Crystalline silica, a primary mineral component of the Earth’s crust, is one of the most common occupational health hazards.

Background Strategies for identifying normotensive patients with acute symptomatic PE at high risk of PE-related complications remain to be defined. Methods This prospective cohort study aimed to ...

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Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Correspondence to: Dr W W Busse Chair and Charles E Reed Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section ...

Background Ultrafine particles (UFP; <0.1 µm in diameter) are not regulated or commonly monitored but may be harmful to human health, particularly for children. In this study, we aimed to examine the ...

Rationale OPEP devices are often used therapeutically in order to aid airway clearance where excess mucus is a challenge, such as in bronchiectasis, CF and COPD. Ease of use, ability to clean and ...

Asthma, an inflammatory disease of the airways, is a common condition, currently affecting about 9% of adults. Obesity is another disease with high prevalence in adults, and asthma that develops in ...

Concerns about the safety of long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) therapy, has led to the appearance of multiple publications and recommendations. This review critically examines the available clinical ...

Introduction and Objective Inhaled asthma therapy contributes to global warming but is currently a non-negotiable element of patient care. The carbon footprint of inhalers has previously been ...

1 Centre for Workplace Health, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK 2 Centre for Workplace Health, University of Sheffield, UK 3 Respiratory Function Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, ...

Background It is current practice to use a single diagnostic sleep study in the diagnostic workup of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, a relevant night-to-night variability (NtNV) of ...