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Clinical Articles / BY: Neal Shahidi, January/February 2008
... under 5 years of age. It also prevents carriage, which may contribute to herd immunity.  In early 2002 the National ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Al Talag, MD, March 2008
... pulmonary rehabilitation, and surgical interventions all contribute to long-term survival for COPD patients. Clinical ...
Clinical Articles December 2008
... and participating in leadership activities that contribute to local, provincial, or national professional ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Al Talag, MD, March 2008
... produces hypoxemia, but in more advanced disease can also contribute to hypercapnia and chronic respiratory acidosis. ... Ventilatory muscle dysfunction A number of factors contribute to ventilatory muscle dysfunction in COPD. A major ... also affect other skeletal muscles, which may further contribute to exercise limitation.[ 16 , 17 ] Cardiovascular ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Wen Q. Gan, MD, MSc, April 2008
... low-grade, systemic inflammation caused by COPD may contribute materially to the patho­biology of cardiovascular diseases.[ 12 ] Oxidative stress can also contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Lung cancer ... clearance of inhaled carcinogens from the lungs may also contribute to the increased risk of lung cancer in COPD ...
News / BY: Bill Rife, MD, May 2007
... inadequate to replace the lost pieces and you may have to contribute to the cost of replacing the items. The BCMA Home ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pratibha Reebye, MBBS, FRCPC, May 2007
... Day-to-day parenting errors are commonplace and do not contribute to an attachment or relationship disorder. A ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Daly MD, FRCPC June 2007
... because inappropriate use of this antiviral agent may contribute to the evolution of resistant strains during a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
... we assembled a panel of experts and asked them to contribute practical and informative articles on a number of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Dafna Rippel, MD, MAH, January/February 2007
... Although the hypothesis that high homocysteine levels contribute to atherogenesis cannot be rejected, treating mild ...