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February 2007, Volume 62, Issue 2

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  1. Editorials
  2. Airwaves
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  4. Miscellanea
  5. Lung cancer
  6. Asthma
  7. Cystic fibrosis
  8. Tuberculosis
  9. Airway biology
  10. Miscellaneous
  11. Occasional review
  12. Case Report
  13. Letters
  14. Correction
  15. Images in Thorax
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Editorials

  • Sarcopaenia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • Michael C Steiner
    Thorax 2007;62:2 101-103 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067009

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and risk of pulmonary embolism

    • J A Wedzicha,
    • J R Hurst
    Thorax 2007;62:2 103-104 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073098

  • Screening for lung cancer: yet another problem

    • Stephen G Spiro
    Thorax 2007;62:2 105-106 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061309

  • Further evidence that the wealthier are healthier: negative life events and asthma-specific quality of life

    • R J Wright
    Thorax 2007;62:2 106-108 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067926

Airwaves

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Cellular protein breakdown and systemic inflammation are unaffected by pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

    • Charlotte E Bolton,
    • Roelinka Broekhuizen,
    • Alina A Ionescu,
    • Lisette S Nixon,
    • Emiel F M Wouters,
    • Dennis J Shale,
    • Annemie M W J Schols
    Thorax 2007;62:2 109-114 Published Online First: 23 August 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060368

  • Quadriceps strength predicts mortality in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • Elisabeth B Swallow,
    • Diana Reyes,
    • Nicholas S Hopkinson,
    • William D-C Man,
    • Raphaël Porcher,
    • Edward J Cetti,
    • Alastair J Moore,
    • John Moxham,
    • Michael I Polkey
    Thorax 2007;62:2 115-120 Published Online First: 7 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062026

  • Should pulmonary embolism be suspected in exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

    • Olivier T Rutschmann,
    • Jacques Cornuz,
    • Pierre-Alexandre Poletti,
    • Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux,
    • Olivier W Hugli,
    • Salah D Qanadli,
    • Arnaud Perrier
    Thorax 2007;62:2 121-125 Published Online First: 13 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.065557

Miscellanea

  • Reduced lung function at birth may be a risk factor for later asthma

    • Raymond Ramnarine
    Thorax 2007;62:2 125

  • Patients with severe allergic rhinitis are more often affected by sleep disorders.

    • Anilkumar Pillai
    Thorax 2007;62:2 130

  • Varenicline is useful for smoking cessation

    • Paul Cadden
    Thorax 2007;62:2 161

  • Treatment of latent tuberculosis with rifampicin is associated with higher completion rates

    • V Nadig
    Thorax 2007;62:2 167

Lung cancer

  • Attitudes towards screening for lung cancer among smokers and their non-smoking counterparts

    • Gerard A Silvestri,
    • Paul J Nietert,
    • James Zoller,
    • Cindy Carter,
    • David Bradford
    Thorax 2007;62:2 126-130 Published Online First: 13 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.056036

  • Population screening for lung cancer using computed tomography, is there evidence of clinical effectiveness? A systematic review of the literature

    • Corri Black,
    • Robyn de Verteuil,
    • Shonagh Walker,
    • Jon Ayres,
    • Angela Boland,
    • Adrian Bagust,
    • Norman Waugh
    Thorax 2007;62:2 131-138 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064659

Asthma

  • Negative life events and quality of life in adults with asthma

    • C Archea,
    • I H Yen,
    • H Chen,
    • M D Eisner,
    • P P Katz,
    • U Masharani,
    • E H Yelin,
    • G Earnest,
    • P D Blanc
    Thorax 2007;62:2 139-146 Published Online First: 23 August 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.065730

  • Outcome of occupational asthma after cessation of exposure: a systematic review

    • George Rachiotis,
    • Rashna Savani,
    • Andrew Brant,
    • Stephanie J MacNeill,
    • Anthony Newman Taylor,
    • Paul Cullinan
    Thorax 2007;62:2 147-152 Published Online First: 13 October 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061952

Cystic fibrosis

  • A morphometric study of mucins and small airway plugging in cystic fibrosis

    • Pierre-Régis Burgel,
    • David Montani,
    • Claire Danel,
    • Daniel J Dusser,
    • Jay A Nadel
    Thorax 2007;62:2 153-161 Published Online First: 23 August 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062190

Tuberculosis

  • Tuberculosis in London: a decade and a half of no decline

    • Sarah R Anderson,
    • Helen Maguire,
    • Jacqui Carless
    Thorax 2007;62:2 162-167 Published Online First: 13 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.058313

Airway biology

  • Dendritic cell subsets in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after segmental allergen challenge

    • Kai Bratke,
    • Marek Lommatzsch,
    • Peter Julius,
    • Michael Kuepper,
    • Hans-Dieter Kleine,
    • Werner Luttmann,
    • J Christian Virchow
    Thorax 2007;62:2 168-175 Published Online First: 23 August 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067793

Miscellaneous

  • Air travel in women with lymphangioleiomyomatosis

    • Stacey Pollock-BarZiv,
    • Marsha M Cohen,
    • Gregory P Downey,
    • Simon R Johnson,
    • Eugene Sullivan,
    • Francis X McCormack
    Thorax 2007;62:2 176-180 Published Online First: 13 October 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.058537

Occasional review

  • Computed tomography and cystic fibrosis: promises and problems

    • Z A Aziz,
    • J C Davies,
    • E W Alton,
    • A U Wells,
    • D M Geddes,
    • D M Hansell
    Thorax 2007;62:2 181-186 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054379

Case Report

  • A chronic pneumothorax and fitness to fly

    • Graeme P Currie,
    • Ann-Maree Kennedy,
    • Edward Paterson,
    • Stephen J Watt
    Thorax 2007;62:2 187-189 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035055

Letters

  • Prevalence of non-cancer-related abnormalities on low-dose spiral computer tomography versus chest radiograph in a screening population

    • Paul Pinsky,
    • Matthew Freedman,
    • Martin Oken,
    • Paul Kvale,
    • Neal Caporaso,
    • John Gohagan
    Thorax 2007;62:2 190 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073288

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

    • Gavin M Wright
    1. Commentator:
      • J-E C Holty and
      • M K Gould
    Thorax 2007;62:2 190-191

Correction

  • CORRECTION

    Thorax 2007;62:2 191 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.063271corr1

Images in Thorax

  • Multiple thoracic osteophytes presenting as mediastinal mass

    • Annemarie Sykes,
    • Rekha Badiger,
    • John Wort,
    • Susan Copley
    Thorax 2007;62:2 192 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064154

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