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Treatment of Isolated Intracranial Progression of Lung Cancer During Treatment with Systemic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)

Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are an effective treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…

Frequent Exacerbators in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: From Research to Clinical Practice

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality and contribute to disease progression.

Nerves, Cough, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. It has a poor prognosis with a median survival of…

Established Statin Use Reduces Mortality From Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Statin therapy (ST) has been associated with improved outcomes from sepsis. Our objective was to systematically review the association…

Deep Neck Abscesses Complicating Acute Fusobacterial Tonsillitis

A case of deep neck abscesses due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in a young adult patient after therapy with phenethicillin is reported. The clinical…

Advances in the Diagnosis of HIV-Associated Tuberculosis

HIV-associated tuberculosis (HIV-TB) remains a global public health challenge, with the major burden being borne by countries in low-resource settings…

The Liver Meeting 2014

Rapid developments in clinical research on the hepatitis C virus infection in the last few years have led to the development of direct-acting…

Predictive Value of MRI for Clinical Outcomes

The meeting outlined the evidence that the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers as surrogate endpoints in clinical trials of…

Risk Factors Associated With Asbestos-Related Diseases: Results of the Asbestos Surveillance Programme Aachen

The aim of this study was to examine the association between workplace exposure to asbestos and risk factors for developing related chronic respiratory…

Iron Overload: Causes, Consequences, And Control

The endeavours of physicians taxed with the problem of iron deficiency over the last 100 years have successfully eliminated this as an issue of…