: Emanuela Mazzon and Salvatore Cuzzocrea Source Type: journals
Maternal asthma limits lung benefits of breastfeeding
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Smoking Raises Psoriasis Risk
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals
Editorial
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Ipratropium bromide (Sch1000) monohydrate aerosol: Bronchodilator effect of three dose levels in asthmatics
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Recovery from hyperoxic depression of pulmonary 5-hydroxytryptamine clearance: Effect of inspired O2 tension
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Sarcoidosis and mononuclear phagocytes
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
The importance of lymphocytes in pulmonary health and disease
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Books received for review
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Source: Lung - October 29, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
Exercise Prevents Bone Loss From Prostate Cancer Therapies
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 29, 2007 Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: journals
DPI inhalation technique 'ineffective in a third of asthma and COPD patients'
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Hypnotherapy achieves high post-hospital smoking cessation rates
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 28, 2007 Source Type: journals
Special Status Given By US And European Regulators To New TB Drug
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 27, 2007 Source Type: journals
Sildenafil May Help In Complication After Pulmonary Embolism
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
New Research Shows That Smoking Bans Help People Quit
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Most Asthmatics Don't Have Illness Under Control
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Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Lung Bypass Could Fight Emphysema
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Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
[Intensive care] Survival of HIV-infected patients in the intensive care unit in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Dickson, S J, Batson, S, Copas, A J, Edwards, S G, Singer, M, Miller, R F Tags: Intensive care Source Type: journals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] Effect of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation in COPD: a randomised controlled trial
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Bourbeau, J., Christodoulopoulos, P., Maltais, F., Yamauchi, Y., Olivenstein, R., Hamid, Q. Tags: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Source Type: journals
[PostScript] Simple modification of CURB-65 better identifies patients including the elderly with severe CAP
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Myint, P. K, Kamath, A. V, Vowler, S. L, Harrison, B. D W Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals
Parent-reported symptoms may not be adequate to define asthma control in children
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - October 26, 2007 Authors: Sharon D. Dell, Richard Foty, Allan Becker, Edmee Franssen, Kenneth R. Chapman Source Type: journals
[PostScript] Birth weight and adult lung function
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Devulapalli, C. S. Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] Muscle fibre type shifting in the vastus lateralis of patients with COPD is associated with disease severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Gosker, H. R, Zeegers, M. P, Wouters, E. F M, Schols, A. M W J Tags: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Source Type: journals
[Airwaves] airwaves
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Wedzicha, W. Tags: Airwaves Source Type: journals
[PostScript] Impairment of the swallowing reflex in exacerbations of COPD
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Kobayashi, S., Kubo, H., Yanai, M. Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals
[Case report] Pulmonary actinomycosis complicating infliximab therapy for Crohn's disease
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Cohen, R D, Bowie, W R, Enns, R, Flint, J, Fitzgerald, J M Tags: Case report Source Type: journals
[Smoking] Is nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation effective in the "real world"? Findings from a prospective multinational cohort study
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: West, R., Zhou, X. Tags: Smoking Source Type: journals
[Respiratory muscles] The value of multiple tests of respiratory muscle strength
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Source: Thorax - October 26, 2007 Authors: Steier, J., Kaul, S., Seymour, J., Jolley, C., Rafferty, G., Man, W., Luo, Y. M, Roughton, M., Polkey, M. I, Moxham, J. Tags: Respiratory muscles Source Type: journals
Asthma pathologic features appear in early childhood
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Management of a Tracheo-Gastric Fistula After Esophagectomy With a Polyflex Stent.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (92 K) Source Type: journals
Creation of an Interventional Bronchoscopy Technical Plateau at Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam): A World Bronchology Foundation Project.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (135 K) Source Type: journals
Multicentric Granular Cell Tumor Complicated by Tracheobronchial Obstruction.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (190 K) Source Type: journals
Successful Resection of Endobronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma by a High-frequency Surgical Snare.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (109 K) Source Type: journals
15th WCB, and the 15th WCBE, March 30-April 2, 2008, Tokyo, Japan.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (65 K) Source Type: journals
Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Central Airways: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (245 K) Source Type: journals
A Case of Resected Huge Goiter With the Temporal Placement of a Dumon Stent.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (154 K) Source Type: journals
TBNA Versus TENA in the Diagnosis and Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: "A Comparative Study".
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (348 K) Source Type: journals
Involvement of Lobar Bronchi in a Case of Multifocal Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (156 K) Source Type: journals
Hypertrophic Bronchial Artery as a Cause of Bleeding After Transbronchial Needle Aspiration.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: HTML PDF (161 K) Source Type: journals
Suture as an Endobronchial Foreign Body Causing Segmental Atelectasis After Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery: A Case Report.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (153 K) Source Type: journals
Subject Index.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: PDF (1.291 M) Source Type: journals
Improved Diagnostic Yield of Bronchoscopy in a Community Practice: Combination of Electromagnetic Navigation System and Rapid On-site Evaluation.
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Source: Journal of Bronchology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (246 K) Source Type: journals
Two mechanisms found for severe hRSV bronchiolitis
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Women With A Family History Of Alcoholism More Likely To Experience Greater Sweet Preferences
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs
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Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals
Exhaled breath condensate pH in infants and children with acute and recurrent wheezy bronchitis
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - October 25, 2007 Authors: Christian Vogelberg, Christiane Würfel, Anja Knoetzsch, Annegret Kahlert, Ursula Range, Wolfgang Leupold Source Type: journals
Sialic acid receptor detection in the human respiratory tract: evidence for widespread distribution of potential binding sites for human and avian influenza viruses
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Source: Respiratory Research - October 25, 2007 Authors: John M Nicholls, Anthony J Bourne, Honglin Chen, Yi Guan and J S Malik Peiris Source Type: journals
Th1 and Th2 responses may underlie viral infection asthma induction
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Significant Associations Between Mental Illness and Chronic Physical Illnesses
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - October 24, 2007 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: journals
Study: Working During Adolescence Increases Risk Of Smoking
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Seegene Study Concludes That Multi-Pathogen Diagnostics Are Critical For Accurately Diagnosing Infectious Diseases
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
New Figures Reveal North-East Has Highest Number Of Smoking Deaths, UK
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Morria Biopharmaceuticals Plc Initiates Phase I Clinical Study Of MRX-4 In Allergic Rhinitis
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals
Raised VEGF levels boost thrombin activity in asthmatic airways
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Having A Pulmonologist On Staff Would Benefit Sports Medicine Programs
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Mortality In Hospitalized Patients Decreased By Six-Sigma
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Respiratory Therapists To Educate Americans About Importance Of Seeking Immediate Help When Suffering Breathing Problems
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals
Simple hygiene reduces spread of respiratory viruses
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Antibiotics protect against common respiratory tract infections
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Asthma Inhalers Go CFC-Free, Australia
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals
Prospective evaluation of flex-rigid pleuroscopy for indeterminate pleural effusion: Accuracy, safety and outcome
