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This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Respiratory Medicine headlines.
Quit Smoking - A Healthy Start To 2008, Australia
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - December 31, 2007 Source Type: news
Publication Of The INSPIRE Study Results
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 30, 2007 Source Type: news
Handling Pesticides Associated With Greater Asthma Risk In Farm Women
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 29, 2007 Source Type: news
New Report Challenges Idea That Snuff Is A "safer" Substitute For Cigarettes
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - December 29, 2007 Source Type: news
COPD Patient Benefits From Treatment With Seretide
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
New Drug Targets May Fight Tuberculosis, Bacterial Infections In Novel Way
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
China: 540 Million People Exposed To Secondhand Smoke
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Terriers Join Fight Against a Killer Disease in Humans
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Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
New Clues for Liver Cirrhosis Treatment
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Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - December 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Differential activation of alveolar and peritoneal macrophages from BCG-vaccinated guinea pigs.
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Source: Tuberculosis - December 28, 2007 Authors: Cho H, de Haas R, Jeevan A, McMurray DN Tags: Tuberculosis (Edinb) Source Type: news
Direct link found between hypercapnia and obstructive sleep apnea
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - December 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Thank you to reviewers
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Tags: Calendar Source Type: news
Resveratrol induces glutathione synthesis by activation of Nrf2 and protects against cigarette smoke-mediated oxidative stress in human lung epithelial cells.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - December 27, 2007 Authors: Kode A, Rajendrasozhan S, Caito S, Yang SR, Megson IL, Rahman I Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: news
Why I became an occupational physician ...
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Slovak, A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: news
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE CALENDAR
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Tags: Calendar Source Type: news
Are tribunals given appropriate and sufficient evidence for disability claims?
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Williams, A. N. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Amiloride-Insensitive Na+ and Fluid Absorption in the Mammalian Distal Lung.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - December 27, 2007 Authors: O'Brodovich HM, Yang P, Gandhi S, Otulakowski G Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: news
Withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in people with COPD
in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
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Source: Respiratory Research - December 27, 2007 Authors: Aklak B Choudhury, Carolyn M Dawson, Hazel E Kilvington, Sandra Eldridge, Wai-Yee James, Jadwiga A Wedzicha, Gene S Feder and Chris J Griffiths Source Type: news
The suicide mortality of working physicians and dentists
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Petersen, M. R., Burnett, C. A. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Pre-deployment stress briefing: does it have an effect?
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Sharpley, J. G., Fear, N. T., Greenberg, N., Jones, M., Wessely, S. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Safe systems of work are needed for the diagnosis of occupational mental illness
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Poole, C. J. M. Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: news
Comparison of three methods of pre-employment medical evaluations
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Moshe, S., Shilo, M., Yagev, Y., Levy, D., Slodownik, D., Chodick, G., Levin, M. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: news
Facilities for investigating occupational asthma in UK non-specialist respiratory departments
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Source: Occupational Medicine - December 27, 2007 Authors: Barber, C. M., Naylor, S., Bradshaw, L., Francis, M., Harris-Roberts, J., Rawbone, R., Curran, A., Fishwick, D., on behalf of the British Thoracic Society Research Committee Tags: Short Reports Source Type: news
Pharmacist intervention can help asthmatics gain control
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
IRF1 variation influences IgE regulation and atopy
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - December 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Cheyne stokes breathing at high altitude: a helpful response or a troublemaker?
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Source: Sleep and Breathing - December 25, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: news
Translational Research Patented First Experimental Treatment Against Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 24, 2007 Source Type: news
FCER2 variation predicts treatment success in asthma
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - December 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Brits Set To Suffer Bad Cold And Flu Bouts This Winter, Warns Boots
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - December 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Art competition:
Sleep and Breathing
2009
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Source: Sleep and Breathing - December 22, 2007 Tags: Sleep and Breathing Source Type: news
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol; +29 new citations
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - December 21, 2007 Tags: Report Source Type: news
U.S. House Passes Extension of Child Health Program
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - December 21, 2007 Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Clinical Outcome of Stage III Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients After Definitive Radiotherapy
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Source: Lung - December 21, 2007 Tags: Lung Source Type: news
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Announces Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Selects Triolex (He3286) As A Oral Anti-Inflammatory Drug Candidate
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Source: Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today - December 21, 2007 Source Type: news
[Editorials] New tests for tuberculosis: local immune responses have greater specificity
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Bothamley, G. H Tags: Editorials Source Type: news
[Review series] Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 6 {middle dot} Problematic granulomatous lung disease
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Myers, J L, Tazelaar, H D Tags: Review series Source Type: news
[PostScript] Population screening for lung cancer using CT
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Lee, P, Sutedja, T G Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Asthma] Prostaglandin E2 systemic production in patients with asthma with and without aspirin hypersensitivity
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Mastalerz, L, Sanak, M, Gawlewicz-Mroczka, A, Gielicz, A, Cmiel, A, Szczeklik, A Tags: Asthma Source Type: news
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Creaney, J, Musk, B, De Klerk, N, Robinson, B W Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Lung cancer] Diagnostic accuracy of tumour markers for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Liang, Q-L, Shi, H-Z, Qin, X-J, Liang, X-D, Jiang, J, Yang, H-B Tags: Lung cancer Source Type: news
[PostScript] Innate immune activation in neutrophilic asthma
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Walters, E H, Wood-Baker, R, Reid, D E C, Ward, C Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Asthma] Plasma phospholipase A2 activity in patients with asthma: association with body mass index and cholesterol concentration
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Misso, N L A, Petrovic, N, Grove, C, Celenza, A, Brooks-Wildhaber, J, Thompson, P J Tags: Asthma Source Type: news
[Miscellaneous] A large chest wall tumour in an asymptomatic 15-year-old girl
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Chen, K-C, Lin, W-C, Lee, Y-C, Chen, J-S, Hsu, H-H Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: news
[Asthma] Body mass index and asthma severity in the National Asthma Survey
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Taylor, B, Mannino, D, Brown, C, Crocker, D, Twum-Baah, N, Holguin, F Tags: Asthma Source Type: news
[Miscellaneous] CT and lung function patterns in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in the post-surfactant era
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Krishnan, A Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: news
[Editorials] Non-invasive ventilation for the treatment of hypercapnic respiratory failure in cystic fibrosis
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Noone, P. G Tags: Editorials Source Type: news
[Editorials] Aspirin sensitivity and eicosanoids
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Farooque, S., Lee, T. H Tags: Editorials Source Type: news
[PostScript] Symptoms limiting activity in cancer patients with breathlessness on exertion: ask about muscle fatigue
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Wilcock, A, Maddocks, M, Lewis, M, England, R, Manderson, C Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[Airway pathology] Results of endoscopic surgery and intralesional steroid therapy for airway compromise due to tracheobronchial Wegener's granulomatosis
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Nouraei, S A R, Obholzer, R, Ind, P W, Salama, A D, Pusey, C D, Porter, F, Howard, D J, Sandhu, G S Tags: Airway pathology Source Type: news
[Asthma] Severity of obstructive airways disease by age 2 years predicts asthma at 10 years of age
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Devulapalli, C S, Carlsen, K C L, Haland, G, Munthe-Kaas, M C, Pettersen, M, Mowinckel, P, Carlsen, K-H Tags: Asthma Source Type: news
[PostScript] Diagnostic value of soluble mesothelin in malignant mesothelioma
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Grigoriu, B D, Scherpereel, A Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
[PostScript] Repeated thrombolytic therapy after initial unsuccessful thrombolysis in massive pulmonary embolism
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: van den Biggelaar, R J M, Slebos, D-J, van der Meer, J Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
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Source: Thorax - December 21, 2007 Authors: Beasley, R Tags: PostScript Source Type: news
Optimizing Use of Colistin and Polymyxin B in the Critically Ill
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Therapy for Infections Caused by Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Therapy for Acinetobacter baumannii
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Use of Aminoglycosides in the Critically Ill
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Therapy for Candida Infections
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Use of β-Lactam Antibiotics in the Critically Ill
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Therapy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy for Serious Infections in the Critically Ill
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Source: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Tags: PREFACE Source Type: news
Neutrophilic airway inflammation linked to airway limitation in asthma
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Pulmonary cryptococcosis: Clinical, radiographical and serological markers of dissemination
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Source: Respirology - December 20, 2007 Tags: article ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: news
Heart Attack Risk From Smoking Due To Genetics
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
British Forces Clinic Allied Joint Forces Command Headquarters Naples Wins National Award For No Smoking Day, UK
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - December 20, 2007 Source Type: news
Haemophilus influenzae Lysate Induces Aspects of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotype.
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Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - December 20, 2007 Authors: Moghaddam SJ, Clement CG, De la Garza MM, Zou X, Travis EL, Young HW, Evans CM, Tuvim MJ, Dickey BF Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: news
Chronic Exposure to Beta-Blockers Attenuates Inflammation and Mucin Content in a Murine Asthma Model.
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Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - December 20, 2007 Authors: Nguyen LP, Omoluabi O, Parra S, Frieske JM, Clement C, Ammar-Aouchiche Z, Ho SB, Ehre C, Kesimer M, Knoll BJ, Tuvim MJ, Dickey BF, Bond RA Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: news
An Essential Role for Fibronectin Extra Type III Domain A in Pulmonary Fibrosis.
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Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Authors: Muro AF, Moretti FA, Moore BB, Yan M, Atrasz RG, Wilke CA, Flaherty KR, Martinez FJ, Tsui JL, Sheppard D, Baralle FE, Toews GB, White ES Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: news
Allergen Induces the Migration of Platelets to Lung Tissue in Allergic Asthma.
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Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - December 20, 2007 Authors: Pitchford SC, Momi S, Baglioni S, Casali L, Giannini S, Rossi R, Page CP, Gresele P Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: news
Sequential Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Bacteria Enhances Pulmonary Inflammation and Infectivity.
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Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - December 20, 2007 Authors: Shvedova AA, Fabisiak JP, Kisin ER, Murray AR, Roberts JR, Tyurina YY, Antonini JM, Feng WH, Kommineni C, Reynolds J, Barchowsky A, Castranova V, Kagan VE Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: news
HGF Increases Cisplatin Resistance via Down-Regulation of AIF in Lung Cancer Cells.
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Source: Am J Respir Cell Mol... - December 20, 2007 Authors: Chen JT, Huang CY, Chiang YY, Chen WH, Chiou SH, Chen CY, Chow KC Tags: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Source Type: news
TREM-1 Expression in Tumor-associated Macrophages and Clinical Outcome in Lung Cancer.
