hormone therapy and asthma onset in the E3N cohort. Thorax 2010;65:292e7. 15. Taylor B, Mannino D, Brown C, et al. Body mass index and asthma severity in the National Asthma Survey. Thorax 2008;63:14e20. 16. Chinn S. Asthma and obesity: where are we now? Thorax 2003;58:1008e10. 17. Behren JV, Lipsett M, Horn-Ross L, et al. Obesity, waist size and prevalence of current asthma in the Californian ...

purpose: since explosive blasts continue to cause casualties in both civil and military environments, there is a need for an understanding of the mechanisms of blast trauma at the human organ level, plus a more detailed predictive methodology. the primary goal of this research was to develop a finite element model capable of predicting primary blast injury to the lung so as to assist in the dev...

purpose the objectives of this study include: (1) determination of the attenuation of strike acceleration that tae kwon do sparring safety pads provide from kicks from olympic style tkd fighters, (2) the sex and weight differentiation in acceleration achieved within the thorax model with the roundhouse kicks. methods this prospective, observational study utilized 15 olympic style fighters from ...

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign soft-tissue neoplasm that occurs most commonly in children less than 3 year of age. We present a case of left suprascapular lipoblastoma in an 11-month-old boy which grew into the thorax and was approached by thoracoscopy. In this case thoracoscopic approach was the best option to reach the intrathoracic component of the mass in the apex of the left side of the chest.

G enetic association studies have the potential to provide a valuable insight into disease mechanisms. However, many studies submitted to journals such as Thorax are underpowered or poorly designed. This has led to a number of journals providing guidance to investigators regarding the design of studies which would be considered for publication within the journal. In the editorial which follows ...

conclusions there is a risk for constipation after abdominal surgery. postoperative practices are effective on the risk of constipation. objectives to determine constipation risk before the surgery, bowel elimination during postoperative period, and the factors affecting bowel elimination. patients and methods this is a cross-sectional study. it was conducted in a general surgery ward of a univ...

the ribs are essential structures of the osseous thorax that provide certain significant information and aid interpretation of radiologic images in daily routine practice. intrathoracic rib is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually discovered incidentally, but may cause in vain interventions in case of being unaware. we herein report an intrathoracic rib in a girl whose chest x-ray was stran...