Peripheral resistance: a link between global airflow obstruction and regional ventilation distribution

Regional and overall inequality of ventilation and blood flow in patients with chronic airflow obstruction.

Is there a global link between regional disparities and devolution ?

This paper presents an examination of the possible correlation between rising income inequalities at the regional level and widespread devolutionary initiatives worldwide. When the responsibilityand resource-based facets of decentralization are taken together, a marked congruency is evident between the two trends. While various spatial economic forces promote the emergence of core and periphera...

The relationship between different diet quality indices and severity of airflow obstruction among COPD patients

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem worldwide. Smoking is the number one cause of COPD; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. In this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005), the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-201...

Antibiotic resistance: A link from local bio-pollution cycle to global dissemination

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Asthma and irreversible airflow obstruction.

To determine whether asthma alone can cause irreversible airflow obstruction 42 men and 47 women with chronic asthma (mean duration 22 (SD 13) years) without evidence of other disease likely to cause irreversible airflow obstruction were treated with theophylline orally and a beta agonist both orally and by inhalation for four weeks. After two weeks of treatment the FEV1 was less than 85% of th...