Airwaves

	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2006; 61: 831. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awoct06 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Caring for the burden of COPD P M A Calverley Thorax 2006; 61: 831-832. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060855 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anger, stress, dysregulation produces wear and tear on the lung P Lehrer Thorax 2006; 61: 833-834. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.057182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Spirometric screening: does it work? D M Mannino Thorax 2006; 61: 834-835. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061317 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	IL-10: another therapeutic target in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? A B Millar Thorax 2006; 61: 835-836. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060772 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

Smokers with airway obstruction are more likely to quit smoking M Bednarek, D Gorecka, J Wielgomas, M Czajkowska-Malinowska, J Regula, G Mieszko-Filipczyk, M Jasionowicz, R Bijata-Bronisz, M Lempicka-Jastrzebska, M Czajkowski, G Przybylski, and J Zielinski Thorax 2006; 61: 869-873. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.059071

Asthma

	Significant linkage to chromosome 12q24.32–q24.33 and identification of SFRS8 as a possible asthma susceptibility gene C Brasch-Andersen, Q Tan, A D Børglum, A Haagerup, T R Larsen, J Vestbo, and T A Kruse Thorax 2006; 61: 874-879. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.055475
	Functional KCa3.1 K+ channels are required for human lung mast cell migration G Cruse, S M Duffy, C E Brightling, and P Bradding Thorax 2006; 61: 880-885. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060319

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	UK National COPD Audit 2003: impact of hospital resources and organisation of care on patient outcome following admission for acute COPD exacerbation L C Price, D Lowe, H S R Hosker, K Anstey, M G Pearson, C M Roberts on behalf of the British Thoracic Society and the Royal College of Physicians Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation Unit (CEEu) Thorax 2006; 61: 837-842. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 January 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049940
	Admissions to hospital with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect of age related factors and service organisation M J Connolly, D Lowe, K Anstey, H S R Hosker, M G Pearson, C M Roberts on behalf of the British Thoracic Society and the Royal College of Physicians Clinical Effectiveness Evaluation Unit (CEEu) Thorax 2006; 61: 843-848. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 23 August 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054924
	C-reactive protein and mortality in mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S F P Man, J E Connett, N R Anthonisen, R A Wise, D P Tashkin, and D D Sin Thorax 2006; 61: 849-853. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 31 May 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.059808
	Tiotropium for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis R G Barr, J Bourbeau, C A Camargo, and F S F Ram Thorax 2006; 61: 854-862. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 14 July 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.063271

Interstitial lung disease

	In vivo IL-10 gene delivery attenuates bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting the production and activation of TGF-ß in the lung K Nakagome, M Dohi, K Okunishi, R Tanaka, J Miyazaki, and K Yamamoto Thorax 2006; 61: 886-894. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.056317

Cystic fibrosis

	Long term effects of azithromycin in patients with cystic fibrosis: a double blind, placebo controlled trial A Clement, A Tamalet, E Leroux, S Ravilly, B Fauroux, and J-P Jais Thorax 2006; 61: 895-902. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.057950

Tuberculosis

	Empirical treatment with a fluoroquinolone delays the treatment for tuberculosis and is associated with a poor prognosis in endemic areas J-Y Wang, P-R Hsueh, I-S Jan, L-N Lee, Y-S Liaw, P-C Yang, and K-T Luh Thorax 2006; 61: 903-908. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 29 June 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.056887

Epidemiology

	Angry breathing: a prospective study of hostility and lung function in the Normative Aging Study L D Kubzansky, D Sparrow, B Jackson, S Cohen, S T Weiss, and R J Wright Thorax 2006; 61: 863-868. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 1 September 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.050971

Review series

	Asthma exacerbations · 3: Pathogenesis P A B Wark and P G Gibson Thorax 2006; 61: 909-915. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045187 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Mesothelioma after lung transplantation P N Chhajed, L Bubendorf, H Hirsch, A Boehler, W Weder, and M Tamm Thorax 2006; 61: 916-917. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.032573 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in COPD D D Sin Thorax 2006; 61: 918. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in COPD D D Sin Thorax 2006; 61: 918. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Whole blood IFN- assay for detecting TB in children A J Radford, J S Rothel, G Sberna, N Curtis, T G Connell, J P Buttery, and S C Ranganathan Thorax 2006; 61: 919-921. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism and decline in lung function in Japanese men K Nakayama, A Kikuchi, H Yasuda, S Ebihara, T Sasaki, T Ebihara, and M Yamaya Thorax 2006; 61: 921. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.066423 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

	Asthma may protect against autoimmune diseases J Woodard Thorax 2006; 61: 868. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0225 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lung cancer is more common but less often fatal in women M S Anwar Thorax 2006; 61: 885. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0226 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cyclophosphamide in scleroderma lung disease H Steer Thorax 2006; 61: 908. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0222 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	No need to stay in hospital after antibiotic switch in pneumonia M Pagaria Thorax 2006; 61: 908. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	Cerebral tuberculoma P Dennison G Rajakaruna Thorax 2006; 61: 922. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054932 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]