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Stopping smokeless tobacco with varenicline: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of varenicline (a licensed cigarette smoking cessation aid) in helping users of smokeless tobacco to quit. Design Double blind, placebo controlled,... (Source: BMJ Online First)

Obstructive Airway Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effect of Pulmonary Function

This study sought to determine whether reduced pulmonary function in obstructive airway disease (OAD) is an independent risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This was a prospective observational study conducted at an outpatient pulmonary clinic. Adults with a known diagnosis of COPD/asthma were enrolled as OAD group. Family members without a history of COPD/asthma who accompanied these patients to the clinic were enrolled as a control group. The Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) was used to assess OSA risk in the OAD group and controls. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 % predicted) was determined from spirometry. The subjects at high risk for OSA were referred for a full overnight polysomnogram (PSG). The prevalence of patients with a high risk of OSA was 55.2% in the OAD g...

Low dose aspirin reduces risk of dying from a range of cancers

(Source: BMJ Online First)

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary

Rabe KF, Hurd S, Anzueto A, Barnes PJ, Buist SA, Calverley P, Fukuchi Y, Jenkins C, Rodriguez-Roisin R, van Weel C, Zielinski J; Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

Cockrill BA, Hales CA (Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles)

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