Pneumonia remains one of the most important causes of mortality. In Portugal, it is the first
cause of respiratory death, excluding lung cancer. This is a retrospective cohort study …

Rationale: The Global Burden of Disease program identified smoking and ambient and
household air pollution as the main drivers of death and disability from chronic obstructive …

The lung is a complex ecosystem of host cells and microbes often disrupted in pathological
conditions. Although bacteria have been hypothesized as agents of carcinogenesis, little is …

Background There are several reports on underdiagnosis of COPD, while little is known
about COPD overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We describe the overdiagnosis and the …

Background There is a great heterogeneity in the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) across the world. The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) …

Purpose The Gruppo Oncologico Nord Ovest (GONO) conducted a phase III study comparing
fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI [irinotecan 165 mg/m2 day …

Three experimental environments traditionally support network and distributed systems
research: network emulators, network simulators, and live networks. The continued use of …

Objective: To characterize clinically all of the patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum
(SPM) admitted to an adult pulmonology ward in Lisbon, Portugal. Methods: This was a …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underdiagnosed common public health concern
causing deleterious effects on metabolic and cardiovascular health. Although much has been …

… at −20 C. The samples were then centrifuged at 14,000× g for 20 min at 4 C and the supernatant
… at 14,000× g for 20 min at 4 C and the supernatant discarded. The resultant pellets were …