… excess mortality in ulcer perforation survivors can be attributed to smoking-related diseases
(C. Svanes, unpublished data). Use of NSAIDs is another well documented, important risk …

The European Community Respiratory Heath Survey (ECRHS) was the first study to assess
the geographical variation in asthma and allergy in adults using the same instruments and …

… In C elegans it has been found that manipulation of H3K4me3 chromatin modifiers can
induce an epigenetic memory of longevity in subsequent generations 45 and that the effect of …

The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) was the first study to assess
the geographical variation in asthma and allergy in adults using the same instruments and …

… However, the results remained practically unchanged when childhood asthma was excluded
(see fig 2F and online tables 4A–C), and the observed associations with FEV 1 , decline in …

Background Lifetime lung function is related to quality of life and longevity. Over the lifespan,
individuals follow different lung function trajectories. Identification of these trajectories, their …

Rationale: Few studies have investigated the factors associated with the early inception of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: We investigated COPD risk …

Background: The recently published GOLD guidelines provide a new system for staging
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from mild (stage I) to very severe (stage IV) and …

Rationale: The few prospective studies aimed at assessing the incidence of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to the presence of chronic cough/phlegm have …

Background Although women with severe non-allergic asthma may represent a substantial
proportion of adults with asthma in clinical practice, gender differences in the incidence of …