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August 2004 (Volume 59, Number 8). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Smoking Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Interstitial lung disease Cystic fibrosis Tuberculosis Respiratory physiology Review series Occasional reviews Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 637. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Asthma prevalence in adults: good news?
S K Weiland and N Pearce
Thorax 2004; 59: 637-638. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026302 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short burst oxygen therapy for relief of breathlessness in COPD
C M Roberts
Thorax 2004; 59: 638-640. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017301 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Regulation: the art of control? Regulatory T cells and asthma and allergy
D S Robinson
Thorax 2004; 59: 640-643. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019166 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Antiviral agents and corticosteroids in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
W C Yu, D S C Hui, and M Chan-Yeung
Thorax 2004; 59: 643-645. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017665 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Rhomboideus major muscle metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma
S Baser, F E Fisekci, F Bir, and N Karabulut
Thorax 2004; 59: 728. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026815 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

Childhood smoking is an independent risk factor for obstructive airways disease in women
B D Patel, R N Luben, A A Welch, S A Bingham, K-T Khaw, N E Day, D A Lomas, and N J Wareham
Thorax 2004; 59: 682-686. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010215 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Increase in diagnosed asthma but not in symptoms in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
S Chinn, D Jarvis, P Burney, C Luczynska, U Ackermann-Liebrich, J M Antó, I Cerveri, R de Marco, T Gislason, J Heinrich, C Janson, N Künzli, B Leynaert, F Neukirch, J Schouten, J Sunyer, C Svanes, P Vermeire, and M Wjst
Thorax 2004; 59: 646-651. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021642 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Vitamin E supplements in asthma: a parallel group randomised placebo controlled trial
P J K Pearson, S A Lewis, J Britton, and A Fogarty
Thorax 2004; 59: 652-656. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022616 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fluticasone induces T cell apoptosis in the bronchial wall of mild to moderate asthmatics
S O’Sullivan, L Cormican, C M Burke, and L W Poulter
Thorax 2004; 59: 657-661. doi:10.1136/thx.2002.001586 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cross tolerance to salbutamol occurs independently of ß₂ adrenoceptor genotype-16 in asthmatic patients receiving regular formoterol or salmeterol
D K C Lee, C M Jackson, C E Bates, and B J Lipworth
Thorax 2004; 59: 662-667. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019059 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Effect of oxygen on recovery from maximal exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
N J Stevenson and P M A Calverley
Thorax 2004; 59: 668-672. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014209 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peripheral muscle endurance and the oxidative profile of the quadriceps in patients with COPD
J Allaire, F Maltais, J-F Doyon, M Noël, P LeBlanc, G Carrier, C Simard, and J Jobin
Thorax 2004; 59: 673-678. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020636 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

COPD increases the risk of squamous histological subtype in smokers who develop non-small cell lung carcinoma
A Papi, G Casoni, G Caramori, I Guzzinati, P Boschetto, F Ravenna, N Calia, S Petruzzelli, L Corbetta, G Cavallesco, E Forini, M Saetta, A Ciaccia, and L M Fabbri
Thorax 2004; 59: 679-681. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018291 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interstitial lung disease

Expression of glucocorticoid receptors ${alpha}$ and ß in steroid sensitive and steroid insensitive interstitial lung diseases
L Pujols, A Xaubet, J Ramírez, J Mullol, J Roca-Ferrer, A Torrego, J A Cidlowski, and C Picado
Thorax 2004; 59: 687-693. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013268 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Effect of oral bisphosphonates on bone mineral density and body composition in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study
S P Conway, B Oldroyd, A Morton, J G Truscott, and D G Peckham
Thorax 2004; 59: 699-703. doi:10.1136/thx.2002.002568 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis

Paradoxical reactions during tuberculosis treatment in patients with and without HIV co-infection
R A M Breen, C J Smith, H Bettinson, S Dart, B Bannister, M A Johnson, and M C I Lipman
Thorax 2004; 59: 704-707. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019224 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory physiology

Effects of breathing pattern and inspired air conditions on breath condensate volume, pH, nitrite, and protein concentrations
J B McCafferty, T A Bradshaw, S Tate, A P Greening, and J A Innes
Thorax 2004; 59: 694-698. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016949 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 5: Intravenous augmentation therapy: current understanding
J K Stoller and L S Aboussouan
Thorax 2004; 59: 708-712. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006544 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

Acute effects of cigarette smoke on inflammation and oxidative stress: a review
H van der Vaart, D S Postma, W Timens, and N H T Ten Hacken
Thorax 2004; 59: 713-721. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012468 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Music: a new cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
M Noppen, S Verbanck, J Harvey, R Van Herreweghe, M Meysman, W Vincken, and M Paiva
Thorax 2004; 59: 722-724. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007385 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Consumption of milk fat and reduced asthma risk in pre-school children
W Karmaus, C Fussman, A H Wijga, H C Boshuizen, H A Smit, M Kerkhof, J Gerritsen, J C de Jongste, H J Neijens, and B Brunekreef
Thorax 2004; 59: 725-726. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BIS/BTS SARS guidelines
J H Lange, S R Anderson, and W S Lim
Thorax 2004; 59: 726-727. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Urinary leukotriene LTE₄ levels in non-responders to antileukotriene therapy
D K C Lee and S A Green
Thorax 2004; 59: 727. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an under-recognised consequence of PE
H C Barker
Thorax 2004; 59: 656. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0102 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Rhinitis and the severity of OSA
P Michael
Thorax 2004; 59: 661. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0103 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bronchial basal cell and epithelial repair
D Faratian
Thorax 2004; 59: 693. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0104 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The "hygiene hypothesis" revisited
J R Hurst
Thorax 2004; 59: 698. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0105 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Beneficial effects of omalizumab in patients with concomitant asthma and persistent allergic rhinitis
G P Currie
Thorax 2004; 59: 703. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0106 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BCG provides protection for a lifetime
A E Boyd
Thorax 2004; 59: 724. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0107 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 637. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma prevalence in adults: good news? S K Weiland and N Pearce Thorax 2004; 59: 637-638. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026302 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short burst oxygen therapy for relief of breathlessness in COPD C M Roberts Thorax 2004; 59: 638-640. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017301 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regulation: the art of control? Regulatory T cells and asthma and allergy D S Robinson Thorax 2004; 59: 640-643. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019166 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Antiviral agents and corticosteroids in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) W C Yu, D S C Hui, and M Chan-Yeung Thorax 2004; 59: 643-645. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017665 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rhomboideus major muscle metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma S Baser, F E Fisekci, F Bir, and N Karabulut Thorax 2004; 59: 728. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026815 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Childhood smoking is an independent risk factor for obstructive airways disease in women B D Patel, R N Luben, A A Welch, S A Bingham, K-T Khaw, N E Day, D A Lomas, and N J Wareham Thorax 2004; 59: 682-686. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010215 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increase in diagnosed asthma but not in symptoms in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey S Chinn, D Jarvis, P Burney, C Luczynska, U Ackermann-Liebrich, J M Antó, I Cerveri, R de Marco, T Gislason, J Heinrich, C Janson, N Künzli, B Leynaert, F Neukirch, J Schouten, J Sunyer, C Svanes, P Vermeire, and M Wjst Thorax 2004; 59: 646-651. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021642 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vitamin E supplements in asthma: a parallel group randomised placebo controlled trial P J K Pearson, S A Lewis, J Britton, and A Fogarty Thorax 2004; 59: 652-656. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022616 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Fluticasone induces T cell apoptosis in the bronchial wall of mild to moderate asthmatics S O’Sullivan, L Cormican, C M Burke, and L W Poulter Thorax 2004; 59: 657-661. doi:10.1136/thx.2002.001586 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cross tolerance to salbutamol occurs independently of ß₂ adrenoceptor genotype-16 in asthmatic patients receiving regular formoterol or salmeterol D K C Lee, C M Jackson, C E Bates, and B J Lipworth Thorax 2004; 59: 662-667. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019059 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of oxygen on recovery from maximal exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease N J Stevenson and P M A Calverley Thorax 2004; 59: 668-672. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014209 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Peripheral muscle endurance and the oxidative profile of the quadriceps in patients with COPD J Allaire, F Maltais, J-F Doyon, M Noël, P LeBlanc, G Carrier, C Simard, and J Jobin Thorax 2004; 59: 673-678. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020636 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	COPD increases the risk of squamous histological subtype in smokers who develop non-small cell lung carcinoma A Papi, G Casoni, G Caramori, I Guzzinati, P Boschetto, F Ravenna, N Calia, S Petruzzelli, L Corbetta, G Cavallesco, E Forini, M Saetta, A Ciaccia, and L M Fabbri Thorax 2004; 59: 679-681. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018291 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Expression of glucocorticoid receptors ${alpha}$ and ß in steroid sensitive and steroid insensitive interstitial lung diseases L Pujols, A Xaubet, J Ramírez, J Mullol, J Roca-Ferrer, A Torrego, J A Cidlowski, and C Picado Thorax 2004; 59: 687-693. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013268 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of oral bisphosphonates on bone mineral density and body composition in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study S P Conway, B Oldroyd, A Morton, J G Truscott, and D G Peckham Thorax 2004; 59: 699-703. doi:10.1136/thx.2002.002568 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paradoxical reactions during tuberculosis treatment in patients with and without HIV co-infection R A M Breen, C J Smith, H Bettinson, S Dart, B Bannister, M A Johnson, and M C I Lipman Thorax 2004; 59: 704-707. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019224 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of breathing pattern and inspired air conditions on breath condensate volume, pH, nitrite, and protein concentrations J B McCafferty, T A Bradshaw, S Tate, A P Greening, and J A Innes Thorax 2004; 59: 694-698. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016949 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 5: Intravenous augmentation therapy: current understanding J K Stoller and L S Aboussouan Thorax 2004; 59: 708-712. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006544 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Acute effects of cigarette smoke on inflammation and oxidative stress: a review H van der Vaart, D S Postma, W Timens, and N H T Ten Hacken Thorax 2004; 59: 713-721. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012468 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Music: a new cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax M Noppen, S Verbanck, J Harvey, R Van Herreweghe, M Meysman, W Vincken, and M Paiva Thorax 2004; 59: 722-724. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007385 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Consumption of milk fat and reduced asthma risk in pre-school children W Karmaus, C Fussman, A H Wijga, H C Boshuizen, H A Smit, M Kerkhof, J Gerritsen, J C de Jongste, H J Neijens, and B Brunekreef Thorax 2004; 59: 725-726. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BIS/BTS SARS guidelines J H Lange, S R Anderson, and W S Lim Thorax 2004; 59: 726-727. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Urinary leukotriene LTE₄ levels in non-responders to antileukotriene therapy D K C Lee and S A Green Thorax 2004; 59: 727. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an under-recognised consequence of PE H C Barker Thorax 2004; 59: 656. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0102 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rhinitis and the severity of OSA P Michael Thorax 2004; 59: 661. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0103 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bronchial basal cell and epithelial repair D Faratian Thorax 2004; 59: 693. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0104 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The "hygiene hypothesis" revisited J R Hurst Thorax 2004; 59: 698. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0105 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Beneficial effects of omalizumab in patients with concomitant asthma and persistent allergic rhinitis G P Currie Thorax 2004; 59: 703. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0106 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BCG provides protection for a lifetime A E Boyd Thorax 2004; 59: 724. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0107 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]