Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 14th, 2006
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Asthma - Topigen reports positive results in initial phase 2 trial of inhaled drug in asthma patients
Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary venous thromboembolism diagnosis protocol is developed
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer with poor lung function treated by video-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary resection
Pediatric Asthma - Beclomethasone treatment decreases linear growth in prepubertal asthmatic children
Asthma - Nebulized magnesium sulfate cannot be recommended for acute exacerbations of asthma
Awards - Domantis first to win UK Innovation in Drug Discovery & Development Award
Business Update - All About Malignant Mesothelioma launches new section on drug treatments
Business Update - CytoDyn joins fight against flu, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici calls effort promising for economy
Cancer Gene Therapy - Prostate cancer development suppressed by adenoviral-mediated vaccine
Cancer Gene Therapy - Telomerase-selective oncolytic adenoviral agent enhances antitumor efficacy
Cancer Gene Therapy - Tumor growth suppressed by oncolytic adenovirus
Cancer Surgery - Cancer surgery waiting times and influential factors in Ontario, Canada, identified
Carcinogenesis - Arsenic implicated in etiology of cancer
Cardiovascular Research - Cardiac output is accurately determined using transpulmonary thermodilution
Cardiovascular Research - Myocardial cells show adverse effects from melatonin and atenolol in carbon monoxide intoxication
Chuvash Polycythemia - Patients with Chuvash polycythemia bear high levels of angiogenic cytokines
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Whole-body cryotherapy produces minor bronchoconstriction
Diabetes Therapy - Levosimendan was more effective for treating postcardiopulmonary bypass low-output syndrome
Drug Development - Crucell announces suspension of Aerugen clinical development
Drug Development - Recombinant human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitors are reviewed
Environmental Health - Alveolar fluid reabsorption is inhibited via oxidant generation by airborne particulates
Environmental Health - Nitrogen dioxide may exert independent effect on mortality
Etiology - Causes of fever in cancer patients analyzed
Fitness & Wellness - Vagal-related heart rate variability indexes related to cardiorespiratory fitness
Heart Failure - Treatment of sleep apnea in heart failure is focus of review
Influenza Virus - Influenza virus H5N1 duck strain replicates in macaques and causes respiratory illness
Lung Cancer - 20/20 GeneSystems lung cancer blood test is more accurate early screen than CT scans, study shows
Lung Cancer - Free radical formation by cigarette smoke generates DNA double-strand breaks
Lung Cancer - Link between lung cancer risk and EPHX1 gene polymorphisms explored
Lung Cancer - Lung adenocarcinomas with high hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha levels are linked to poor outcomes
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer metastasis is prevented by matrix metalloproteinase-12
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patient pulmonary function improved by upper lobectomy
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients age {{<=}}65 could benefit from weekly docetaxel and carboplatin
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer restaging after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy discussed
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer surgery outcomes were promising
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treatment by inhibitors of Stat-3, Akt and Erk1/2 evaluated
Lung Cancer - Lung carcinoid etiology may be linked to sex hormones, genetic predisposition, or environmental exposures
Lung Cancer - Lung squamous cell carcinogenesis linked to ERBB2 kinase domain mutations
Lung Cancer - Overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening persists
Lung Cancer - Small cell lung cancer metastasis may be associated with granulocyte chemotactic protein-2
Lung Cancer - Small cell lung cancer response to third-line chemotherapy evaluated
Lung Transplant - Delayed chest closure after bilateral lung transplantation can be employed safely when necessary
Neonatology - Neonatal brain-type natriuretic peptide reflects hemodynamic changes in preterm infants
Otorhinolaryngology - Transcricothyroid intraoperative monitoring technique for the laryngeal nerves is described
Otorhinolaryngology - Unsedated transnasal treatment of upper aerodigestive lesions is preferred
Otorhinolaryngology - Vocal cord dysfunction is characterized and long-term outcomes are assessed
Pediatric Cardiology - Most pediatric cardiopulmonary arrests are unwitnessed and receive no bystander CPR
Pediatric Lung Disease - Delivering nitric oxide to premature infants improves their chances of avoiding lung disease
Personnel - MAP Pharmaceuticals appoints Scott W. Borland, Paul S. Uster new program directors
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Prevenar protects children with chronic or recurrent lung disease
Pneumocystis Pneumonia - Alveolar macrophage apoptosis suppression prolongs survival with Pneumocystis pneumonia
Prognostics - Response of brain metastases to Efaproxiral predicted by red blood cell concentration
Radiotherapy - Audio-visual biofeedback could be used to improve respiratory-gated radiotherapy
Radiotherapy - Radiotherapy use in patients influenced by age and comorbidity factors
Respiratory Medicine - A 3-D computer simulation can aid treatment of collapsed lungs from respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory Medicine - Over inflating the lung leads to ventilator-induced lung injury
Respiratory Medicine - T cell memory and recall responses to respiratory virus infections are focus of review
Respiratory Medicine - Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is a safe technique in infants
SARS Coronavirus Transmission - SARS outbreak likely reflect an intermediate phase of animal-to-human transmission
Tuberculosis Healthcare - Community-based program treats children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Mortality - Mortality-associated factors determined for tuberculosis patients requiring intensive care
Angiology - Findings from Turkey, Scotland and the United States in angiology provide new insights
Cancer Treatment - Studies from the United States, Netherlands and Hungary describe new findings in cancer treatment research
Cardiology - Researchers from the United States and Germany provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Environmental - Studies from Finland, Mexico and the United States describe new findings in environmental research
Imaging - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Taiwan and the United States
Lung Cancer - Data from the United States, North Ireland and Japan advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Findings from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - New data from Taiwan, France and Spain lluminates research in lung cancer
Lung Cancer - New findings from Austria, Spain and Italy in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - New findings from Japan and the United States in the area of lung cancer described
Lung Cancer - New findings from South Korea, Italy and Sweden in the area of lung cancer described
Lung Cancer - New findings in lung cancer described from Taiwan and Japan
Lung Cancer - Recent findings in lung cancer described by researchers from Japan and the United States
Lung Cancer - Research from Netherlands, Japan and United States in lung cancer provides new insights
Lung Cancer - Researchers from Spain, the United States and Japan describe findings in lung cancer studies
Lung Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States, Japan and Turkey advance lung cancer research
Mesothelioma - New findings from Italy and Belgium in the area of mesothelioma detailed
Obesity - Researchers from Portugal, the United States and Spain report recent findings in obesity
Pneumococcal - Research from South Africa, United States and Brazil in pneumococcal provides new insights
Tuberculosis - Researchers' findings from the United States and France advance tuberculosis research
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