Over the past 40 years hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been recommended and used in a
wide variety of medical conditions, often without adequate scientific validation of efficacy or …

Abstract Bokor D, Chambers JB, Rees PJ, et al. Clinical safety of SonoVue™, a new contrast
agent for ultrasound imaging, in healthy volunteers and in patients suffering from chronic …

This study examined the relationship between adherence to domiciliary nebulized therapy
and psychological factors; patient attitudes, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. Ninety …

The airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs mainly at
the level of the small airways. In order to investigate the effect of smoking on small-airway …

Previous work has shown an increase in CD8+ T-cells, neutrophils and eosinophils in small
airway subepithelium in smokers. The authors have now investigated whether similar …

Study objectives To assess compliance with home nebulized therapy in patients with COPD.
Design Patients' home nebulizers were replaced with nebulizers that recorded the date and …

We describe the epidemiology and control of a hospital outbreak of multi-drug-resistant
tuberculosis (MDR-TB). A human immunodeficiency virus (HlV)-negative patient with drug …

Sixty patients with simple dendritic corneal ulceration were randomly assigned to double
blind treatment with either acyclovir tablets (400 mg) or acyclovir ophthalmic ointment …

The effect of 250 micrograms terbutaline sulphate of three different particle sizes from a
metered dose inhaler was examined in ten non-asthmatic and ten asthmatic subjects …

Patients due for cataract extraction received 5 doses of 400 mg acyclovir (Zovirax) orally
during the 24 hours prior to surgery. Aqueous humour levels of acyclovir (mean 3.26 …