EDITORIALS:

Kent E. Pinkerton, John R. Balmes, Michelle V. Fanucchi, and William N. Rom

Ozone, a Malady for All Ages

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 107-108 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Mannino

COPD and Lung Cancer Have Come a Long Way ...Baby

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 108-109 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norbert Berend and Cheryl Salome

Can a Deep Breath Blow Away the Fog Surrounding Airway Hyperresponsiveness?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 109-111 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Woodhead

Inhaled Corticosteroids Cause Pneumonia ...or Do They?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 111-112 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Sigal Ben-Zaken Cohen, Peter D. Paré, S. F. Paul Man, and Don D. Sin

The Growing Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer in Women: Examining Sex Differences in Cigarette Smoke Metabolism

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 113-120. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1655PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Annelies M. Slats, Kirsten Janssen, Annemarie van Schadewijk, Dirk T. van der Plas, Robert Schot, Joost G. van den Aardweg, Johan C. de Jongste, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Thais Mauad, Klaus F. Rabe, and Peter J. Sterk

Bronchial Inflammation and Airway Responses to Deep Inspiration in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 121-128. First published online March 22 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1814OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Nathan J. Brown, Cheryl M. Salome, Norbert Berend, C. William Thorpe, and Gregory G. King

Airway Distensibility in Adults with Asthma and Healthy Adults, Measured by Forced Oscillation Technique

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 129-137. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200609-1317OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Lance Cohen, Xueping E, Jaime Tarsi, Thiruvamoor Ramkumar, Todd K. Horiuchi, Rebecca Cochran, Steve DeMartino, Kenneth B. Schechtman, Iftikhar Hussain, Michael J. Holtzman, Mario Castro, and and the NHLBI Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP)

Epithelial Cell Proliferation Contributes to Airway Remodeling in Severe Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 138-145. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200607-1062OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

David E. Simcock, Varsha Kanabar, Graham W. Clarke, Brian J. O'Connor, Tak H. Lee, and Stuart J. Hirst

Proangiogenic Activity in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Patients with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 146-153. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-042OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Peter M. A. Calverley, Fernando Sanchez-Toril, Andrew McIvor, Peter Teichmann, Dirk Bredenbroeker, and Leonardo M. Fabbri

Effect of 1-Year Treatment with Roflumilast in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 154-161. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200610-1563OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Pierre Ernst, Anne V. Gonzalez, Paul Brassard, and Samy Suissa

Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Risk of Hospitalization for Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 162-166. First published online March 30 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1630OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guohua Zhu, Liling Warren, Jennifer Aponte, Amund Gulsvik, Per Bakke, The International COPD Genetics Network (ICGN) Investigators, Wayne H. Anderson, David A. Lomas, Edwin K. Silverman, and Sreekumar G. Pillai

The SERPINE2 Gene Is Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Two Large Populations

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 167-173. First published online April 19 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1723OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Albert M. Li, Jane Yin, Jun T. Au, Hung K. So, Tony Tsang, Eric Wong, Tai F. Fok, and Pak C. Ng

Standard Reference for the Six-Minute-Walk Test in Healthy Children Aged 7 to 16 Years

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 174-180. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200607-883OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Pulmonary Infections:

Stephen J. Chapman, Chiea C. Khor, Fredrik O. Vannberg, Angela Frodsham, Andrew Walley, Nicholas A. Maskell, Christopher W. H. Davies, Shelley Segal, Catrin E. Moore, Stephen H. Gillespie, Paul Denny, Nicholas P. Day, Derrick W. Crook, Robert J. O. Davies, and Adrian V. S. Hill

IB Genetic Polymorphisms and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 181-187. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-169OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

David Gozal, Valerie McLaughlin Crabtree, Oscar Sans Capdevila, Lisa A. Witcher, and Leila Kheirandish-Gozal

C-reactive Protein, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Cognitive Dysfunction in School-aged Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 188-193. First published online March 30 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200610-1519OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian M. McGinley, Susheel P. Patil, Jason P. Kirkness, Philip L. Smith, Alan R. Schwartz, and Hartmut Schneider

A Nasal Cannula Can Be Used to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 194-200. First published online March 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200609-1336OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Tuberculosis:

Gerard de Vries, Rob A. H. van Hest, and Jan H. Richardus

Impact of Mobile Radiographic Screening on Tuberculosis among Drug Users and Homeless Persons

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 201-207. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1877OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian R. Martineau, Robert J. Wilkinson, Katalin A. Wilkinson, Sandra M. Newton, Beate Kampmann, Bridget M. Hall, Geoffrey E. Packe, Robert N. Davidson, Sandra M. Eldridge, Zoë J. Maunsell, Sandra J. Rainbow, Jacqueline L. Berry, and Christopher J. Griffiths

A Single Dose of Vitamin D Enhances Immunity to Mycobacteria

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 208-213. First published online April 26 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-007OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Paulo R. Z. Antas and Elizabeth P. Sampaio

Another Round for the CD4⁺CD25⁺ Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 214-215 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wayne Mitzner, Zoltan Hantos, Charles Irvin, and Clarke Tankersley

Airway Responsiveness Should Be a Measurement of the Responsiveness of Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 215 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle A. Carey, Jeffrey W. Card, James W. Voltz, Elizabeth R. Jacobs, Azzedine Dakhama, Gary Larsen, Erwin W. Gelfand, and Darryl C. Zeldin

Airway Responsiveness Should Be a Measurement of the Responsiveness of Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 215a-216 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norman Edelman

Considerable Progress in Protecting People from Secondhand Smoke

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 216-217 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Bush

Airway Responsiveness Should Be a Measurement of the Responsiveness of Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 217 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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