There is increasing evidence that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated
with chronic inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma; however, little is known …

Background Considerable interest exists in the potential therapeutic value of dietary
supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acids. Given the interplay between pro-inflammatory omega-…

… The associations between symptoms and dampness/mold were present within all regions …
were not related to the primary outcome variables of interest, we included only the following re…

… , Katherine Vandemheen, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Andrew McIvor, Mark FitzGerald, Paul
Hernandez, Catherine Lemiere, Sat Sharma, Stephen Field, Gonzalo Alvarez and Robert Dales …

Background Population-based studies have documented an association between obesity
and an increased prevalence of asthma in women. Methods We prospectively studied 58 …

Objective To determine the accuracy with which spirometric measurements of FVC and
expiratory flow rates can diagnose the presence of a restrictive impairment. Design The …

… The percentages of missing values for the outcome variables of interest ranged from 3.9% for
the presence of lower respiratory symptoms to 8.3% for cough. The majority of questionnaire …

… DALES,* MARK E. RAIZENNE,* DANIEL KREwSKI,* PETER W. SUMMERS, GEORGIA R. …
(Note that seasonal patterns that yield positive serial correlations have been removed by the …

… Simultaneous adjustment for other environmental factors could not reduce the variation in
relative risks among cities. In fact, adjustment for dew point temperature eliminated the ozone …

… There was a trend for those receiving positively framed information … The “typical” participant
was a 52syear-old man with cardiac disease whose contact with the research nurse lasted …