| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveEditorials Skeletal muscle weakness, reduced exercise tolerance, and COPD: is systemic inflammation the missing link? D D Sin and S F P Man Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 1–3. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.044941.PMCID: PMC2080700 Childhood allergies, birth order and family size P Cullinan Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 3–5. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.039701.PMCID: PMC2080707 Is screening for lung cancer using low dose spiral CT scanning worthwhile? F V Gleeson Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 5–7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.042325.PMCID: PMC2080697 All change for home oxygen services in England and Wales J A Wedzicha and P M A Calverley Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 7–9. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.056192.PMCID: PMC2080718 Airwaves Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 1. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.awjan06.PMCID: PMC2080719 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inflammatory markers are associated with ventilatory limitation and muscle dysfunction in obstructive lung disease in well functioning elderly subjects S Yende, G W Waterer, E A Tolley, A B Newman, D C Bauer, D R Taaffe, R Jensen, R Crapo, S Rubin, M Nevitt, E M Simonsick, S Satterfield, T Harris, and S B Kritchevsky Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 10–16. Published online 2005 November 11. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034181.PMCID: PMC2080698 Raised CRP levels mark metabolic and functional impairment in advanced COPD R Broekhuizen, E F M Wouters, E C Creutzberg, and A M W J Schols Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 17–22. Published online 2005 July 29. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.041996.PMCID: PMC2080712 C‐reactive protein in patients with COPD, control smokers and non‐smokers V M Pinto‐Plata, H Müllerova, J F Toso, M Feudjo‐Tepie, J B Soriano, R S Vessey, and B R Celli Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 23–28. Published online 2005 September 2. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.042200.PMCID: PMC2080714 Cost effectiveness of inhaled steroid withdrawal in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease J van der Palen, E Monninkhof, P van der Valk, S D Sullivan, and D L Veenstra Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 29–33. Published online 2005 October 21. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.044578.PMCID: PMC2080701 Lung Alerts Role of EGFR mutations in the pathogenesis of lung adenocarcinomas M Ali Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 16. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.la0183.PMCID: PMC2080702 Using serum osteopontin to help identify pleural mesothelioma C K Hui Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 22. PMCID: PMC2080695 Tumour suppressor gene methylation and screening for lung cancer R Stretton Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 33. PMCID: PMC2080721 The public health burden of acute lung injury L Camporota Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 56. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.la0186.PMCID: PMC2080708 Asthma Hormone replacement therapy, body mass index and asthma in perimenopausal women: a cross sectional survey F Gómez Real, C Svanes, E H Björnsson, K Franklin, D Gislason, T Gislason, A Gulsvik, C Janson, R Jögi, T Kiserud, D Norbäck, L Nyström, K Torén, T Wentzel‐Larsen, and E Omenaas Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 34–40. Published online 2005 October 21. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.040881.PMCID: PMC2080706 Differences in radiological/HRCT findings in eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma: implication for bronchial responsiveness S‐W Park, J‐S Park, Y‐M Lee, J‐H Lee, A‐S Jang, D‐J Kim, Y Hwangbo, S‐T Uh, Y‐H Kim, and C‐S Park Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 41–47. Published online 2005 October 21. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.044420.PMCID: PMC2080709 Epidemiology Association between sibship size and allergic diseases in the Glasgow Alumni Study S Kinra, G Davey Smith, M Jeffreys, D Gunnell, B Galobardes, and P McCarron Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 48–53. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034595.PMCID: PMC2080715 Lung Cancer Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning: results of 2 year follow up R MacRedmond, G McVey, M Lee, R W Costello, D Kenny, C Foley, and P M Logan Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 54–56. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.037580.PMCID: PMC2080704 Comparison of shuttle walk with measured peak oxygen consumption in patients with operable lung cancer T Win, A Jackson, A M Groves, L D Sharples, S C Charman, and C M Laroche Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 57–60. Published online 2005 October 21. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.043547.PMCID: PMC2080711 Lung Transplantation Combined donor specific transfusion and anti‐CD154 therapy achieves airway allograft tolerance W Chalermskulrat, K P McKinnon, W J Brickey, I P Neuringer, R C Park, D G Sterka, B R Long, P McNeillie, R J Noelle, J P Ting, and R M Aris Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 61–67. Published online 2005 October 27. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.047316.PMCID: PMC2080710 Sarcoidosis Pulmonary hypertension associated with sarcoidosis: mechanisms, haemodynamics and prognosis H Nunes, M Humbert, F Capron, M Brauner, O Sitbon, J‐P Battesti, G Simonneau, and D Valeyre Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 68–74. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.042838.PMCID: PMC2080703 Respiratory Infection Aetiological role of viral and bacterial infections in acute adult lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in primary care D D Creer, J P Dilworth, S H Gillespie, A R Johnston, S L Johnston, C Ling, S Patel, G Sanderson, P G Wallace, and T D McHugh Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 75–79. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.027441.PMCID: PMC2080713 Cystic Fibrosis Progression of lung disease on computed tomography and pulmonary function tests in children and adults with cystic fibrosis P A de Jong, A Lindblad, L Rubin, W C J Hop, J C de Jongste, M Brink, and H A W M Tiddens Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 80–85. Published online 2005 October 21. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045146.PMCID: PMC2080716 Occasional Review Convergence of the epidemiology and pathology of COPD J Vestbo and J C Hogg Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 86–88. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.046227.PMCID: PMC2080699 Case Report Tubular aggregate myopathy presenting with acute type II respiratory failure and severe orthopnoea N Shahrizaila, W S Lim, D K Robson, W J Kinnear, and A J Wills Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 89–90. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028233.PMCID: PMC2080694 Letters to the Editor Complete response to erlotinib treatment in brain metastases from recurrent NSCLC C S L Lai, C Boshoff, M Falzon, and S M Lee Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 91. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.052233.PMCID: PMC2080696 Health outcomes following treatment for 6 months with once daily tiotropium compared with twice daily salmeterol in patients with COPD V Brusasco, R Hodder, M Miravitlles, L Korducki, L Towse, and S Kesten Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 91. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.brusascolett.PMCID: PMC2080705 Fillers Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 9. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.ednotice.PMCID: PMC2080717 Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 40. PMCID: PMC2080722 Images in Thorax Cystic fibrosis presenting as acute upper airway obstruction J Davies, R Chaudry, J LaRovere, D Hansell, M Dawson, and E Abrahamson Thorax. 2006 January; 61(1): 92. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.044560.PMCID: PMC2080720 |