| | Editorials Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a light at the end of the tunnel? J Wedzicha and T Seemungal Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 977–978. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.053454.PMCID: PMC1747277 Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: when to start for what benefit? B Fauroux and F Lofaso Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 979–980. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.040394.PMCID: PMC1747262 Improving survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: revisiting the "kingdom of the near-dead" S Mehta and G Shoemaker Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 981–983. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045674.PMCID: PMC1747259 Pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy: a consequence of loss of the splenic filter or is there something more? A Peacock Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 983–984. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.043216.PMCID: PMC1747269 Paediatric respiratory mortality: past triumphs, future challenges G Russell Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 985–986. Published online 2005 September 2. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.050773.PMCID: PMC1747274 Thorax Annual Report October 2004–September 2005 J Wedzicha, E Howard, S Johnston, and D Mitchell Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 987–988. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.054577.PMCID: PMC1747257 Airwaves Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 977. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.awdec.PMCID: PMC1747264 Reviewers Reviewers 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 989–991. PMCID: PMC1747267 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease D Sin, L Wu, J Anderson, N Anthonisen, A Buist, P Burge, P Calverley, J Connett, B Lindmark, R Pauwels, D Postma, J Soriano, W Szafranski, and J Vestbo Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 992–997. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045385.PMCID: PMC1747271 Decreased expression of TGF-ß type II receptor in bronchial glands of smokers with COPD S Baraldo, E Bazzan, G Turato, F Calabrese, B Beghe, A Papi, P Maestrelli, L Fabbri, R Zuin, and M Saetta Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 998–1002. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.046292.PMCID: PMC1747268 Asthma The Coping with Asthma Study: a randomised controlled trial of a home based, nurse led psychoeducational intervention for adults at risk of adverse asthma outcomes J Smith, S Mildenhall, M Noble, L Shepstone, M Koutantji, M Mugford, and B Harrison Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1003–1011. Published online 2005 July 29. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.043877.PMCID: PMC1747261 Tumour necrosis factor (TNFα) as a novel therapeutic target in symptomatic corticosteroid dependent asthma P Howarth, K Babu, H Arshad, L Lau, M Buckley, W McConnell, P Beckett, A Al, A Chauhan, S Wilson, A Reynolds, D Davies, and S Holgate Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1012–1018. Published online 2005 September 15. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045260.PMCID: PMC1747263 Mechanical Ventilation Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia S Ward, M Chatwin, S Heather, and A Simonds Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1019–1024. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.037424.PMCID: PMC1747266 Pulmonary Hypertension Survival in patients with class III idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with first line oral bosentan compared with an historical cohort of patients started on intravenous epoprostenol O Sitbon, V McLaughlin, D Badesch, R Barst, C Black, N Galie, M Humbert, M Rainisio, L Rubin, and G Simonneau Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1025–1030. Published online 2005 July 29. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.040618.PMCID: PMC1747276 Splenectomy and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension X Jais, V Ioos, C Jardim, O Sitbon, F Parent, A Hamid, E Fadel, P Dartevelle, G Simonneau, and M Humbert Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1031–1034. Published online 2005 August 5. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.038083.PMCID: PMC1747270 Paediatric Lung Disease Trends in deaths from respiratory illness in children in England and Wales from 1968 to 2000 J Panickar, S Dodd, R Smyth, and J Couriel Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1035–1038. Published online 2005 September 2. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.044750.PMCID: PMC1747255 Prospective study of healthcare utilisation and respiratory morbidity due to RSV infection in prematurely born infants S Broughton, A Roberts, G Fox, E Pollina, M Zuckerman, S Chaudhry, and A Greenough Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1039–1044. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.037853.PMCID: PMC1747273 Bronchiectasis Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with bronchiectasis M Wickremasinghe, L Ozerovitch, G Davies, T Wodehouse, M Chadwick, S Abdallah, P Shah, and R Wilson Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1045–1051. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.046631.PMCID: PMC1747265 Environmental Exposure Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and chronic respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study G David, W Koh, H Lee, M Yu, and S London Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1052–1058. Published online 2005 August 30. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.042960.PMCID: PMC1414787 Lung Cancer What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study W Hamilton, T Peters, A Round, and D Sharp Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1059–1065. Published online 2005 October 14. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.045880.PMCID: PMC1747254 Case Report Tension pneumothorax complicating autologous "blood patch" pleurodesis P Williams and R Laing Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1066–1067. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.027854.PMCID: PMC1747275 Miscellanea Correlation between carbon dioxide retention during exercise and the rate of decline of FEV1 in cystic fibrosis D Wat Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1011. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.la0180.PMCID: PMC1747256 A serum marker for the activity of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis A Gerratt Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1018. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.la0181.PMCID: PMC1747260 Smoking reduction may lead to decreased lung cancer risk D Rogers Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1058. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.la0182.PMCID: PMC1747278 Images in THORAX Home nebulisers can affect the colour of domestic gas flames B O'Driscoll, C Downes, and J Neill Thorax. 2005 December; 60(12): 1068. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.046995.PMCID: PMC1747258 Journal Matter Original table of contents page |