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This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Respiratory Medicine headlines.
What Your Patients Are Reading: Oral Contraceptives Provide Long-Term Protection Against Ovarian Cancer
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Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - January 31, 2008 Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: journals
LKLF expression abrogated in neutrophil-dominated airways
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 31, 2008 Source Type: journals
Recent Chronic Beryllium Disease in Residents Surrounding a Beryllium Facility.
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Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - January 31, 2008 Authors: Maier LA, Martyny JW, Liang J, Rossman MD Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: journals
More Smokers Kicking The Habit In England With Help Of NHS Services
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Big Increase In Quitters Following Introduction Of Smokefree England
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Lungs' Mast Cells Could Provide New Treatment Target For Asthma, Other Respiratory Disease
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Inverseon Announces Positive Phase IIa Asthma Study
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Effects of intranasal TNF-alpha on granulocyte recruitment and activity in healthy subjects and patients with allergic rhinitis
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Source: Respiratory Research - January 30, 2008 Authors: Henrik Widegren, Jonas Erjefalt, Magnus Korsgren, Morgan Andersson and Lennart Greiff Source Type: journals
FENO is best measure of ICS anti-inflammatory action
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Since Soviet Collapse The Number Of Russian Women Smokers Has Doubled
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
NCPA Offers Free Respiratory Care Certificate Program - Online Program Helps Pharmacists Expand Niche Services
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
India: Health Minister Tells Bollywood Stars To Stop Smoking
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
More Than A Matter Of Degree: Severe Asthma May Be A Different Form Of The Disease
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Reports Upward Trend For Key Health Outcomes
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Source: Cystic Fibrosis News From Medical News Today - January 29, 2008 Source Type: journals
Chlamydophila spp. infection in horses with recurrent airway obstruction: similarities to human chronic obstructive disease
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Source: Respiratory Research - January 29, 2008 Authors: Dirk Theegarten, Konrad Sachse, Britta Mentrup, Kerstin Fey, Helmut Hotzel and Olaf Anhenn Source Type: journals
'More realistic' asthma model developed
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
Common Human Viruses Threaten Endangered Great Apes
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
Levels of aminotransferase increased in obese children with OSA
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
[Environmental exposure] Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and sensitisation in children
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Lannero, E, Wickman, M, van Hage, M, Bergstrom, A, Pershagen, G, Nordvall, L Tags: Environmental exposure Source Type: journals
[PostScript] Authors' reply
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Qiu, Y, Jeffery, P K Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals
[Editorials] Lung clearance index in CF: a sensitive marker of lung disease severity
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Davies, J. C, Cunningham, S., Alton, E. W F W, Innes, J A Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals
[Miscellaneous] A hint of calcium
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Faruqi, S, Regester, R, Thirumaran, M, Williams, S Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inhaled steroids alter surfactant protein D (SP-D) levels: a cross-sectional study
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Source: Respiratory Research - January 28, 2008 Authors: Michael W Sims, Ruth M Tal-Singer, Sonja Kierstein, Ali I Musani, Michael F Beers, Reynold A Panettieri and Angela Haczku Source Type: journals
[Cystic fibrosis] Lung clearance index is a sensitive, repeatable and practical measure of airways disease in adults with cystic fibrosis
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Horsley, A R, Gustafsson, P M, Macleod, K A, Saunders, C, Greening, A P, Porteous, D J, Davies, J C, Cunningham, S, Alton, E W F W, Innes, J A Tags: Cystic fibrosis Source Type: journals
[Review series] Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis: 3 {middle dot} Management
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Smyth, A, Elborn, J S Tags: Review series Source Type: journals
[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] Assessing the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on functional status in COPD
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Laviolette, L, Bourbeau, J, Bernard, S, Lacasse, Y, Pepin, V, Breton, M-J, Baltzan, M, Rouleau, M, Maltais, F Tags: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Source Type: journals
[Editorials] Is inflammation good, bad or irrelevant for skeletal muscles in COPD?
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Sin, D. D, Reid, W D. Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals
Nosocomial aspergillosis in outbreak settings
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 28, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
[Editorials] Ventilation inhomogeneities assessed by the multibreath washout (MBW) technique
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Latzin, P., Thamrin, C., Kraemer, R. Tags: Editorials Source Type: journals
[Miscellaneous] ANSWER
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: journals
[Paediatrics] Heightened bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the absence of heightened atopy in children with current wheezing and low income status
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Source: Thorax - January 28, 2008 Authors: Mallol, J, Castro-Rodriguez, J A, Cortez, E, Aguirre, V, Aguilar, P, Barrueto, L Tags: Paediatrics Source Type: journals
VEGF and IL-5 levels increased in AR patients with AHR
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 27, 2008 Source Type: journals
Ethical issues in resource triage.
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Source: Respiratory Care - January 26, 2008 Authors: O'Laughlin DT, Hick JL Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals
Health care worker protection in mass casualty respiratory failure: infection control, decontamination, and personal protective equipment.
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Source: Respiratory Care - January 26, 2008 Authors: Daugherty EL Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals
Oxygen supplies during a mass casualty situation.
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Source: Respiratory Care - January 26, 2008 Authors: Ritz RH, Previtera JE Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals
Information management during mass casualty events.
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Source: Respiratory Care - January 26, 2008 Authors: Nelson SB Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals
Mass casualty respiratory care: a discussion of issues of interest.
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Source: Respiratory Care - January 26, 2008 Authors: Branson RD Tags: Respir Care Source Type: journals
Familial dysautonomia: Frequent, prolonged and severe hypoxemia during wakefulness and sleep
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - January 26, 2008 Authors: Debra E. Weese-Mayer, Anna S. Kenny, Heather L. Bennett, Jan-Marino Ramirez, Sue E. Leurgans Source Type: journals
Effect of a 14-day course of systemic corticosteroids on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Latest articles - January 26, 2008 Authors: Philipp Schuetz, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Ursula Schild, Erika Sueess, Michael Facombre, Florent Baty, Charly Nusbaumer, Martin Brutsche and Beat Mueller Source Type: journals
Predictors of Diagnostic Yield in Bronchoscopy: a Retrospective Cohort Study comparing different combinations of sampling techniques.
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Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - Latest articles - January 26, 2008 Authors: Kjetil Roth, Jon A Hardie, Alf H Andreassen, Friedemann Leh and Tomas ML Eagan Source Type: journals
ISET: Femoral Artery-to-Vein Shunt Aims to Improve COPD Quality of Life
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Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - January 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Peroxiredoxin V Contributes to Antioxidant Defense of Lung Epithelial Cells
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Source: Lung - January 25, 2008 Tags: Lung Source Type: journals
IL-31 and SCF levels elevated in allergic asthma
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 25, 2008 Source Type: journals
Protective Effects of Elevated Endogenous Surfactant Pools to Injurious Mechanical Ventilation.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - January 25, 2008 Authors: Yamashita C, Forbes A, Tessolini JM, Yao LJ, Lewis JF, Veldhuizen RA Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Mechanisms of Cigarette Smoke-Induced COPD: Insights from Animal Models.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - January 25, 2008 Authors: Churg A, Cosio M, Wright JL Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Serum Aspergillus galactomannan antigen values strongly correlate with outcome of invasive aspergillosis: a study of 56 patients with hematologic cancer.
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 25, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipids regulate cytokines, TLR-2/4 and MHC class II expression in human macrophages.
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Source: Tuberculosis - January 25, 2008 Authors: Rocha-Ramírez LM, Estrada-García I, López-Marín LM, Segura-Salinas E, Méndez-Aragón P, Van Soolingen D, Torres-González R, Chacón-Salinas R, Estrada-Parra S, Maldonado-Bernal C, López-Macías C, Isibasi A Tags: Tuberculosis (Edinb) Source Type: journals
Lack of matrix metalloproteinase-9 worsens ventilator-induced lung injury.
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Source: Am J Physiol Lung Ce... - January 25, 2008 Authors: Albaiceta GM, Gutierrez-Fernandez A, Parra D, Astudillo A, Garcia-Prieto E, Taboada F, Fueyo A Tags: Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol Source Type: journals
Altered iron homeostasis in the lung linked to idiopathic PAP
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
Marijuana Smokers Face Rapid Lung Destruction - As Much As 20 Years Ahead Of Tobacco Smokers
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Source: Smoking / Quit Smoking News From Medical News Today - January 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
Future Patients Could Be Breathing Easier After Results Of Novel Ventilator Study
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
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Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - January 24, 2008 Source Type: journals
[News analysis] CZECH REPUBLIC: POTENT SMOKING AND IMPOTENCE CAMPAIGN
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Authors: Kralikova, E. Tags: News analysis Source Type: journals
[Brief report] Tobacco control indicators and lung cancer rates in young adults by state in the United States
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Authors: Polednak, A P Tags: Brief report Source Type: journals
[Miscellanea] The Lighter Side
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: journals
[Miscellanea] The Lighter Side
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: journals
[Research papers] Paternal smoking and increased risk of child malnutrition among families in rural Indonesia
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Authors: Best, C M, Sun, K, de Pee, S, Sari, M, Bloem, M W, Semba, R D Tags: Research papers Source Type: journals
[Research papers] Relation between newspaper coverage of tobacco issues and smoking attitudes and behaviour among American teens
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Authors: Smith, K C., Wakefield, M A, Terry-McElrath, Y, Chaloupka, F J, Flay, B, Johnston, L, Saba, A, Siebel, C Tags: Research papers Source Type: journals
[News analysis] JAPAN: REVOLUTION ON THE STREETS
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Authors: Levin, M. Tags: News analysis Source Type: journals
[Miscellanea] Tobacco Control Online: http://tc.bmj.com
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: journals
[News analysis] WORLD: STRONGER LINE FOR WORLD'S MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Tags: News analysis Source Type: journals
[Miscellanea] The Lighter Side
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Source: Tobacco Control - January 24, 2008 Tags: Miscellanea Source Type: journals
IgG variants linked to childhood asthma
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Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - January 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Greater Patient Awareness Vital For Improving Diagnosis Rates Of Asthma And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Source: Asthma / Respiratory News From Medical News Today - January 23, 2008 Source Type: journals
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cystic fibrosis
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Source: Pediatric Pulmonology - January 23, 2008 Authors: Giovanni Taccetti, Anna Silvia Neri, Filippo Festini, Valeria Galici, Priscilla Cocchi, Silvia Campana Source Type: journals
Biodiversity of Aspergillus species in some important agricultural products
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 23, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Iron homeostasis and oxidative stress in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a case-control study
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Source: Respiratory Research - January 23, 2008 Authors: Andrew J Ghio, Jacqueline Stonehuerner, Judy H Richards, Kay Crissman, Victor L Roggli, Claude A Piantadosi and Martha Sue Carraway Source Type: journals
The species concept in Aspergillus: recommendations of an international panel
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 23, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
The current status of species recognition and identification in Aspergillus
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 23, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Diagnostic tools to identify black aspergilli
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 23, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - January 23, 2008 Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
'Vicious cycle' of repeat consultations at core of TB diagnosis, treatment delays