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Why, When, and How? Optimising the Management of Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

The main objectives of this symposium were to explore the challenges faced when treating patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, to evaluate the key…

Editor’s Pick: Respiratory Symptoms, Lung Function Impairment, and Chronic Respiratory Diseases Among Crop Farmers: Assessment by Job Exposure Matrices

To evaluate the prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms, lung function impairment, and chronic obstructive respiratory diseases in crop farmers. Our…

A Confounding Case: Pneumococcal Pneumonia Unmasking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus in a 27-year-old female complicated with pneumonia and severe respiratory failure, requiring treatment…

Smoking Cessation with Lung Cancer: Not Too Little, Never Too Late!

Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer (LC) worldwide, however any continuing effects of smoking or cessation following a diagnosis are less well…

Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation

Major changes are bringing a new dimension to thoracic surgery and lung transplantation. This article reports the foremost recent advancements within the…

Therapeutic Effect of Whole Lung Lavage on Pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis as an occupational disease is a serious threat to the health of workers. Patients with pneumoconiosis are mainly engaged in dust-related…

Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery from Multi to Uniport Approaches: Single-Centre Experience

The success and evolution of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) renewed the interest for thoracoscopic operations in awake patients. Non-intubated…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Arterial Stiffness

Comorbidities are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cardiovascular comorbidity is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in…

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AMPA Receptors ‘Wedged’ Closed by Epilepsy Drugs

EPILEPSY drugs designed to target glutamatergic AMPA receptors have been revealed to act as ‘wedges’, preventing dysregulated transmission of…

Treatment Outcome Data from the Prostate Cancer Registry Presented for the First Time at the 2016 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress

Copenhagen, Denmark, October 10, 2016 – Janssen-Cilag International NV today presented the first reported primary treatment outcome data from…