| | Editorials Streamlining weaning: protocols and weaning units A Simonds Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 175–182. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028688.PMCID: PMC1747330 Consultations for asthma: will greater patient involvement deliver better health? C Griffiths Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 177–178. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.033506.PMCID: PMC1747337 The exhaled biomarker puzzle: bacteria play their card in the exhaled nitric oxide–exhaled breath condensate nitrite game I Horvath Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 179–180. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034603.PMCID: PMC1747342 Brave new world for interventional bronchoscopy T Toma, D Geddes, and P Shah Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 180–181. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029983.PMCID: PMC1747339 Muscling into cystic fibrosis airways A Sutcliffe and A Knox Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 181–182. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.035840.PMCID: PMC1747341 Airwaves Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 175. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.awmar.PMCID: PMC1747350 Conference Report Breathing new life into respiratory medicine? Report of the 2004 BTS Winter Meeting D Powrie and J Hurst Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 183–186. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.040584.PMCID: PMC1747346 Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes, cost and long term survival of patients referred to a regional weaning centre D Pilcher, M Bailey, D Treacher, S Hamid, A Williams, and A Davidson Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 187–192. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.026500.PMCID: PMC1747325 Lung Alerts An increased risk of community acquired pneumonia with gastric acid suppressive drug therapy R Parker Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 192. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0134.PMCID: PMC1747329 Hepatotoxicity from pyrazinamide based anti-tuberculous therapy: protective effect from isoniazid and HIV infection? A Boyd Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 210. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0139.PMCID: PMC1747319 Intravenous immunoglobulin improves clinical outcome in Churg-Strauss syndrome A Padmanabhan Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 225. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0136.PMCID: PMC1747316 Benefits of early pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbation of COPD A Jain Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 233. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0137.PMCID: PMC1747334 The advantages of VATS: a systematic review R Reddy Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 238. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0138.PMCID: PMC1747347 Prostanoid DP receptor polymorphisms may cause changes in susceptibility to asthma C Prys-Picard Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 248. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0135.PMCID: PMC1747333 Nortriptyline may help in smoking cessation H Davies Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 253. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0140.PMCID: PMC1747340 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Sputum eosinophilia and the short term response to inhaled mometasone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease C Brightling, S McKenna, B Hargadon, S Birring, R Green, R Siva, M Berry, D Parker, W Monteiro, I Pavord, and P Bradding Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 193–198. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.032516.PMCID: PMC1747331 Asthma Involvement in treatment decisions: what do adults with asthma want and what do they get? Results of a cross sectional survey A Caress, K Beaver, K Luker, M Campbell, and A Woodcock Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 199–205. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029041.PMCID: PMC1747348 Asthma in children with sickle cell disease and its association with acute chest syndrome J Knight-Madden, T Forrester, N Lewis, and A Greenough Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 206–210. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029165.PMCID: PMC1747351 The CD14 C-159T polymorphism is not associated with asthma or asthma severity in an Australian adult population M Kedda, F Lose, D Duffy, E Bell, P Thompson, and J Upham Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 211–214. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028449.PMCID: PMC1747323 Exhaled Markers Exhaled nitric oxide predicts asthma relapse in children with clinical asthma remission M Pijnenburg, W Hofhuis, W Hop, and J C De Jongste Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 215–218. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.023374.PMCID: PMC1747332 Origin of nitrite and nitrate in nasal and exhaled breath condensate and relation to nitric oxide formation H Marteus, D Tornberg, E Weitzberg, U Schedin, and K Alving Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 219–225. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030635.PMCID: PMC1747344 Cystic Fibrosis Structural changes to airway smooth muscle in cystic fibrosis S Hays, R Ferrando, R Carter, H Wong, and P Woodruff Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 226–228. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028340.PMCID: PMC1747321 Lung Cancer Ultrasound guided cytological aspiration of supraclavicular lymph nodes in patients with suspected lung cancer M Kumaran, R Benamore, R Vaidhyanath, S Muller, C Richards, M Peake, and J Entwisle Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 229–233. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029223.PMCID: PMC1747328 Effect of lung cancer surgery on quality of life T Win, L Sharples, F Wells, A Ritchie, H Munday, and C Laroche Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 234–238. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031872.PMCID: PMC1747338 Bronchiectasis Inhaled fluticasone in bronchiectasis: a 12 month study K Tsang, K Tan, P Ho, G Ooi, J Ho, J Mak, G Tipoe, C Ko, C Yan, W Lam, and M Chan-Yeung Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 239–243. doi: 10.1136/thx.2002.003236.PMCID: PMC1747352 Acute Lung Injury Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphism and acute respiratory distress syndrome A Medford, L Keen, J Bidwell, and A Millar Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 244–248. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034785.PMCID: PMC1747324 Airway Biology Airway function and markers of airway inflammation in patients with treated hypothyroidism S Birring, R Patel, D Parker, S Mckenna, B Hargadon, W Monteiro, S Falconer, and I Pavord Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 249–253. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034900.PMCID: PMC1747336 Case Report Implantation of a pleurovenous shunt for massive chylothorax in a patient with yellow nail syndrome E Tanaka, K Matsumoto, T Shindo, and Y Taguchi Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 254–255. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.015925.PMCID: PMC1747343 Letters to the Editor Surgery in early NSCLC and co-morbidity D Sortini, E Pozza, K Maravegias, A Liboni, A Sortini, M Janssen-Heijnen, H J A A van Geffen, V Lemmens, F Smeenk, S Smulders, and J Coebergh Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 256–257. PMCID: PMC1747349 Recruitment of ethnic minorities to asthma studies J C van der Wouden, G Netuveli, S Panesar, T Lasserson, and A Sheikh Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 257. PMCID: PMC1747313 EBC pH and chronic cough A Morice Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 257. PMCID: PMC1747314 Effect of oxygen on recovery from maximal exercise in COPD A Williams and P Calverley Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 257–258. PMCID: PMC1747320 α1-Antitrypsin genotype unaffected by age M Dahl, B Nordestgaard, and N Seersholm Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 258–259. PMCID: PMC1747318 Exhaled breath condensate in chronic cough A Morice, C Everett, S Mulrennan, K Chung, and A Niimi Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 259. PMCID: PMC1747322 Bilateral non-traumatic second rib fracture after bilateral first rib resection for TOS M Jakubietz, R Jakubietz, J Gruenert, and M Langer Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 259–260. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.032938.PMCID: PMC1747327 Book Review Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Second Edition B Higgins Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 260–261. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021899.PMCID: PMC1747315 Images in Thorax Bronchial beetle D Serisier, M Singh, and S Bowler Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 262. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.037770.PMCID: PMC1747326 Correction Asthma exacerbation in children immediately following stressful life events Thorax. 2005 March; 60(3): 261. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024604corr1.PMCID: PMC1747317 Corrects:S Sandberg, et al. Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox's hierarchical regression. Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1046–1051. Journal Matter Original table of contents page |