EDITORIALS:

William N. Rom and Jonathan M. Samet

Small Particles with Big Effects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 365-366 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Hunt

Exhaled Breath Condensate pH: Reflecting Acidification of the Airway at All Levels

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 366-367 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Fowler and Djillali Annane

The Highs and Lows of Intensive Insulin Therapy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 367-369 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Seung-Ha Lee, TaiYoun Rhim, Yun-Sung Choi, Ji-Won Min, Sung-Ho Kim, Sun-Young Cho, Young-Ki Paik, and Choon-Sik Park

Complement C3a and C4a Increased in Plasma of Patients with Aspirin-induced Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 370-378. First published online November 17 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-740OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

John J. Lima, Shu Zhang, Audrey Grant, Lianhe Shao, Kelan G. Tantisira, Hooman Allayee, Jianwei Wang, James Sylvester, Janet Holbrook, Robert Wise, Scott T. Weiss, and Kathleen Barnes

Influence of Leukotriene Pathway Polymorphisms on Response to Montelukast in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 379-385. First published online November 17 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1412OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Richard M. Effros, Richard Casaburi, Jennifer Su, Marshall Dunning, John Torday, Julie Biller, and Reza Shaker

The Effects of Volatile Salivary Acids and Bases on Exhaled Breath Condensate pH

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 386-392. First published online November 10 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1059OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas, Raúl H. Sansores, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Justino Regalado, Alejandra Velázquez, Candelaria Sánchez, and María Eugenia Mayar

Survival of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Due to Biomass Smoke and Tobacco

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 393-397. First published online December 1 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-568OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katia Varani, Gaetano Caramori, Fabrizio Vincenzi, Ian Adcock, Paolo Casolari, Edward Leung, Stephen MacLennan, Stefania Gessi, Silvana Morello, Peter J. Barnes, Kazuhiro Ito, Kian Fan Chung, Giorgio Cavallesco, Gianfranco Azzena, Alberto Papi, and Pier Andrea Borea

Alteration of Adenosine Receptors in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 398-406. First published online December 1 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-869OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Moritoki Egi, Rinaldo Bellomo, Edward Stachowski, Craig J. French, Graeme Hart, Peter Stow, Weiqui Li, and Samantha Bates

Intensive Insulin Therapy in Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Decision Analysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 407-413. First published online October 20 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-961OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

David G. Tingay, John F. Mills, Colin J. Morley, Anastasia Pellicano, and Peter A. Dargaville

The Deflation Limb of the Pressure–Volume Relationship in Infants during High-Frequency Ventilation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 414-420. First published online December 1 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-299OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Cystic Fibrosis:

Leslie A. Kalish, David A. Waltz, Mark Dovey, Gail Potter-Bynoe, Alexander J. McAdam, John J. LiPuma, Craig Gerard, and Donald Goldmann

Impact of Burkholderia dolosa on Lung Function and Survival in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 421-425. First published online November 4 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-344OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Nicholas L. Mills, Nadia Amin, Simon D. Robinson, Atul Anand, John Davies, Dilip Patel, Jesus M. de la Fuente, Flemming R. Cassee, Nicholas A. Boon, William MacNee, Alistair M. Millar, Ken Donaldson, and David E. Newby

Do Inhaled Carbon Nanoparticles Translocate Directly into the Circulation in Humans?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 426-431. First published online December 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-865OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regina Rückerl, Angela Ibald-Mulli, Wolfgang Koenig, Alexandra Schneider, Gabriele Woelke, Josef Cyrys, Joachim Heinrich, Victor Marder, Mark Frampton, H. Erich Wichmann, and Annette Peters

Air Pollution and Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 432-441. First published online November 17 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1123OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Luciana Friedrich, Renato T. Stein, Paulo M. C. Pitrez, Andrea L. Corso, and Marcus H. Jones

Reduced Lung Function in Healthy Preterm Infants in the First Months of Life

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 442-447. First published online December 1 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-444OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Otto Helve, Sture Andersson, Turkka Kirjavainen, and Olli M. Pitkänen

Improvement of Lung Compliance during Postnatal Adaptation Correlates with Airway Sodium Transport

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 448-452. First published online November 4 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-052OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Richard J. Schwab, Michael Pasirstein, Laura Kaplan, Robert Pierson, Adonna Mackley, Robert Hachadoorian, Raanan Arens, Greg Maislin, and Allan I. Pack

Family Aggregation of Upper Airway Soft Tissue Structures in Normal Subjects and Patients with Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 453-463. First published online October 6 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1736OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Samy Suissa

Observational Studies of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Misconstrued Immortal Time Bias

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 464 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor A. Kiri, Joan B. Soriano, Neil B. Pride, and Jørgen Vestbo

Observational Studies of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Misconstrued Immortal Time Bias

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 464a-465 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis F. Angel, Deborah Levine, Juan Sanchez, and Stephanie Levine

Azithromycin in Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Is the Evidence Strong Enough?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 465-466 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan B. Orens, John F. McDyer, and Reda E. Girgis

Azithromycin in Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Is the Evidence Strong Enough?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 466 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cynthia M. Magro, Amy L. Pope-Harman, Abbas E. Abbas, and Patrick Ross, Jr

Lung Transplantation: Opportunities for Research and Clinical Advancement

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 466a-467 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Wilkes

Lung Transplantation: Opportunities for Research and Clinical Advancement

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 467 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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