Respiratory Therapeutics Week

HIV/AIDS Coinfection - Nontuberculous mycobacteria a significant cause of hospitalization in HIV/AIDS patients

Healthcare Access - Tuberculosis treatment management improved in patients receiving specialist advice via email

Imaging - In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, strain rate imaging can assess right ventricular function

Infectious Disease Outbreaks - Disease outbreaks after the Tsunami will be the consequence of camp conditions

Influenza - Influenza symptoms receive reduced duration and severity from oseltamivir

Influenza Outbreaks - Nosocomial influenza outbreak limited in high-risk patients with zanamivir prophylaxis

Influenza Vaccine - Chiron inks pandemic influenza vaccine contract with the U.K. government

Influenza Vaccine - In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inactivated influenza vaccine reduces exacerbations

Lung Cancer - Findings advance knowledge in lung cancer research

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer cell growth was inhibited by quercetin glucuronides

Lung Cancer - Observer variation reduced using matched CT-FDG-PET for lung cancer delineation

Lung Cancer - Postoperative follow-up in non-small cell lung cancer discussed

Lung Cancer - Primary tumor volume and total tumor volume used as prognostic factor in lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Recent studies add new data to lung cancer research

Lung Cancer - Reports add new data to lung cancer research

Lung Cancer - Research add new data to lung cancer body of knowledge

Lung Cancer - Researchers' findings advance lung cancer research

Lung Cancer - Stimulation of tumor growth involves the activation of Smad-1/5

Lung Cancer - Studies add new findings to lung cancer body of knowledge

Lung Cancer - Studies advance knowledge in lung cancer research

Lung Cancer - Timing of non-small cell lung cancer treated with surgery and chemotherapy reviewed

Lung Cancer - siRNA targeting of survivin might increase sensitivity to anticancer drugs

Lung Disease - Elafin proves to strengthen the immune system in animal experiments

Lung Injuries - Exogenous interleukin-4 lessens hypoxia-induced lung injury

Lung Sarcoma - Postoperative course of primary sarcoma of the lung described

Oncology - Lung cancer cells lose Betaig-h3 protein expression

Patents - Cel-Sci gets U.S. patent for use of L.E.A.P.S. vaccine technology

Personnel - Argenta Discovery strengthens senior management team

Personnel - Dynavax makes changes to board; Arnold L. Oronsky, PhD, elected chair

Pulmonary Embolism - Pulmonary embolism is a rare cause of death in patients who died with cancer

Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Diabetes - Pulmonary tuberculosis treatment outcome not altered by diabetes

Renal Failure - Azathioprine-induced nephritis caused renal failure in a Wegener's granulomatosis patient

Respiratory Medicine - Coughing and the range and frequency of associated complications are the focus of review

SARS - SARS safety among healthcare workers improved between first and second outbreak

SARS Pathogenesis - SARS pathogenesis may be influenced by immune-mediated damage and autoimmunity

Sleep Apnea - In obstructive sleep apnea, CPAP reduces daytime sleepiness, improves quality of life

Sleep Apnea - Obstructive sleep apnea oral appliances are the focus of review

Tracheobronchial Foreign Body Aspiration - Exploratory rigid bronchoscopy to rule out foreign body aspiration carries low morbidity

Tuberculosis - Tuberculosis case management decentralization improves identification to confirmation delay

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Tuberculosis diagnosis delay associated with greater transmission of infection

Tuberculosis Drug Adherence - Tuberculosis treatment adherence improved by frequent return strategy

Tuberculosis Mortality - TB-related mortality associated with HIV infection and multidrug resistance