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

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 ...

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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 ...

4 Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background Muscle wasting and weakness (sarcopenia) are commonly associated with COPD causing frailty and reduced quality of life. The ...

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Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has long been known to be a pivotal treatment for managing chronic respiratory disease. Despite this very few patients are offered a referral into the programme as ...

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 ...