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Editorials

  • Combination therapy for exercise intolerance in COPD

    • R Casaburi
    Thorax 2006;61:551-552 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.058511

  • COX-2: a link between airway inflammation and disordered chloride secretion in cystic fibrosis?

    • A Clayton,
    • A J Knox
    Thorax 2006;61:552-553 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060293

  • When in doubt should we cut it out? The role of surgery in non-small cell lung cancer

    • J-E C Holty,
    • M K Gould
    Thorax 2006;61:554-556 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060558

  • Diagnosing CF: sweat, blood and years

    • J S Elborn,
    • J M Bradley
    Thorax 2006;61:556-557 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.056309

  • The burden of lung disease

    • R Hubbard
    Thorax 2006;61:557-558 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.066050

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2006;61:551 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awjul06

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Combined physiological effects of bronchodilators and hyperoxia on exertional dyspnoea in normoxic COPD

    • M M Peters,
    • K A Webb,
    • D E O’Donnell
    Thorax 2006;61:559-567 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053470

  • Smoking related COPD and facial wrinkling: is there a common susceptibility?

    • B D Patel,
    • W J Loo,
    • A D Tasker,
    • N J Screaton,
    • N P Burrows,
    • E K Silverman,
    • D A Lomas
    Thorax 2006;61:568-671 Published Online First: 14 June 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053827

Miscellanea

  • Elastin fragments are pro-inflammatory in the progression of emphysema

    • Y Aggarwal
    Thorax 2006;61:567 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0205

  • Need for oral protein energy supplements in CF: fact or myth?

    • A Gulati
    Thorax 2006;61:591 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0206

  • High prevalence of PE in patients with unexplained exacerbation of COPD

    • A Patel
    Thorax 2006;61:603 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0207

  • Infants too young to receive pneumococcal conjugate vaccine benefit from herd immunity

    • R J F Carter
    Thorax 2006;61:610 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0208

  • No mortality benefit seen with methylprednisolone in ARDS

    • C Snelson
    Thorax 2006;61:639 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0209

Asthma

  • Smoking and the incidence of asthma during adolescence: results of a large cohort study in Germany

    • J Genuneit,
    • G Weinmayr,
    • K Radon,
    • H Dressel,
    • D Windstetter,
    • P Rzehak,
    • C Vogelberg,
    • W Leupold,
    • D Nowak,
    • E von Mutius,
    • S K Weiland
    Thorax 2006;61:572-578 Published Online First: 14 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051227

  • Pathogenic bacteria and viruses in induced sputum or pharyngeal secretions of adults with stable asthma

    • T H Harju,
    • M Leinonen,
    • J Nokso-Koivisto,
    • T Korhonen,
    • R Räty,
    • Q He,
    • T Hovi,
    • J Mertsola,
    • A Bloigu,
    • P Rytilä,
    • P Saikku
    Thorax 2006;61:579-584 Published Online First: 3 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.056291

Environmental exposure

  • Association between air pollution and general practitioner visits for respiratory diseases in Hong Kong

    • T W Wong,
    • W Tam,
    • I Tak Sun Yu,
    • Y T Wun,
    • A H S Wong,
    • C M Wong
    Thorax 2006;61:585-591 Published Online First: 14 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051730

Cystic fibrosis

  • Upregulation of COX-1 and COX-2 in nasal polyps in cystic fibrosis

    • J Roca-Ferrer,
    • L Pujols,
    • S Gartner,
    • A Moreno,
    • F Pumarola,
    • J Mullol,
    • N Cobos,
    • C Picado
    Thorax 2006;61:592-596 Published Online First: 3 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.039842

Lung cancer

  • Surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    • G Wright,
    • R L Manser,
    • G Byrnes,
    • D Hart,
    • D A Campbell
    Thorax 2006;61:597-603 Published Online First: 31 January 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051995

Interstitial lung disease

  • Losartan attenuates bleomycin induced lung fibrosis by increasing prostaglandin E2 synthesis

    • M Molina-Molina,
    • A Serrano-Mollar,
    • O Bulbena,
    • L Fernandez-Zabalegui,
    • D Closa,
    • A Marin-Arguedas,
    • A Torrego,
    • J Mullol,
    • C Picado,
    • A Xaubet
    Thorax 2006;61:604-610 Published Online First: 6 April 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051946

Respiratory infection

  • High incidence of pulmonary bacterial co-infection in children with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis

    • K Thorburn,
    • S Harigopal,
    • V Reddy,
    • N Taylor,
    • H K F van Saene
    Thorax 2006;61:611-615 Published Online First: 14 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.048397

Tuberculosis

  • Performance of a whole blood interferon gamma assay for detecting latent infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in children

    • T G Connell,
    • N Curtis,
    • S C Ranganathan,
    • J P Buttery
    Thorax 2006;61:616-620 Published Online First: 6 April 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.048033

Occasional reviews

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): paradox or paradigm?

    • A R L Medford,
    • A B Millar
    Thorax 2006;61:621-626 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040204

  • Cystic fibrosis: terminology and diagnostic algorithms

    • K De Boeck,
    • M Wilschanski,
    • C Castellani,
    • C Taylor,
    • H Cuppens,
    • J Dodge,
    • M Sinaasappel
    Thorax 2006;61:627-635 Published Online First: 29 December 2005 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043539

Case Report

  • Alveolar haemorrhage in anti-glomerular basement membrane disease without detectable antibodies by conventional assays

    • D J Serisier,
    • R C W Wong,
    • J G Armstrong
    Thorax 2006;61:636-639 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028985

Letters to the editor

  • Etanercept in chronic severe asthma

    • C Oliveri,
    • R Polosa
    1. Commentator:
      • S T Holgate,
      • P H Haworth,
      • K S Babu,
      • and H S Arshad
    Thorax 2006;61:640

  • TB screening and anti-TNFα treatment

    • D J Dhasmana,
    • J Nash,
    • J C Bradley,
    • D Creer
    1. Commentator:
      • G Provenzano
    Thorax 2006;61:641

  • High Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition rate in CF

    • B E van Ewijk,
    • T F W Wolfs,
    • A Fleer,
    • J L L Kimpen,
    • C K van der Ent
    Thorax 2006;61:641-642 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062372

  • Association between sibship size and allergic diseases in the Glasgow Alumni Study

    • R M D Bernsen,
    • J C van der Wouden
    Thorax 2006;61:642

Correction

  • CORRECTION

    Thorax 2006;61:642 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.041848corr1

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