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June 2008 (Volume 63, Number 6). [Index by author]

	(Expand the cover)	Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Asthma Respiratory infection Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Sleep-disordered breathing Interstitial lung disease Cystic fibrosis Respiratory physiology Review Case report PostScript Pulmonary puzzle Miscellaneous

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2008; 63: 479. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Should we stop using intravenous gentamicin in patients with cystic fibrosis?
Christopher H Goss
Thorax 2008; 63: 479-480. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094821 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Driving and obstructive sleep apnoea
John Stradling
Thorax 2008; 63: 481-483. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090860 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prenatal nutrition and asthma: hope or hype?
Seif O Shaheen
Thorax 2008; 63: 483-485. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090019 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aspirin and asthma: barking up the right tree?
Andrew A Clayton, Douglas L Forrester, and Alan J Knox
Thorax 2008; 63: 485-486. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096198 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Delayed-onset bronchiolitis obliterans with organising pneumonia associated with massive acetic acid steam inhalation
B-F Sheu, C-C Lee, Y-R Young, L-F Li, and S-S Chang
Thorax 2008; 63: 570. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.079665 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is protective for wheeze and atopy in childhood
L Chatzi, M Torrent, I Romieu, R Garcia-Esteban, C Ferrer, J Vioque, M Kogevinas, and J Sunyer
Thorax 2008; 63: 507-513. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081745

Randomised aspirin assignment and risk of adult-onset asthma in the Women’s Health Study
T Kurth, R G Barr, J M Gaziano, and J E Buring
Thorax 2008; 63: 514-518. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 13 March 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091447

Respiratory infection

Rhinovirus exposure impairs immune responses to bacterial products in human alveolar macrophages
B G G Oliver, S Lim, P Wark, V Laza-Stanca, N King, J L Black, J K Burgess, M Roth, and S L Johnston
Thorax 2008; 63: 519-525. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081752

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Role of comorbidities in a cohort of patients with COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
E Crisafulli, S Costi, F Luppi, G Cirelli, C Cilione, O Coletti, L M Fabbri, and E M Clini
Thorax 2008; 63: 487-492. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 18 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086371

Inter-relationships between inflammatory markers in patients with stable COPD with bronchitis: intra-patient and inter-patient variability
E Sapey, D Bayley, A Ahmad, P Newbold, N Snell, and R A Stockley
Thorax 2008; 63: 493-499. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 5 December 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086751

Increased expression of placenta growth factor in COPD
S-L Cheng, H-C Wang, C-J Yu, and P-C Yang
Thorax 2008; 63: 500-506. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 17 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087155

Lung cancer

Problems in the current diagnostic standards of clinical N1 non-small cell lung cancer
T Hishida, J Yoshida, M Nishimura, Y Nishiwaki, and K Nagai
Thorax 2008; 63: 526-531. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 16 November 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062760

Sleep-disordered breathing

Risk and severity of motor vehicle crashes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea
A T Mulgrew, G Nasvadi, A Butt, R Cheema, N Fox, J A Fleetham, C F Ryan, P Cooper, and N T Ayas
Thorax 2008; 63: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 30 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085464

Interstitial lung disease

Short term improvement in exercise capacity and symptoms following exercise training in interstitial lung disease
A E Holland, C J Hill, M Conron, P Munro, and C F McDonald
Thorax 2008; 63: 549-554. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088070

Cystic fibrosis

Case-control study of acute renal failure in patients with cystic fibrosis in the UK
A Smyth, S Lewis, C Bertenshaw, I Choonara, J McGaw, and A Watson
Thorax 2008; 63: 532-535. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088757

Respiratory physiology

Reproducibility of dynamically represented acoustic lung images from healthy individuals
T M Maher, M Gat, D Allen, A Devaraj, A U Wells, and D M Geddes
Thorax 2008; 63: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 16 November 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086405

Review

Genetic susceptibility to the respiratory effects of air pollution
I A Yang, K M Fong, P V Zimmerman, S T Holgate, and J W Holloway
Thorax 2008; 63: 555-563. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.079426 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case report

Intrabullous blood injection for lung volume reduction
S Kanoh, H Kobayashi, and K Motoyoshi
Thorax 2008; 63: 564-565. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087957 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

An integrated home oxygen service saves £130 000 per year on home oxygen tariffs
C Deeming, L Ward, J Townsend, M Monaghan, S Ansari, G Lingam, A G Davison, and D J Powrie
Thorax 2008; 63: 566. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.098913 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early detection of cancer: lessons from lung cancer CT screening
L Paleari, A Cesario, P Granone, R Maria D’Angelillo, and P Russo
Thorax 2008; 63: 566. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086330 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gene expression of IL17 and IL23 in the lungs of patients with active tuberculosis
K Dheda, J-S Chang, S Lala, J F Huggett, A Zumla, and G A W Rook
Thorax 2008; 63: 566-568. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.092205 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Accuracy in suspicious lung infiltrations
R Carbone, E Balleari, and R Ghio
Thorax 2008; 63: 568. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Authors' reply
T Targowski and K Jahnz-Rózyk
Thorax 2008; 63: 568. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Dysfunctional breathing in patients with asthma
C O Prys-Picard and R Niven
Thorax 2008; 63: 568. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093989 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Use of long-acting β₂ agonists in arginine-16 homozygous patients with asthma
R H Green and I D Pavord
Thorax 2008; 63: 568-569. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pulmonary puzzle

Pulmonary puzzle
Thorax 2008; 63: 554. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.91074a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

Progressive dyspnoea, pleural effusions and lytic bone lesions
A G Nicholson, E Anderson, S Saha, M Indrajith, B Conry, and J Hughes
Thorax 2008; 63: 492. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091074 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diesel exhaust adversely affects people with moderate asthma
Tasbirul Islam
Thorax 2008; 63: 513. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Increasing PEEP while preventing hyperinflation reduces hypoxaemia but not mortality
James Walters
Thorax 2008; 63: 525. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2008; 63: 479. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Should we stop using intravenous gentamicin in patients with cystic fibrosis? Christopher H Goss Thorax 2008; 63: 479-480. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094821 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Driving and obstructive sleep apnoea John Stradling Thorax 2008; 63: 481-483. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090860 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prenatal nutrition and asthma: hope or hype? Seif O Shaheen Thorax 2008; 63: 483-485. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090019 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Aspirin and asthma: barking up the right tree? Andrew A Clayton, Douglas L Forrester, and Alan J Knox Thorax 2008; 63: 485-486. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096198 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Delayed-onset bronchiolitis obliterans with organising pneumonia associated with massive acetic acid steam inhalation B-F Sheu, C-C Lee, Y-R Young, L-F Li, and S-S Chang Thorax 2008; 63: 570. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.079665 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is protective for wheeze and atopy in childhood L Chatzi, M Torrent, I Romieu, R Garcia-Esteban, C Ferrer, J Vioque, M Kogevinas, and J Sunyer Thorax 2008; 63: 507-513. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 15 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081745

	Randomised aspirin assignment and risk of adult-onset asthma in the Women’s Health Study T Kurth, R G Barr, J M Gaziano, and J E Buring Thorax 2008; 63: 514-518. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 13 March 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091447

	Rhinovirus exposure impairs immune responses to bacterial products in human alveolar macrophages B G G Oliver, S Lim, P Wark, V Laza-Stanca, N King, J L Black, J K Burgess, M Roth, and S L Johnston Thorax 2008; 63: 519-525. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081752

	Role of comorbidities in a cohort of patients with COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation E Crisafulli, S Costi, F Luppi, G Cirelli, C Cilione, O Coletti, L M Fabbri, and E M Clini Thorax 2008; 63: 487-492. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 18 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086371

	Inter-relationships between inflammatory markers in patients with stable COPD with bronchitis: intra-patient and inter-patient variability E Sapey, D Bayley, A Ahmad, P Newbold, N Snell, and R A Stockley Thorax 2008; 63: 493-499. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 5 December 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086751

	Increased expression of placenta growth factor in COPD S-L Cheng, H-C Wang, C-J Yu, and P-C Yang Thorax 2008; 63: 500-506. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 17 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087155

	Problems in the current diagnostic standards of clinical N1 non-small cell lung cancer T Hishida, J Yoshida, M Nishimura, Y Nishiwaki, and K Nagai Thorax 2008; 63: 526-531. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 16 November 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062760

	Risk and severity of motor vehicle crashes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea A T Mulgrew, G Nasvadi, A Butt, R Cheema, N Fox, J A Fleetham, C F Ryan, P Cooper, and N T Ayas Thorax 2008; 63: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 30 January 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085464

	Short term improvement in exercise capacity and symptoms following exercise training in interstitial lung disease A E Holland, C J Hill, M Conron, P Munro, and C F McDonald Thorax 2008; 63: 549-554. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088070

	Case-control study of acute renal failure in patients with cystic fibrosis in the UK A Smyth, S Lewis, C Bertenshaw, I Choonara, J McGaw, and A Watson Thorax 2008; 63: 532-535. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 1 February 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088757

	Reproducibility of dynamically represented acoustic lung images from healthy individuals T M Maher, M Gat, D Allen, A Devaraj, A U Wells, and D M Geddes Thorax 2008; 63: 542-548. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 16 November 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086405

	Genetic susceptibility to the respiratory effects of air pollution I A Yang, K M Fong, P V Zimmerman, S T Holgate, and J W Holloway Thorax 2008; 63: 555-563. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.079426 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intrabullous blood injection for lung volume reduction S Kanoh, H Kobayashi, and K Motoyoshi Thorax 2008; 63: 564-565. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087957 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An integrated home oxygen service saves £130 000 per year on home oxygen tariffs C Deeming, L Ward, J Townsend, M Monaghan, S Ansari, G Lingam, A G Davison, and D J Powrie Thorax 2008; 63: 566. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.098913 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early detection of cancer: lessons from lung cancer CT screening L Paleari, A Cesario, P Granone, R Maria D’Angelillo, and P Russo Thorax 2008; 63: 566. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086330 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Gene expression of IL17 and IL23 in the lungs of patients with active tuberculosis K Dheda, J-S Chang, S Lala, J F Huggett, A Zumla, and G A W Rook Thorax 2008; 63: 566-568. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.092205 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Accuracy in suspicious lung infiltrations R Carbone, E Balleari, and R Ghio Thorax 2008; 63: 568. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Authors' reply T Targowski and K Jahnz-Rózyk Thorax 2008; 63: 568. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dysfunctional breathing in patients with asthma C O Prys-Picard and R Niven Thorax 2008; 63: 568. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093989 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Use of long-acting β₂ agonists in arginine-16 homozygous patients with asthma R H Green and I D Pavord Thorax 2008; 63: 568-569. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pulmonary puzzle Thorax 2008; 63: 554. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.91074a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Progressive dyspnoea, pleural effusions and lytic bone lesions A G Nicholson, E Anderson, S Saha, M Indrajith, B Conry, and J Hughes Thorax 2008; 63: 492. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091074 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diesel exhaust adversely affects people with moderate asthma Tasbirul Islam Thorax 2008; 63: 513. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increasing PEEP while preventing hyperinflation reduces hypoxaemia but not mortality James Walters Thorax 2008; 63: 525. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]