Aging is associated with several well-described changes in patterns of sleep. Typically, there
is a phase advance in the normal circadian sleep cycle: older people tend to go to sleep …

We used a pain questionnaire to evaluate the prevalence and functional significance of long-term
postthoracotomy pain. Data on 56 patients who were at least 2 months postsurgery …

Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common cell type in females (smokers or non-smokers)
and in non-smoking males. Its incidence has been increasing in younger cohorts of males …

BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, compliance is a significant problem and has been …

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic agent commonly used to treat supraventricular and ventricular
arrhythmias. This drug is an iodine-containing compound that tends to accumulate in …

The coordination of breathing and swallowing was studied in seven normal males at rest, as
well as during eating and drinking. Ventilation was monitored using respiratory inductive …

Increased importance is now being placed on evaluating dyspnea in patients with obstructive
lung disease (OLD). We measured breathlessness at rest, using a Borg scale dyspnea …

The treatment of sleep-related illness in older patients must be undertaken with an appreciation
of the physiologic changes associated with aging. Insomnia is common among older …

METHODS After ethics approval by the Mount Sinai Hospital Ethics Committee, a retrospective
chart review was performed at a private snoring clinic that often referred patients for …

Review of the case notes of 660 patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer during a five-year
period showed that in 119 cases there had been thoracic metastases. These were recorded …