Breathe

Breathe is the clinical educational publication from the European Respiratory Society. It is published quarterly and is free to access for all in order to bring high-quality educational material to a wide audience.

June

News Breathe 2009; 5: 295-297
Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations: practice and evidence M. Woodhead Breathe 2009; 5: 299-301
Diagnosis of tuberculosis: principles and practice of using Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) A. Lalvani, M. Thillai Breathe 2009; 5: 302-309
The pathogenesis of acute infection in COPD A. Anzueto Breathe 2009; 5: 311-315
COPD guidelines in relation to infections: a critical analysis A. Torres Breathe 2009; 5: 317-321
Patient-ventilator interaction during noninvasive ventilation: practical assessment and theoretical basis S. Nava, A. Carlucci, P. Ceriana Breathe 2009; 5: 322-333
Noninvasive ventilation as an adjunct to exercise training in patients with chronic respiratory disease A.J. Piper, C. Menadue Breathe 2009; 5: 334-345
Ask the Expert: Clinical dilemmas in asthma M. Gaga Breathe 2009; 5: 346-351
Tobacco smoking mortality in both sexes and across social classes J. Prignot Breathe 2009; 5: 352
High-dose fluticasone in preschool viral wheezing: what is the real advantage? F. Saretta, M. Canciani Breathe 2009; 5: 353-354
Time course of CPAP effects on central sleep apnoea in chronic heart failure J. Verbraecken Breathe 2009; 5: 355
Postpneumonectomy syndrome: rare, sometimes severe, but treatable! P. Van Schil Breathe 2009; 5: 356
Acquisition and eradication of P. aeruginosa in young children with CF P. Merkus Breathe 2009; 5: 358
Complete and early drainage of exudates may be of clinical benefit in patients with loculated and/or free-flowing tuberculous pleurisy E. Panic Breathe 2009; 5: 359
Effect of smoking cessation on endocrine and metabolic systems J. Prignot Breathe 2009; 5: 360
Adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB nonsmall cell lung cancer I. Wauters, J. Vansteenkiste Breathe 2009; 5: 361
Hypoxaemia in COPD: looking beyond the lungs Z. Shaikh, M.B. de Villa, N. Hopkinson Breathe 2009; 5: 363-370
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation: consensus, controversies and new horizons B. Chakrabarti, C. Phillips Breathe 2009; 5: 371-373
Paediatric respiratory training in Europe: political, educational and historical perspective M.S. Zach Breathe 2009; 5: 374-383
Meetings calendar Breathe 2009; 5: 384-385
Smoking Breathe 2009; 5: 289-292