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Pulmonary Disease
Reports on pulmonary disease findings from Queen Mary Hospital provide new insights
May 13th, 2008
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a serious global health problem that affects the aged. This State of the Art article summarises previous studies on oxidative-antioxidative imbalance in patients with stable COPD or in acute exacerbations," researchers in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China report. "Recent literature in this field reports conflicting findings. Several studies on markers of oxidative stress have demonstrated increased production of oxidants in exhaled air, breath condensates or induced sputum. The primary defence against oxidants is endogenous antioxidants, which are altered in COPD. Some studies have demonstrated a marked...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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