Obesity (public health)

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Asthma
Obesity, waist size and prevalence of current asthma in the California Teachers Study cohort

J Von Behren, M Lipsett, P L Horn-Ross, R J Delfino, F Gilliland, R McConnell, L Bernstein, C A Clarke, and P Reynolds
Thorax 2009 64: 889 -893; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.114579 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiratory physiology
Neural respiratory drive in obesity

J Steier, C J Jolley, J Seymour, M Roughton, M I Polkey, and J Moxham
Thorax 2009 64: 719 -725; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.109728 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nocturnal non-invasive nasal ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a randomised controlled trial

R D McEvoy, R J Pierce, D Hillman, A Esterman, E E Ellis, P G Catcheside, F J O’Donoghue, D J Barnes, R R Grunstein on behalf of the Australian trial of non-invasive Ventilation in Chronic Airflow Limitation (AVCAL) Study Group
Thorax 2009 64: 561 -566; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.108274 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review
Systemic inflammation: a key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome?

S Ryan, C T Taylor, and W T McNicholas
Thorax 2009; 64: 631-636. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatric lung disease
Cardiac remodelling and dysfunction in children with obstructive sleep apnoea: a community based study

J Y S Chan, A M Li, C-T Au, A F C Lo, S-K Ng, V J Abdullah, C Ho, C-M Yu, T-F Fok, and Y-K Wing
Thorax 2009 64: 233 -239; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.094904 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Is maternal asthma a life or death issue for the baby?

Michael Schatz
Thorax 2009; 64: 93-95. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review series
Obesity and the lung: 5 · Obesity and COPD

F M E Franssen, D E O’Donnell, G H Goossens, E E Blaak, and A M W J Schols
Thorax 2008; 63: 1110-1117. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sleep disordered breathing
Insulin resistance and daytime sleepiness in patients with sleep apnoea

A Barceló, F Barbé, M de la Peña, P Martinez, J B Soriano, J Piérola, and A G N Agustí
Thorax 2008 63: 946 -950; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.093740 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review series
Obesity and the lung: 4 · Obesity and asthma

D D Sin and E R Sutherland
Thorax 2008; 63: 1018-1023. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma
Association between asthma and serum adiponectin concentration in women

A Sood, X Cui, C Qualls, W S Beckett, M D Gross, M W Steffes, L J Smith, and D R Jacobs, Jr
Thorax 2008 63: 877 -882; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.090803 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]