Background The mucolytic and antioxidant effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may have great
value in COPD treatment. However, beneficial effects have not been confirmed in clinical …

Background Previous research with non‐offenders has linked a higher dispositional cognition
of hope to lower levels of psychological symptoms and demonstrated mediating effects of …

Aims This study aimed to capture and explore family caregivers' lived experience of caring
for hospitalised patients with cancer during the lockdown. Background The unprecedented …

In the first part of this study, the stability of five terpenes (α-pinene, limonene, camphor,
citronellol, and carvacrol) under subcritical water conditions was investigated. The stability …

Background: Talc particle size is an important determining factor for complication in talc
pleurodesis. Aims: To investigate any change in complication rate for talc pleurodesis after …

Introduction: Forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a new lung function measurement technique
that may have a role in assessing elderly COPD patients. Aim: To evaluate the accuracy …

Introduction: A highly specialized COPD outpatient clinic, run by respiratory specialists, can
provide comprehensive and updated service to COPD patients and may reduce their …

Introduction: Forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a fast, convenient technique for lung function
measurement. However, its use for assessing disease severity in elderly COPD patients …

Background: The recent development of smoking cessation interventions for smokers with
chronic diseases has focused heavily on brief interventions. However, these interventions are …

Human myiasis is the invasion or infestation of the human body and tissues by Diptera
larvae or maggots. It is an uncommon condition in Hong Kong. The first reported cutaneous …