Pulmonology News & Articles

1 The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Asthma International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, January 27, 2012

2 Benefits and risks of using erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in lung cancer patients: Study-level and patient-level meta-analyses Lung Cancer, January 27, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

3 Upregulation of Notch2 and Six1 Is Associated with Progression of Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma and a More Aggressive Phenotype at Advanced Stages Clinical Cancer Research, January 27, 2012

4 Surgical treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with increased arterial stiffness Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

6 Sleep desaturation and its relationship to lung function, exercise and quality of life in LAM Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

7 Genome-wide microRNA expression profiling identifies miR-9-3 and miR-193a as targets for DNA methylation in non-small cell lung cancers Clinical Cancer Research, January 27, 2012

8 In vitro Activities of the Novel Ceragenin CSA-13, Alone or in Combination with Colistin, Tobramycin, and Ciprofloxacin, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients Chemotherapy, January 27, 2012    Clinical Article

9 Development of the i-BODE: Validation of the incremental shuttle walking test within the BODE index Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

10 Lung cancer mortality in North Carolina and South Carolina chrysotile asbestos textile workers Occupational and Environmental Medicine, January 27, 2012

11 Differential effect of age on survival in advanced NSCLC in women versus men: Analysis of recent Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) studies, with and without bevacizumab Lung Cancer, January 27, 2012

12 Predictors of benefit following pulmonary rehabilitation for interstitial lung disease Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

13 Adverse pulmonary reactions associated with the use of monoclonal antibodies in cancer patients Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

14 Effect of cigarette smoking on cough reflex induced by TRPV1 and TRPA1 stimulations Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

15 Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medications and Risk of Pneumonia in Schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin, January 27, 2012

16 Workplace interventions for treatment of occupational asthma: a Cochrane systematic review Occupational and Environmental Medicine, January 27, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

17 Long-term health-related quality of life following surgery for lung cancer European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, January 27, 2012

18 The prevalence of undiagnosed renal failure in a cohort of COPD patients in western Norway Respiratory Medicine, January 27, 2012

19 In situ detection of lung cancer volatile fingerprints using bronchoscopic air-sampling Lung Cancer, January 27, 2012

20 Intra-Abdominal Pulmonary Sequestration: A Case Report and Literature Review Urologia Internationalis, January 27, 2012

Effect of intersubject variability of extrathoracic morphometry, lung airways dimensions and respiratory parameters on particle deposition Journal of Thoracic Disease, 08/05/2011

1 Neomacrolides in the treatment of patients with severe asthma and/or bronchiectasis: a retrospective observational study Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, December 13, 2011

2 Effect of budesonide/formoterol pMDI on COPD exacerbations: A double-blind, randomized study Respiratory Medicine, December 27, 2011

3 Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Receiving Ventilatory Support Archives of Internal Medicine, November 29, 2011

4 Vitamin D and Asthma Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, November 4, 2011

5 Macrolides in the treatment of asthma Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 7, 2011

6 Long-term effects of intravenous iloprost in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension deteriorating on non-parenteral therapy BMC Pulmonary Medicine, December 20, 2011    Free full text

7 Measures of asthma control Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 16, 2011

8 Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Prospective Cohort Study American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 11, 2011

9 Efficacy of a fixed combination of ciclesonide and formoterol: The EXCITED-study Respiratory Medicine, December 7, 2011

10 Influence of oral lactoferrin on Mycobacterium tuberculosis induced immunopathology Tuberculosis , December 15, 2011

11 Nocturnal asthma Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 6, 2011

12 Bronchial Thermoplasty: A New Treatment Paradigm for Severe Persistent Asthma Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, November 28, 2011

13 An epidemiological study of the effects of statin use on airflow limitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Respirology, December 13, 2011

14 Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, December 8, 2011

15 Benefits of adding fluticasone propionate/salmeterol to tiotropium in moderate to severe COPD Respiratory Medicine, December 8, 2011

16 Effects of hydrocortisone on acute beta-blocker and histamine induced bronchoconstriction British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, December 5, 2011

17 Statins and Influenza: Can We Move Forward? The Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 19, 2011

18 Optimal management of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension European Respiratory Review, December 21, 2011

19 Risk of pneumonia in patients taking statins: population-based nested case-control study British Journal of General Practice, November 2, 2011

20 Rapid effects of extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate/formoterol fixed combination inhaler on airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction in asthma: a randomised controlled trial BMC Pulmonary Medicine, December 30, 2011    Free full text