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February 2006 (Volume 61, Number 2). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency Asthma Environmental exposure Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Cystic fibrosis Tuberculosis Review series Occasional reviews Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts Miscellanea

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2006; 61: 93. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awfeb06 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Inhaled corticosteroids moderate lung function decline in adults with asthma
P Ernst
Thorax 2006; 61: 93-94. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042010 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Exercise induced bronchoconstriction in elite athletes: measuring the fall
K Holzer and J A Douglass
Thorax 2006; 61: 94-96. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Why does airway inflammation persist after the smoking stops?
J C Hogg
Thorax 2006; 61: 96-97. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049502 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Is EGFR expression important in non-small cell lung cancer?
S M Lee
Thorax 2006; 61: 98-99. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.047936 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Neutrophilic inflammation and IL-8 levels in induced sputum of alpha-1-antitrypsin PiMZ subjects
M Malerba, F Ricciardolo, A Radaeli, C Torregiani, L Ceriani, E Mori, M Bontempelli, C Tantucci, and V Grassi
Thorax 2006; 61: 129-133. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 11 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043471

Asthma

Inhaled corticosteroids and decline of lung function in community residents with asthma
P Lange, H Scharling, C S Ulrik, and J Vestbo
Thorax 2006; 61: 100-104. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037978 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung function decline in asthma: association with inhaled corticosteroids, smoking and sex
A Dijkstra, J M Vonk, H Jongepier, G H Koppelman, J P Schouten, N H T ten Hacken, W Timens, and D S Postma
Thorax 2006; 61: 105-110. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 24 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.039271

Mid-expiratory flow versus FEV₁ measurements in the diagnosis of exercise induced asthma in elite athletes
J W Dickinson, G P Whyte, A K McConnell, A M Nevill, and M G Harries
Thorax 2006; 61: 111-114. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046615

Environmental exposure

Inhalation of stable dust extract prevents allergen induced airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness
M Peters, M Kauth, J Schwarze, C Körner-Rettberg, J Riedler, D Nowak, C Braun-Fahrländer, E von Mutius, A Bufe, O Holst the ALEX Study Group
Thorax 2006; 61: 134-139. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 21 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049403

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Relation between duration of smoking cessation and bronchial inflammation in COPD
T S Lapperre, D S Postma, M M E Gosman, J B Snoeck-Stroband, N H T ten Hacken, P S Hiemstra, W Timens, P J Sterk, T Mauad on behalf of the GLUCOLD Study Group
Thorax 2006; 61: 115-121. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040519

Addition of salmeterol to existing treatment in patients with COPD: a 12 month study
R A Stockley, N Chopra, L Rice on behalf of the SMS40026 Investigator Group
Thorax 2006; 61: 122-128. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033266 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

Survival impact of epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis
H Nakamura, N Kawasaki, M Taguchi, and K Kabasawa
Thorax 2006; 61: 140-145. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 11 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042275

Cystic fibrosis

Controlled longitudinal study of bone mass accrual in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
H M Buntain, P J Schluter, S C Bell, R M Greer, J C H Wong, J Batch, P Lewindon, and C E Wainwright
Thorax 2006; 61: 146-154. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 29 December 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046516

Improving rate of decline of FEV₁ in young adults with cystic fibrosis
C Que, P Cullinan, and D Geddes
Thorax 2006; 61: 155-157. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 29 December 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043372

Tuberculosis

Risk factors for multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a systematic review
A Faustini, A J Hall, and C A Perucci
Thorax 2006; 61: 158-163. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 27 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045963

Review series

COPD exacerbations · 1: Epidemiology
G C Donaldson and J A Wedzicha
Thorax 2006; 61: 164-168. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.041806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: incidence and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes
V E Murphy, V L Clifton, and P G Gibson
Thorax 2006; 61: 169-176. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049718 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Late pulmonary artery stump thrombosis with post embolic pulmonary hypertension after pneumonectomy
P A Thomas, C Doddoli, F Barlési, M Reynaud-Gaubert, R Giudicelli, and P Fuentes
Thorax 2006; 61: 177-178. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028480 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Increasing paediatric empyema admissions
R Gupta and S Crowley
Thorax 2006; 61: 179-180. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049510 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Repeated tuberculin testing does not induce false positive ELISPOT results
L Richeldi, K Ewer, M Losi, P Roversi, L M Fabbri, and A Lalvani
Thorax 2006; 61: 180. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049759 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical importance of the Step 3 choice in asthma
M L Barnes, B J Lipworth, M Weatherall, M Masoli, and R Beasley
Thorax 2006; 61: 180-181. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.055632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Stoves with chimneys reduce risk of COPD
L Q C Siew
Thorax 2006; 61: 104. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0189 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obstructive sleep apnoea and risk of stroke and death
Y Wedatilake
Thorax 2006; 61: 133. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An important virus in asthma pathophysiology?
D Waine
Thorax 2006; 61: 154. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0187 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sildenafil is useful in pulmonary arterial hypertension
R L Karadi
Thorax 2006; 61: 176. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0190 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

ERRATUM
Thorax 2006; 61: 181. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual cause of superior vena cava obstruction
S L Chan, A A Arifi, A B W Chan, A T C Chan, and B B Y Ma
Thorax 2006; 61: 182. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045864 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2006; 61: 93. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awfeb06 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaled corticosteroids moderate lung function decline in adults with asthma P Ernst Thorax 2006; 61: 93-94. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042010 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Exercise induced bronchoconstriction in elite athletes: measuring the fall K Holzer and J A Douglass Thorax 2006; 61: 94-96. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Why does airway inflammation persist after the smoking stops? J C Hogg Thorax 2006; 61: 96-97. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049502 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is EGFR expression important in non-small cell lung cancer? S M Lee Thorax 2006; 61: 98-99. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.047936 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Neutrophilic inflammation and IL-8 levels in induced sputum of alpha-1-antitrypsin PiMZ subjects M Malerba, F Ricciardolo, A Radaeli, C Torregiani, L Ceriani, E Mori, M Bontempelli, C Tantucci, and V Grassi Thorax 2006; 61: 129-133. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 11 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043471

	Inhaled corticosteroids and decline of lung function in community residents with asthma P Lange, H Scharling, C S Ulrik, and J Vestbo Thorax 2006; 61: 100-104. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037978 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung function decline in asthma: association with inhaled corticosteroids, smoking and sex A Dijkstra, J M Vonk, H Jongepier, G H Koppelman, J P Schouten, N H T ten Hacken, W Timens, and D S Postma Thorax 2006; 61: 105-110. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 24 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.039271

	Mid-expiratory flow versus FEV₁ measurements in the diagnosis of exercise induced asthma in elite athletes J W Dickinson, G P Whyte, A K McConnell, A M Nevill, and M G Harries Thorax 2006; 61: 111-114. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046615

	Inhalation of stable dust extract prevents allergen induced airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness M Peters, M Kauth, J Schwarze, C Körner-Rettberg, J Riedler, D Nowak, C Braun-Fahrländer, E von Mutius, A Bufe, O Holst the ALEX Study Group Thorax 2006; 61: 134-139. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 21 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049403

	Relation between duration of smoking cessation and bronchial inflammation in COPD T S Lapperre, D S Postma, M M E Gosman, J B Snoeck-Stroband, N H T ten Hacken, P S Hiemstra, W Timens, P J Sterk, T Mauad on behalf of the GLUCOLD Study Group Thorax 2006; 61: 115-121. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040519

	Addition of salmeterol to existing treatment in patients with COPD: a 12 month study R A Stockley, N Chopra, L Rice on behalf of the SMS40026 Investigator Group Thorax 2006; 61: 122-128. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033266 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Survival impact of epidermal growth factor receptor overexpression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis H Nakamura, N Kawasaki, M Taguchi, and K Kabasawa Thorax 2006; 61: 140-145. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 11 November 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042275

	Controlled longitudinal study of bone mass accrual in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis H M Buntain, P J Schluter, S C Bell, R M Greer, J C H Wong, J Batch, P Lewindon, and C E Wainwright Thorax 2006; 61: 146-154. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 29 December 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046516

	Improving rate of decline of FEV₁ in young adults with cystic fibrosis C Que, P Cullinan, and D Geddes Thorax 2006; 61: 155-157. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 29 December 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043372

	Risk factors for multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Europe: a systematic review A Faustini, A J Hall, and C A Perucci Thorax 2006; 61: 158-163. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 27 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045963

	COPD exacerbations · 1: Epidemiology G C Donaldson and J A Wedzicha Thorax 2006; 61: 164-168. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.041806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: incidence and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes V E Murphy, V L Clifton, and P G Gibson Thorax 2006; 61: 169-176. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049718 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Late pulmonary artery stump thrombosis with post embolic pulmonary hypertension after pneumonectomy P A Thomas, C Doddoli, F Barlési, M Reynaud-Gaubert, R Giudicelli, and P Fuentes Thorax 2006; 61: 177-178. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028480 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increasing paediatric empyema admissions R Gupta and S Crowley Thorax 2006; 61: 179-180. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049510 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Repeated tuberculin testing does not induce false positive ELISPOT results L Richeldi, K Ewer, M Losi, P Roversi, L M Fabbri, and A Lalvani Thorax 2006; 61: 180. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049759 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical importance of the Step 3 choice in asthma M L Barnes, B J Lipworth, M Weatherall, M Masoli, and R Beasley Thorax 2006; 61: 180-181. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.055632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Stoves with chimneys reduce risk of COPD L Q C Siew Thorax 2006; 61: 104. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0189 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Obstructive sleep apnoea and risk of stroke and death Y Wedatilake Thorax 2006; 61: 133. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An important virus in asthma pathophysiology? D Waine Thorax 2006; 61: 154. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0187 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sildenafil is useful in pulmonary arterial hypertension R L Karadi Thorax 2006; 61: 176. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0190 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ERRATUM Thorax 2006; 61: 181. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual cause of superior vena cava obstruction S L Chan, A A Arifi, A B W Chan, A T C Chan, and B B Y Ma Thorax 2006; 61: 182. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045864 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]