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Airwaves

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

Editorials

	Leukotriene receptor antagonist therapy and Churg–Strauss syndrome: culprit or innocent bystander? Richard Beasley, Susan Bibby, and Mark Weatherall Thorax 2008; 63: 847-849. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093971 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A breath of fresh air for acute oxygen treatment Peter Calverley Thorax 2008; 63: 849-850. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.105148 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Recent advances in exacerbations of COPD Terence Seemungal, Annemarie Sykes, and and the ICEAD Contributors Thorax 2008; 63: 850-852. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Role of thrombolysis in haemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism Alaistair Proudfoot, Dan Melley, and Pallav L Shah Thorax 2008; 63: 853-854. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103077 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

	Iatrogenic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: images from different modalities A S McQueen, L Mitchell, M Muller, G MacGowan, and P Corris Thorax 2008; 63: 938. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085324 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

	Association between asthma and serum adiponectin concentration in women A Sood, X Cui, C Qualls, W S Beckett, M D Gross, M W Steffes, L J Smith, and D R Jacobs, Jr Thorax 2008; 63: 877-882. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090803
	Churg–Strauss syndrome and leukotriene antagonist use: a respiratory perspective N Nathani, M A Little, H Kunst, D Wilson, and D R Thickett Thorax 2008; 63: 883-888. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 May 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093955

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	Respiratory muscle unloading improves leg muscle oxygenation during exercise in patients with COPD A Borghi-Silva, C C Oliveira, C Carrascosa, J Maia, D C Berton, F Queiroga, Jr, E M Ferreira, D R Almeida, L E Nery, and J A Neder Thorax 2008; 63: 910-915. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 May 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090167
	Altered Nrf2/Keap1-Bach1 equilibrium in pulmonary emphysema D Goven, A Boutten, V Leçon-Malas, J Marchal-Sommé, N Amara, B Crestani, M Fournier, G Lesèche, P Soler, J Boczkowski, and M Bonay Thorax 2008; 63: 916-924. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091181

Lung cancer

	Effectiveness of third-generation chemotherapy on the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in Norway: a national study C von Plessen, T-E Strand, T Wentzel-Larsen, E Omenaas, N Wilking, S Sundstrøm, and S Sörenson Thorax 2008; 63: 866-871. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093237
	Randomised, placebo controlled trial of nebulised furosemide for breathlessness in patients with cancer A Wilcock, A Walton, C Manderson, L Feathers, B El Khoury, M Lewis, A Chauhan, P Howard, S Bell, J Frisby, and A Tattersfield Thorax 2008; 63: 872-875. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091538

Sarcoidosis

	Heredity in sarcoidosis: a registry-based twin study A Sverrild, V Backer, K O Kyvik, J Kaprio, N Milman, C B Svendsen, and S F Thomsen Thorax 2008; 63: 894-896. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 June 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094060

Sleep-disordered breathing

	Predictors of blood pressure fall with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) G V Robinson, B A Langford, D M Smith, and J R Stradling Thorax 2008; 63: 855-859. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088096
	Cost-effectiveness of using continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in the UK J F Guest, M T Helter, A Morga, and J R Stradling Thorax 2008; 63: 860-865. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 11 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086454

Acute lung injury

	Angiopoietin-2, permeability oedema, occurrence and severity of ALI/ARDS in septic and non-septic critically ill patients M van der Heijden, G P van Nieuw Amerongen, P Koolwijk, V W M van Hinsbergh, and A B J Groeneveld Thorax 2008; 63: 903-909. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 17 June 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087387

Paediatric lung disease

	Role of routine computed tomography in paediatric pleural empyema A Jaffe, A D Calder, C M Owens, S Stanojevic, and S Sonnappa Thorax 2008; 63: 897-902. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 20 May 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094250

Respiratory physiology

	Prediction equations for single breath diffusing capacity (Tlco) in a middle aged caucasian population B R Thompson, D P Johns, M Bailey, J Raven, E H Walters, and M J Abramson Thorax 2008; 63: 889-893. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091959

Review series

	Obesity and the lung: 3 · Obesity, respiration and intensive care A Malhotra and D Hillman Thorax 2008; 63: 925-931. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086835 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case report

	Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease presenting with recurrent pulmonary oedema and the use of nitric oxide to predict response to sildenafil B C Creagh-Brown, A G Nicholson, R Showkathali, J S R Gibbs, and L S G E Howard Thorax 2008; 63: 933-934. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088831 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	Factors influencing delay in initiating antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients coinfected with tuberculosis D Chilton, S G Edwards, P Pellegrino, and R F Miller Thorax 2008; 63: 935-936. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.104232 [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Renal impairment following aminoglycoside therapy in cystic fibrosis A Tai Thorax 2008; 63: 936. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Authors’ response A Smyth, C Bertenshaw, S Lewis, I Choonara, and A Watson Thorax 2008; 63: 936-937. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bronchial asthma on Mount Kilimanjaro is not a disadvantage S Stokes, N Kalson, M Earl, H Frost, A G Whitehead, I Tyrrell-Marsh, and A Davies Thorax 2008; 63: 936-937. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102327 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

	When is it too EARLY to start bosentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension? F Magdy Thorax 2008; 63: 865. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A patient with bronchiectasis presented with progressive dyspnoea and an unresolved right lower lung infiltrate P-Y Lin, C-J Yu, M Yao, S-C Ku, L-N Lee, and P-C Yang Thorax 2008; 63: 876. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091736 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A novel approach to preventing adolescent smoking in schools N Varun Thorax 2008; 63: 882. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mechanism of secondary bacterial infection following viral pulmonary infection (the viral-bacterial synergy) Bhagi Jayaraman Thorax 2008; 63: 896. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	ANSWER Thorax 2008; 63: 932. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091736a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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