Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 14th, 2005
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Asthma Therapy - True device compliance low in children and elderly
Invasive Aspergillosis - Utility of noninvasive diagnostic tests compared
Pulmonary Hypertension - ARDS and pulmonary hypertension treated in child with Bordetella
Pulmonary Medicine - Chest radiography fails to predict diaphragm function
Smoke Inhalation Injury - Activated drotrecogin alfa has anti-inflammatory activity in rats
Acute Lung Injury - Candidate genes in ALI identified
Acute Respiratory Distress - Review summarizes mechanisms of neutrophil trafficking in the inflamed lung
Allergy and Immunology - Cetirizine may reduce nasal neurogenic inflammation
Angiology - Bcl-XL studied, role in death-inducing signal complex formation revealed
Asthma - Preemies delivered by cesarean face higher asthma risk
Asthma - Premature babies delivered by cesarean face higher asthma risk
Asthma - Study shows promise for biofeedback therapy
Asthma Therapy - Budesonide/formoterol effective as both maintenance and reliever therapy
Asthma Therapy - Novel albuterol dry powder formulations evaluated
Business & Finance - U.S. SEC makes resale statement for pharmaceutical company notes effective
Business & Finance - Vaccine company reports on year of "achievement, maturation, and validation"
Business Update - Cornerstone BioPharma enters into product-transfer agreement
Cryptococcus - Rare C. gattii genotype cause of cryptococcosis outbreak on Vancouver Island
Developmental Biology - Mechanical tension helps shape lung development
Diet & Nutrition - Biotech company enters alliance to launch Resurgex and Resurgex-Plus
Disease Associations - Cystic fibrosis sputum analyzed, influence of elasticity clarified
Environmental Health - Warm weather, winds prompt allergy alert in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Environmental Risk - Report shows diesel exhaust causes 200 early deaths a year in Connecticut
Epidemiology - Flu, pneumonia hospitalizations in Ontario highest in winter
Finance - Aerogen shares up; fast-track status for pneumonia treatment received
Finance - Prescription drug discount card company announces financial results
HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Coinfection - Immune reconstitution syndrome develops within 6 months in HIV/TB coinfection
Influenza - Influenza virus entry and infection require host cell N-linked glycoprotein
Influenza - Late surge in flu, other bugs begins filling Iowa hospitals
Influenza Outbreaks - Global climate variability associated with influenza epidemics
Legal Issues - Committee backs legislation to compensate Idaho downwinders
Legal Issues - Vaccine maker announces change in status of SEC inquiry
Lung Cancer - Research uncovers mechanism of resistance to targeted therapy
Lung Cancer Pathogenesis - Immortalized bronchial epithelial cells useful to study lung cancer pathogenesis
Obstetrics - Antioxidant intake in pregnancy may modify child's risk of wheeze and eczema
Otorhinolaryngology - Heterogenous nasal endothelial cell subsets found in inferior turbinate
Physiology - Developmental regulation of PV-1 in rat lung studied, association revealed
Postoperative Organ Dysfunction - Company initiates phase II study of CTI-01; receives CTI-01 U.S. patent
Pulmonary Medicine - A prostaglandin receptor gene confers asthma susceptibility
Pulmonary Medicine - T-bet variant predicts patient response to asthma therapy
Respiratory Medicine - Prevalence of M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae reported from Trinidad
Resuscitation-Induced Injury - Hemorrhage/resuscitation-induced injury studied, inducible factors clarified
SARS - SARS survivors suffer from increased distress and poor quality of life
SARS Coronavirus - SARS-CoV genome detected in nasopharyngeal aspirate and autopsy lung specimen
SARS Outbreaks - Research in SARS ouTBreaks provides new insights
SARS Vaccine - Core structure from SARS coronavirus S2 fusion protein determined
Sleep Disorders - Researchers assess obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers
Sleep Disorders - Twenty-somethings with sleep apnea most likely to die
Smoking Cessation - Insurance incentives might help smokers quit
Tobacco Use - Georgia Senate approves smoking ban in public buildings
Tobacco Use - Ohio looks to recover lost cigarette taxes
Tobacco Use - Study shows anti-smoking `truth' campaign helped slash youth smoking
Tuberculosis - Recurrent tuberculosis in US/Canada mostly due to relapse with same strain
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