Introduction Paternal prepubertal passive smoke exposure may increase the risk of childhood asthma. However, its association ...

Curative-intent multimodality treatment—combining local treatments such as surgery or radiotherapy with systemic therapy—is ...

Introduction Critically ill patients commonly develop acquired neutrophil dysfunction, which increases susceptibility to intensive care unit-acquired infection (ICU-AI). This study aimed to assess ...

Background Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are intricately linked. People with PTB and CRDs experience similar symptoms, including breathlessness, cough and chest ...

A common eligibility criterion in respiratory clinical trials is a per cent-predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second ...

Thrombocytosis is associated with increased short and long term mortality after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a role for antiplatelet therapy?

The British Thoracic Society guideline for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules is published as a supplement to this edition of the journal. It provides recommendations for the ...

Background: Allergic disorders are common in the UK. This study reviews recent UK time trends in the prevalence, morbidity and mortality for allergic disorders, excluding asthma. Methods: A trend ...

Background There is increasing evidence that contact with other smokers, particularly in the family, is a strong determinant of risk of smoking uptake. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the ...

Background and objective: The initial results of a survey of 588 patients with a clinical presentation of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) also known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, have been ...

Rationale Platelets play an active role in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Animal and observational studies have shown aspirin's antiplatelet and immunomodulatory ...

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to establish the chronic effect of initial and recurrent treated pulmonary tuberculosis on impairment of lung function. METHODS A total of 27 660 black South African ...