Editorial:

R. A. Stockley

Neutrophilic inflammation: "Don't you go to pieces on me!"
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 257-258. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Jenkins

Mars and Venus in the GP's office
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 259-261. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Torres and R. Menéndez

Mortality in COPD patients with community-acquired pneumonia: who is the third partner?
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 262-263. [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. E. Hargreave and K. Parameswaran

Asthma, COPD and bronchitis are just components of airway disease
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 264-267. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory cell biology:

K. Rydell-Törmänen, L. Uller, and J. S. Erjefält

Direct evidence of secondary necrosis of neutrophils during intense lung inflammation
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 268-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Fine particles:

E. André, T. Stoeger, S. Takenaka, M. Bahnweg, B. Ritter, E. Karg, B. Lentner, C. Reinhard, H. Schulz, and M. Wjst

Inhalation of ultrafine carbon particles triggers biphasic pro-inflammatory response in the mouse lung
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 275-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Wiebert, A. Sanchez-Crespo, J. Seitz, R. Falk, K. Philipson, W. G. Kreyling, W. Möller, K. Sommerer, S. Larsson, and M. Svartengren

Negligible clearance of ultrafine particles retained in healthy and affected human lungs
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 286-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

F. M. de Benedictis, M. M. del Giudice, N. Forenza, F. Decimo, D. de Benedictis, and A. Capristo

Lack of tolerance to the protective effect of montelukast in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in children
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 291-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Serrano, V. Plaza, B. Sureda, J. de Pablo, C. Picado, S. Bardagí, J. Lamela, J. Sanchis on behalf of the Spanish High Risk Asthma Research Group

Alexithymia: a relevant psychological variable in near-fatal asthma
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 296-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

U. Hedlund, K. Eriksson, and E. Rönmark

Socio-economic status is related to incidence of asthma and respiratory symptoms in adults
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 303-410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

L. Watson, J. P. Schouten, C-G. Löfdahl, N. B. Pride, L. A. Laitinen, D. S. Postma on behalf of the European Respiratory Society Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Predictors of COPD symptoms: does the sex of the patient matter?
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 311-318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. E. Dales, A. Mehdizadeh, S. D. Aaron, K. L. Vandemheen, and J. Clinch

Sex differences in the clinical presentation and management of airflow obstruction
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 319-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Fregonese, H. P. A. A. van Veen, P. J. Sterk, and J. Stolk

Ventilation inhomogeneity in ₁-antitrypsin-deficient emphysema
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 323-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Guo, M. H. Pittler, and E. Ernst

Herbal medicines for the treatment of COPD: a systematic review
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 330-338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Smoking:

A. Malinovschi, C. Janson, T. Holmkvist, D. Norbäck, P. Meriläinen, and M. Högman

Effect of smoking on exhaled nitric oxide and flow-independent nitric oxide exchange parameters
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 339-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Community-acquired pneumonia:

M. I. Restrepo, E. M. Mortensen, J. A. Pugh, and A. Anzueto

COPD is associated with increased mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 346-351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bronchiectasis:

H. Kunst, M. Wickremasinghe, A. Wells, and R. Wilson

Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease and Aspergillus-related lung disease in bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 352-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory virus infection:

B. Barrett, R. Brown, R. Voland, R. Maberry, and R. Turner

Relations among questionnaire and laboratory measures of rhinovirus infection
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 358-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial lung disease:

S-I. Cha, M. B. Fessler, C. D. Cool, M. I. Schwarz, and K. K. Brown

Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia: clinical features, associations and prognosis
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 364-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary vasculature:

M. Witzenrath, B. Ahrens, S. M. Kube, A. C. Hocke, S. Rosseau, E. Hamelmann, N. Suttorp, and H. Schütte

Allergic lung inflammation induces pulmonary vascular hyperresponsiveness
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 370-377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep-disordered breathing:

K. Minoguchi, T. Yokoe, A. Tanaka, S. Ohta, T. Hirano, G. Yoshino, C. P. O’Donnell, and M. Adachi

Association between lipid peroxidation and inflammation in obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 378-385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Monitoring gas-exchange:

P. N. Chhajed, R. Rajasekaran, B. Kaegi, T. P. Chhajed, E. Pflimlin, J. Leuppi, and M. Tamm

Measurement of combined oximetry and cutaneous capnography during flexible bronchoscopy
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 386-390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Short report:

P. W. Davenport, A. D. Martin, Y-L. Chou, and S. Alexander-Miller

Respiratory-related evoked potential elicited in tracheostomised lung transplant patients
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 391-396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

M. S. Jaakkola and J. J. K. Jaakkola

Impact of smoke-free workplace legislation on exposures and health: possibilities for prevention
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 397-408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

F. Rodriguez-Panadero, J. P. Janssen, and P. Astoul

Thoracoscopy: general overview and place in the diagnosis and management of pleural effusion
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 409-422. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J-F. Cordier

Cryptogenic organising pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 422-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Study:

M. K. H. Tong, C-S. Lam, T. W. L. Mak, M. Y. P. Fu, S-H. Ng, R. J. A. Wanders, and N. L. S. Tang

Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 447-450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case For Diagnosis:

W. Berjaoui, N. Dean, and N. Dahle

Proteinuria, pancytopenia and hypoxaemic respiratory failure in a 28-year-old female
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 452-455. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

P. Perri, C. Campa, S. D'Angelo, C. Costagliola, C. Incorvaia, and A. Sebastiani

Possible ocular involvement in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 456. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Teramoto, H. Kume, Y. Yamaguchi, H. Yamamoto, M. Ishii, T. Ishii, and Y. Ouchi

Heart rate variation analysis may not effectively detect sleep apnoeas in heart failure
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 457-458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Vazir, M. J. Morrell, and A. K. Simonds

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Arias, A. Alonso-Fernández, and F. García-Río

Symptom burden of sleep-disordered breathing in systolic heart failure patients
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Vazir, M. J. Morrell, and A. K. Simonds

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 459-460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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